Ultimate Collection

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Ultimate Collection
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Studio	RCA
Release Date	February 11, 1997
UPC Code	090266867127
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About Ultimate Collection

This collection includes Ernesto Lecuona's complete 1954 recordings plus a series of 78s made in 1927-28. Ten of the recordings were previously unreleased. This is a lot of lightweight Cuban piano music to deal with at once, but it's definitely worth doing. Lecuona's music, which is having a major revival, may not be important. But it's consistently charming and entertaining. The 78s, which sound surprisingly good, reveal even more of a virtuoso than do the later recordings, but throughout we hear playing that expresses the spirit of the music extremely well. And yes, the famous Malagueña is here, sounding very sexy. --Leslie Gerber Amazon.com

Tracks

Disc 1

Malagueña - Ernesto Lecuona,
Andalucia, for piano - Ernesto Lecuona,
Ante el Escorial - Ernesto Lecuona,
San Francisco el Grande - Ernesto Lecuona,
Siempre en Mi Corazón - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Maria la O - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Siboney - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Noche Azúl - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
La comparsa - Ernesto Lecuona,
Danza negra - Ernesto Lecuona,
Danza lucumi - Ernesto Lecuona,
La Antigua - Ernesto Lecuona,
En Tres Por Cuatro - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Canto del Guajiro - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
La Habanera - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Damisela Encantadora - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Crisantemo - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Romántico - Ernesto Lecuona,
Rosa la China - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Como Arrullo de Palmas - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Palomitas Blancas - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Poetico - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Estudiantina - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Córdoba - Ernesto Lecuona,
Music Box - Ernesto Lecuona,
Mazurka en Glisado - Ernesto Lecuona,
Polichinela - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Gitanerias - Ernesto Lecuona,
Aragon - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Valencia Mora - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto

Disc 2

La Brisa y Yo - Ernesto Lecuona,
Devuelveme el Corazon - Ernesto Lecuona,
Preludio en la Noche - Ernesto Lecuona,
Yo Te Quiero Siempre - Ernesto Lecuona,
Pavo Real - Ernesto Lecuona,
Vals de Las Sombras - Ernesto Lecuona,
Bell Flower - Ernesto Lecuona,
Zambra Gitana - Ernesto Lecuona,
Por Eso Te Quiero - Ernesto Lecuona,
Vals Azul - Ernesto Lecuona,
Vals en Si Mayor - Ernesto Lecuona,
Muñeca de Cristal - Ernesto Lecuona,
Mi Amor Fue Una Flor - Ernesto Lecuona,
Vals en Re Bemol - Ernesto Lecuona,
Apasionado - Ernesto Lecuona,
Amorosa - Ernesto Lecuona,
Ahi Viene el Chino - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Al Fin Te VI - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Por Que Te Vas? - Ernesto Lecuona,
Mientras Yo Comia Maullaba un Gato - Ernesto Lecuona,
Por Que Te Vas? - Ernesto Lecuona,
Amorosa - Ernesto Lecuona,
Los Minstrels - Ernesto Lecuona,
No Hables Mas - Ernesto Lecuona,
Dame Tu Amor - Ernesto Lecuona,
Vals en Re Bemol - Ernesto Lecuona,
La 32 - Ernesto Lecuona,
Mis Tristezas - Ernesto Lecuona,
En Tres Por Cuatro - Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona, Ernesto
Muñequita - Ernesto Lecuona,
Burlesca - Ernesto Lecuona,
La Paloma - Ernesto Lecuona, Yradier, Sebastian
Music Box - Ernesto Lecuona,

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User Reviews

Average user review:

(13 reviews)

Lecuona's piano masterpiece

These CDs were hard to find. The first CD is lively and contains the most popular and well known compositions. The second CD, starts a bit slow and somewhat repetitive but after the middle, it gets better. The quality of the recording is not great but not too bad given that they were played by Lecuona himself. This collection is a MUST for classical and popular piano music lovers. January 17, 2008

So thankful to have this set!

For years I've been trying to locate this mythical album and finally was able to do so here! Thanks, amazon.com! Lecuona's music is for me the epitome of romantic Latin music--one of my favourite composers of all time. Don't expect bells and whistles from this album; it's simply Lecuona playing his own compositions solo on an unamplified piano. Pure heaven! January 7, 2008

Marvelous!

I was fortunate to grow up with Lecuona's music, even played some of it on the piano -- this is a marvelous collection. Enjoy! October 10, 2007

Lecuona Plays Lecuona

Oh Boy! What can I tell you about this magnificent collection of musical jewels from our Maestro Lecuona. I bought the original Long Playing Record back in the 50's in my country.
I purchased it again shortly after my arrival to the US, and I was lucky enough to buy it on DVD from Amazon, once I found out they had it.

Joseph L. Alcover
Miami, FL May 12, 2007

Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great!

In my opinion this is one of the best CD's from Lacuona, Most of his piano compositions are recorded here (original ones), What, Ms. Leslie Gerber forgot to mention is that Mr.Lecuona was a band leader,"Lecuona and the Cuban Boys", remembers him? Or maybe she does not have sufficient information about him. The music from Lecuona still is very well alive today. I came across his recordings on my own, no one ever told me about this great pianist. I happened to hear the Malaguena by another great Cuban composer and band leader Perez Prado (The Real Mambo King) in one of his albums and Lecuona was the author. That got me interested in him. I'm pretty sure that Ms.Leslie Gerber did a good job on Lecuona review. August 16, 2005

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