Gustavo Dudamel & Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Fiesta (2 LP)

First Time on Vinyl in Celebration of Deutsche Grammophon's 125th Birthday!
Thrilling Concert Performance on 180g Double LP!
In 2023, Deutsche Grammophon celebrates a wonderful milestone: its 125th birthday. To mark the occasion, the Yellow Label makes a selection of LPs available on vinyl for the first time ever.
12 LPs for 12 months of celebrations.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela celebrate the best of Latin American music, where "everything revolves around dance and rhythm" (Dudamel). "They set fire to the concert hall with an enthusiastic passion such as we had never seen before in a symphony orchestra" (Los Angeles Times). Here is their first recording – live, in concert, in Caracas – of the repertoire with which they inspire audiences all over the world.
Including legendary recordings by Daniil Trifonov, Hélène Grimaud, Hilary Hahn, Jan Lisiecki and many others.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela celebrate the best in Latin American music, which "is all about dance, about rhythm" (Dudamel). "They set the concert hall afire with an enthusiastic fervor the likes of which none of us had ever witnessed from a symphony orchestra" (Los Angeles Times). Here is their recording - live, in concert, in Caracas - of the repertoire with which they've been thrilling audiences in around the world.
"Much of this music is dance-based, and it allows the players to really rock. Dudamel leads them in performances of tremendous energy and exuberance; their reading of the Bernstein is scarily ferocious. Dudamel wrote of the orchestra, 'We give our all with every performance. And all that can be heard on this recording.' Absolutely." - Stephen Eddins, AllMusic.com, 4.5/5 stars
""Fiesta" with Latin American vehemence and fun music from Revueltas to Ginastera is ultimately a single circus act. The dance fan in the blood count of the record is greatly increased. Quiet passages give comfort, thank God." - Stereo

Features:

• First Time on Vinyl
• Part of Deutsche Grammophon's 125th Birthday Celebrations
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• High-Quality Gatefold Package
• Made In Germany

Musicians:

• Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
• Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Selections:

Side A
Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940)
1. Sensemayá (Live At Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas/2008)
Inocente Carreño (1919-2016)
2. Margariteña (Live At Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas/2008)
Side B
Antonio Estévez (1916-1988)
1. Mediodía En El Llano (Live At Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas/2008)
Arturo Márquez (1950-)
2. Danzón No.2 ((Live From Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas/2008)
Side C
Aldemaro Romero (1928-2007)
1. Fuca Con Pajarillo (version for orchestra)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
2. Dances from "Estancia" Op.8: 1. Las tradbajadores agrícolas (Danzas del Ballet)
3. Dances from "Estancia" Op.8: 2. Danza Del Trigo (Danzas del Ballet)
4. Dances from "Estancia" Op.8: 3. Los Peones De Hacienda (Danzas del Ballet)
5. Dances from "Estancia" Op.8: Danza Final Malambo (Danzas del Ballet)
Side D
Evencio Castellanos (1915-1984)
1. Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (Suite Sinfónica) (Live At Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
"West Side Story" - Symphonic Dances
2. Mambo
3. Conga del Fuego