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Bajo El Cielo Español
Release Date: July 02, 1996 SK62625 CD Longplay Agust'n Lara, one of Mexico's greatest songwriters, wrote popular songs about Spain and Spanish life. The Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo -- who grew up and began singing in Mexico -- returns the compliment in his new Sony Classical Recording of Lara's songs entitled Under the Spanish Sky (Bajo el Cielo Español). Best known for "Granada", a song Plácido Domingo has recorded before and performed on the first of the "Three Tenors" concerts, Lara was so prolific and successful as a songwriter that his name is synonymous with the popular song in Mexico, yet many of his songs describe Spain, among them the 12 songs of his Suite Española that Domingo performs on Under the Spanish Sky (Bajo el Cielo Español). Suite Española includes "Granada", "Clavel Sevillano", "Novillero", "Murcia", "Cuerdas de mi Guitarra", "Madrid", "Fermin", "Sevilla", "Españolerias", "Valencia", "Silverio", and "Toledo". "Novillero" and "Valencia" were composed by Maria Teresa Lara, under the supervision of Agust'n Lara. Born around 1897 into a middle-class family in Mexico City, Lara was a celebrated figure in Mexican life until his death in 1970. Though he began his career playing the piano in cafés, cantinas and brothels of Mexico City, he soon found fame and fortune as a songwriter and a radio personality. Lara was known as El flaco de oro (the golden beanpole) because he was so thin, but his appearance -- marked by a three-inch facial scar that was the result of a fight over a woman -- did little to deter his appeal. He married seven times and considered woman the source of his inspiration. As popular in Spain as he was in Mexico, Lara was made an honorary Spanish citizen in 1966 by Generalissimo Francisco Franco, who was one of his greatest fans. Under the Spanish Sky reunites Domingo with his frequent collaborator, producer Bebu Silvetti. Domingo can also be heard singing popular songs on such Sony Classical releases as Domingo Songbook (MDK 48299), Always in My Heart (MK 38828), and the recently released recording of the musical Man of La Mancha (SK 46436). |
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Track listing for CD Longplay 1 Granada (Voice) ra ra wma20 wma20 wma32 wma32 wma128 wma128 2 Clavel Sevillano (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 3 Novillero (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 4 Murcia (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 5 Cuerdas De Mi Guitarra (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 6 Madrid (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 7 Fermín (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 8 Sevilla (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 9 Españolerías (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 10 Valencia (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 11 Silverio (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 12 Toledo (Voice) ra wma20 wma32 wma128 |
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