Juan Diego Florez - Besame Mucho on CD

Description

Juan Diego Flrez's passion for Latin American music started at an early age. It was a deep and lasting passion and his initial encounter with it turned into a lifelong passion. Now, he documents his love for Latin American music on a very personal album, Bsame Mucho. Songs from Cuba and Mexico, especially those by Jos Alfredo Jimnez, and from other Latin American countries fascinated Florz from an early age. "This music goes straight to the heart," he confesses, "because it deals with things that affect us all directly, such as home, family, the joy of love and the pain of love." On Bsame Mucho Flrez wants to convey a representative image of the Latin American continent using songs that are all exemplary of the people and their various countries. The musical journey include Venezuelan "Caballo Viejo" as well as music from Columbia and the Argentine protest song "Slo le pido a Dios." There s also "Aquarela do Brasil" from Brazil and finally classics like "Guantanamera" from Cuba. This album is certainly Florz's most personal one so far. Juan Diego Flrez's repertoire focuses on bel canto operas, in particular the operas of Gioacchino Rossini and select French stage pieces. Most recently, he proved his versatility with a critically acclaimed Mozart album, even though Flrez had never sung any of the Mozart pieces on stage before. With his sleek, smooth voice and his confidence when it comes to high notes and style, Flrez has proven for many years his exceptional position as one of the best tenors of our time.

Tracks:

Bésame mucho
El tamalito
Sombras
Aquarela do Brasil
Cucurrucucú paloma
La pollera colorá
Caballo viejo
Amanecí entre tus brazos
Sólo le pido a Dios
Contigo en la distancia
José Antonio
La malagueña
Guantanamera
Cuando llora mi guitarra
Canción con todos
Si vas para Chile
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