Asturiana: Songs from Spain and Argentina Kim Kashkashian

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  • Release Date: 09/18/2007
  • Sales Rank: 42,625
  • Label: ECM RECORDS
  • UPC: 028947661498

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Asturiana: Songs from Spain and Argentina

1LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
2LISTENEl mirar de la maja, song
3LISTENEl majo olvidado, song fo
4LISTENLa maja dolorosa, 3 songs
5LISTENEl majo discreto, song fo
6LISTENLa Rosa y el sauce, for v
7LISTENArgentinian Popular Songs
8LISTENCanciones negras (5) for
9LISTENCanciones Negras (5) for
10LISTENCanciones Negras (5) for
11LISTENCanciones Negras (5) for
12LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
13LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
14LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
15LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
16LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
17LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
18LISTENPopular Spanish Songs (7)
19LISTENArgentinian Popular Songs
20LISTENSe equivocó la paloma, fo
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These soulful Spanish and Argentinean songs arranged by violist Kim Kashkashian and pianist Robert Levin are well suited to their expressive and expansive playing. Most of the songs, ranging from works by Granados, de Falla, and Montsalvatge to early Ginastera, are written in a late romantic to early modern idiom, and many incorporate a strong folk element. The selections include rowdy, rhythmically charged dance-like songs, tender lullabies, and many flavors of love songs, from the exultant to the despairing. In addition to the better-known composers, Argentineans Carlos Guastavino and Carlos López-Buchardo make extraordinarily fine contributions. The choices of repertoire are excellent; each one of these songs is a jewel, and the ordering of the selections artful, including the surprisingly effective repetition of two songs at different points in the program. The transcriptions are inventive and imaginative, with the vocal lines idiomatically adapted for the viola's expressive capabilities. Kashkashian is a remarkable violist who brings vibrancy to everything she plays, and these relatively straightforward songs are no exception. Her warm, throaty tone and the nuanced, colorful inflections of her playing accentuate the vocal origins of the pieces. With his springy and languid rhythmic energy, Robert Levin is an equal partner in making the performances sparkle with passion. ECM's well-balanced sound has a little ambient noise, which is unusual for the label's scrupulous engineers, but it's not enough to be bothersome. Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide



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May 22, 2008: Lovely. that is all that needs to be said regarding this cd. but,for those who like more information, i would say that this recording was a wonderful introduction to composers that i had never heard of before and a wonderful introduction to the music of Kim Kashkashian.