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Album Title: Passion: The Love Album CD 1
Composer: Nicholas Brodszky, Jacob Gade, Francis Lai, Eduardo Di Capua, ...
Conductor: Boris Jojic, Eugene Kohn, Bebu Silvetti
Performer: Plácido Domingo, G. Solera, Peter Horton, Laszlo Bencker, ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra, Chorus, VVC Symphonic Orchestra, ...
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Disc 1
1-11.
Performer G. Solera (Pan Flute)
Peter Horton (Guitar)
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Laszlo Bencker (Keyboards)
1. The Toast of New Orleans: Be My Love (3:12)
Composer Nicholas Brodszky
Conductor Boris Jojic
Period 20th Century
Written 1949; USA
2. Jalousie Tango (2:47)
Compoer Jacob Gade
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Orchestra/Ensemble Chorus & Orchestra
Period 20th Century
Written 1925; England
3. Love Story: Theme (4:26)
Compoer Francis Lai
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Period 20th Century
4. 'O sole mio (3:00)
Compoer Eduardo Di Capua
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Period Romantic
Written 1898; Italy
5. Valencia (2:49)
Compoer José Padilla
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Orchestra/Ensemble Chorus & Orchestra
6. La Golondrina (3:08)
Compoer N. Serradell Sevilla
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Orchestra/Ensemble Chorus & Orchestra
Period Romantic
7. Because You're Mine (2:53)
Compoer Nicholas Brodszky
Conductor Boris Jojic
Period 20th Century
8. El Cóndor Pasa (3:03)
Compoer Daniel Aloymias Robles
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Written Peru
9. Doctor Zhivago: Somewhere, My Love "Lara's Theme" (4:10)
Compoer Maurice Jarre
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Period 20th Century
Written 1965; France
10. En Aranjuez con tu amor (2:49)
Composer Joaquin Rodrigo
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Orchestra/Ensemble Chorus & Orchestra
Period 20th Century
Note (after the second movement of the Concierto de Aranjuez)
11. Spanish Eyes (3:09)
Composer Bert Kaempfert
Conductor Eugene Kohn
Period 20th Century
Written USA
12-21:
Conductor Bebu Silvetti
Performer Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Ensemble Miami Symphonic Strings
12. Quiéreme mucho (Love me greatly) (4:21)
Composer Gonzalo Roig
Period 20th Century
Written 1912; Cuba
13. Medley: Celos/Usted (Jealousy/You) (5:08)
Composer José Maria Napoleón
14. Medley: Flor de Azalea/No me quieras tanto/Piel canela (Azalea blossom/Don't love me so much/Cinnamon skin) (5:59)
Composer Manuel Esperon
Period Romantic
15. Mia (Mine) (3:51)
Composer Armando Manzanero
16. Medley: Tú me haces falta/Sígueme (I need you/Follow me) (4:46)
Composer Armando Cabrera
17. Cocula (3:04)
Composer Manuel Esperon
Period Romantic
18. Asi (Thus) (4:20)
Composer María Grever
19. Y (And) (3:30)
Composer Mario De Jesus
20. Frio, frio (Cold, cold) (3:44)
Composer Juan Luis Guerra
21. Total (After all) (3:43)
Composer Ricardo Garcia Perdomo
Editorial Reviews
This 2CD set features probably the greatest tenor of this or any other age. Plácido Domingo. Born in Spain in 1941, Domingo spent his early life in Mexico where his parents, both singers, ran a company that presented zarzuelas (Spanish light operas) and other musical shows.
Domingo's career has spanned the entire world in a wide range of operas in which he has sung over 120 roles, and in 1990 he made history when, with José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, he first appeared in Rome as one of the The Three Tenors, whose subsequent concerts and recordings broke all records for television viewing and record sales.
In this set, Domingo turns his attention to the field of popular music and gives us glorious performances of some of the best-known love songs from Spain, Latin America and even Hollywood, from whence come two of Mario Lanza's greatest film hits. `Be My Love' and `Because You're Mine'.
The rest of the programme includes many songs that have been international hits, both in their original form and in local translations, such as `Quiéreme mucho' (known in English as `Yours'), `Aquarela do Brasil' (`Brazil'), `Vereda tropical' (`Havana for a Night'), `Maria Elena', `La paloma' and `Guantanamera'.
The programme concludes with an exciting performance of `Granada' recorded live in front of a huge and enthusiastic audience. All the songs are presented in colourful Latin arrangements that add to the enjoyment of this magnificent collection of love songs.
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