Post by Victor on Jul 28, 2004 11:21:10 GMT -5
There's an internet radio station I go to sometimes called Batanga. www.batanga.com Anyway, they have a Flamenco channel. Mostly you'll hear more traditional Flamenco on there, but I've also heard Ottmar, the Gypsy Kings, and other not so traditional artists. For a while they were playing Benedetti and Svoboda's version of the Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez. Of course, that's Spanish classical - but I think one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written - and the Benedetti/Svoboda version is spectacular as a classical guitar duet!
The Adagio is on their "Echos of Spain" album - their latest release. I bought it just for that but it turns out the album has a lot of beautiful music on it. Anybody out there have any of their earlier albums? You can sample their albums at Amazon - but that doesn't always give you a good idea. (Same goes for written reviews I guess.)
How would I describe their style on this album? It's always hard to paint a good verbal picture. Rhumba/Flamenco/Classical. The music really features the two guitarists trading off the solo and rhythm parts - and they're both superb musicians.
They even have Ron Wagner playing percussion on one of the tracks! I hope this is the same Ron Wagner of Luna Negra fame. (Anybody know how to find out? Ron, do you read this stuff?)
Anyway, I think "Echos of Spain" is worth a listen and I'll be interested to see what these guys do next!
The Adagio is on their "Echos of Spain" album - their latest release. I bought it just for that but it turns out the album has a lot of beautiful music on it. Anybody out there have any of their earlier albums? You can sample their albums at Amazon - but that doesn't always give you a good idea. (Same goes for written reviews I guess.)
How would I describe their style on this album? It's always hard to paint a good verbal picture. Rhumba/Flamenco/Classical. The music really features the two guitarists trading off the solo and rhythm parts - and they're both superb musicians.
They even have Ron Wagner playing percussion on one of the tracks! I hope this is the same Ron Wagner of Luna Negra fame. (Anybody know how to find out? Ron, do you read this stuff?)
Anyway, I think "Echos of Spain" is worth a listen and I'll be interested to see what these guys do next!
Oh well, guess I'll stay out of journalism.
