GUITAR LULLABY by Ricardo Cobo Parents around the world seem to know instinctively just how to speak and sing to their children at bedtime to help ease them to sleep. We use universal patterns of rhythm and timbre, melody and harmony. Imagine having one of the world’s finest classical musicians sitting at the foot of your child’s bed playing guitar using those very same patterns to coax your child into irresistible sleep. Ricardo Cobo does just that. With loving attention to every detail of composition and performance, Ricardo has handcrafted what is probably the most effective lullaby recording ever made. In fact, it has been clinically tested and shown to be 40% more effective than traditional lullabies. GUITAR LULLABY has received awards from the American Library Association and the Parent’s Choice Foundation. It was chosen as a “Pick” by Gramophone magazine for being one of the finest new classical recordings. It includes instrumental repertoire from Spain, France, America, Cuba, and South America.
Leo Brouwer: Guitar Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
The solo works of Cuban guitarist-composer Leo Brouwer are adventurous music, filled with imagination and ingenious treatment of the instrument. These concertos show a drastically different approach to the instrument and to the art of music; they are very mild-mannered, emotionally and musically conservative pieces which sound like superior pops concert music. If that's what you like, you'll find this CD an entertaining way to pass an hour, and it's more vividly recorded than the RCA version of No. 3 played by Julian Bream and conducted by the composer. Just don't expect the Brouwer of L'espiral eternel or his other solo guitar music. --Leslie Gerber
Latin American Guitar Music
This recording presents a selection of some of the least and the best known exponents of twentieth century Latin-American guitar repertoire, among them the internationally renowned Argentinian composer Máximo Diego Pujol, whose Elegy for the death of a tanguero is an elegant homage to his compatriot, the father of the classical tango, Astor Piazzolla. Leo Brouwer is found in unusually lyrical mood and two of Piazzolla’s most popular songs are heard in an arrangement by Colombian-born guitarist Ricardo Cobo.
Cafe 1930
author: Mark Gould
asin: B000LNC9LE
binding: Audio CD
1-samboresque~~~ 2-nana~~~ 3-cafe 1930~~~ 4-naquele tempo~~~ 5-seranade~~~ 6-carinhoso~~~ 7-undiu~~~ 8-picada de abelha~~~ 9-la virgen de la macarenda~~~ 10-elegia eterna~~~ 11-america over yonder~~~
Latin Lullaby
Latin Lullaby These new and classic lullabies from Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Cuba and Argentina will ease your little ones to sleep. Their romantic, mystical, and playful nature reflect an essential part of the Latin soul. From simple whimsical songs passed down from mother to mother in the oral tradition, to virtuostic performances of the classics by Bola Denieve and Atahualpa Yupanqui, these cradle songs contain the styles and influences that have made Latin music the vibrant, ever-evolving phenomenon that it is today.
Mediterranean Lullaby
All too often the notion of creating webs of gentle sounds to help ease babies, toddlers, even children into sleep leads to overly synthetic musical concoctions. Mediterranean Lullaby (like its sibling Cuban, Brazilian, Celtic, Latin, African, and Guitar lullaby collections) takes a very different, more organic approach. Here you have singers and music from Mediterranean regions, including Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, and Spain. The music is so unadorned that you can't miss the heartfelt reverence for children, the respect for their ears, and the overall commitment to gentle sweetness. Guitar and vocals are the main fare, but there are mandolins, sentirs, nay flutes, and more--all played as if the musicians were able to show up in your child's room to soothe them after a day at play. --Andrew Bartlett