Fiesta

1	Sensemaya, for orchestra
2	Margariteńa, for orchestr
3	Mediodía en el Llano (Noo
4	Danzón No. 2 for orchestr
5	Suite for Strings: Fuga c
6	Estancia, ballet, Op. 8:
7	Estancia, ballet, Op. 8:
8	Estancia, ballet, Op. 8:
9	Estancia, ballet, Op. 8:
10	Santa Cruz de Pacairigua
11	West Side Story, musical:
Fiesta
1.	Sensemaya, for orchestra 6:37
	Composed by Silvestre Revueltas
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
2.	Margariteńa, for orchestra 13:28
	Composed by Inocente Carreńo
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
3.	Mediodía en el Llano (Noon on the Prairie) 8:01
	Composed by Antonio Estévez
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
4.	Danzón No. 2 for orchestra 9:46
	Composed by Arturo Márquez
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
5.	Suite for Strings: Fuga con Pajarillo 7:07
	Composed by Aldemaro Romero
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
6.	Estancia, ballet, Op. 8 12:07
	Composed by Alberto Ginastera
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
7.	Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (Holy Cross of Pacairigua), symphonic suite 16:19
	Composed by Evencio Castellanos
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
8.	West Side Story, musical: Mambo 2:28
	Composed by Leonard Bernstein
	Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
	Performed by Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

All Music Guide

Since bursting onto the international scene by winning the 2004 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition at the age of 23, Gustavo Dudamel has gone on to a major career, including an appointment as principal conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, beginning in 2009. In his third release for Deutsche Grammophon, he leads Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela in a program of Latin American music, plus Leonard Bernstein's Latin-inspired "Mambo" from "West Side Story." The collection includes several classic works, like Revueltas' "Sensemayá" and Ginastera's dances from the ballet "Estancia." Revueltas' darkly primal wildness and Ginastera's sophisticated application of European harmonies to his earthy folk-like themes make their works the most sophisticated and musically substantial on the album. Evencio Castellanos' "Santa Cruz de Pacairigua" is clearly indebted to Ginastera in its rhythmic and harmonic complexity, but it's an attractive piece that's full of surprises. Arturo Márquez's elegant "Danzón No. 2," which has been called Mexico's second national anthem, has been widely performed and is deservedly popular. In his "Fuga con Pajarillo," Aldemaro Romero manages to create a neo-classical work with a distinctive but subtly Latin-flavored sound. The youthful orchestra plays with the panache and assurance of a professional ensemble. Much of this music is dance-based, and it allows the players to really rock. Dudamel leads them in performances of tremendous energy and exuberance; their reading of the Bernstein is scarily ferocious. Dudamel wrote of the orchestra, "We give our all with every performance. And all that can be heard on this recording." Absolutely. Stephen Eddins

New York Times

An appealing mix of Latin American works.... The Simón Bolívar players match all comers in finesse and power, and outdo all in sheer exuberance.... The youth orchestra plays with all the style and precision of a professional institution. Steve Smith

Gramophone

[August 2008 CD of the Month] Here is confirmation of a pulsating talent and, perhaps, a glimpse of the future. Dudamel's charisma beats through every bar of this scintillating survey of Latin American music. James Inverne

The Guardian

[The recording] captures the sheer joy and panache of their music-making.... Dudamel has patented his own unique brand of music-making that is very special indeed. Andrew Clements