Credits:

Rolando Villaz¢n/Xavier de Maistre

Description:

A "sound collage" of Latin American music for voice and harpThis is an album of Latin American songs newly and internally arranged for voice and harp. Due to the artistic diversity of its indigenous peoples, European and African influences, Latin America is said to have one of the richest song repertoires in the world. This album by Mexican tenor Roland Villazón and top French harpist Xavier de Mestre offers a rich variety of rhythmic, melodic, and narrative tastes all at once. Serenata Latina" is a collage of sounds. Here, Latin American songs in their various forms are vividly portrayed with their inherent sensuality and emotion. Longing for faraway longings, severe suffering, melancholy, longing, and loss dominate the very inner colors of this heartfelt and beautiful recording, but what is there is a powerful, positive, and inspiring piece of work. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Caminito
2.Coracao triste Op. 18/1
3.Al banco solitario
4.Spanish dance (from Cuzco, Peru)
5.Se equivoco la paloma
6.Violetas
7.La Rosa y el sauce
8.Bailecito
9.Deseo
10.En estos dias
11.La Vida
12.Gitana
13.Brasileirinho
14.5 Canciones populares argentinas Op. 10~3. Zamba
15.5 Canciones populares argentinas Op. 10~2. Triste
16.5 Canciones populares argentinas Op. 10~1. Chacarera
17.Cancion al arbol del olvido
18.Tico-Tico no fuba
19.Alfonsina y el mar
20.La Llorona
21.La Bikina