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The Christmas album and the guitar ensemble are two of the most consistent sales drivers in classical music, and it may seem odd that the two haven't been yoked together more often. This release by the perennially popular family group Los Romeros should help address any lack, however. It's a pleasing, diverse collection that provides plenty of opportunity for the Romeros to display their relaxed way with a simple tune. But it changes gears enough that it doesn't fall into a monotonous groove. Concerto Málaga conductor Massimo Paris takes on the black belt of crossover composition, the creation of original Christmas music, with his X'Mas Suite, an attractive five movements that shift among different moods and idioms while still connoting the holiday. That piece is nicely balanced between chamber music and guitars (there are four, and the work was written for Los Romeros). The balance in some of the other orchestral pieces, most of which Paris had a hand in, is not so successful; the strings get the tune in the two excerpts from Handel's Messiah, with the guitars a bit overshadowed in figuration below. But most of the limpid traditional tunes, traditional and not so much, do not use the orchestra at all. These aren't perfectly integrated with the orchestral pieces, but any one of them shows the Romeros at their best, with the sheer melodic smoothness that has garnered countless fans without even any particular interest in guitar music. The bottom line is that this is likely to prove a pleasing holiday album for a great many listeners.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Messiah - arranged by Yoon Kwan Park / Massimo Paris (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Charles Jennens, Author - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yoon Kwan Park, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Away in a Manger - arranged by Patrick Kerber / David Bryan (James Ramsey Murray)
David Bryan, Arranger, Work Arranger - William J. Kirkpatrick, Composer - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - James Ramsey Murray, Composer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kerber, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Joy to the World - arranged by Patrick Kerber (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kerber, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ave Maria - arranged by Federico Moreno-Torroba (Franz Schubert)
Franz Schubert, Composer - Federico Moreno Torroba, Arranger, Work Arranger - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Conductor, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Messiah - arranged by Christopher Dobrian / Massimo Paris (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Charles Jennens, Author - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Dobrian, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
David Bryan, Contributor, Work Editor - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Mykola Leontovych, Composer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kerber, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Composer - Pepe Romero, Arranger, Work Arranger - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Dobrian, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Dobrian, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kerber, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen (Speierisches Gesangbuch, Köln, 1599) - Lo, How a Rose - arranged by Stephen C. Siktberg (Michel Praetorius)
Michael Praetorius, ComposerLyricist - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen C. Siktberg, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
X'mas Suite for 4 guitars and chamber orchestra (Massimo Paris)
Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
LEE MENDELSON, ComposerLyricist - Vince Guaraldi, ComposerLyricist - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Kerber, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Charles Gounod, Composer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Federico Moreno Torroba, Arranger, Work Arranger - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Massimo Paris, Conductor, MainArtist - Concerto Malaga, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
O Christmas Tree / We Wish You a Merry Christmas - arranged by Stephen C. Siktberg (Traditional)
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Los Romeros, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Matthias Spindler, Producer, Associate Producer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Krause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen C. Siktberg, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
The Christmas album and the guitar ensemble are two of the most consistent sales drivers in classical music, and it may seem odd that the two haven't been yoked together more often. This release by the perennially popular family group Los Romeros should help address any lack, however. It's a pleasing, diverse collection that provides plenty of opportunity for the Romeros to display their relaxed way with a simple tune. But it changes gears enough that it doesn't fall into a monotonous groove. Concerto Málaga conductor Massimo Paris takes on the black belt of crossover composition, the creation of original Christmas music, with his X'Mas Suite, an attractive five movements that shift among different moods and idioms while still connoting the holiday. That piece is nicely balanced between chamber music and guitars (there are four, and the work was written for Los Romeros). The balance in some of the other orchestral pieces, most of which Paris had a hand in, is not so successful; the strings get the tune in the two excerpts from Handel's Messiah, with the guitars a bit overshadowed in figuration below. But most of the limpid traditional tunes, traditional and not so much, do not use the orchestra at all. These aren't perfectly integrated with the orchestral pieces, but any one of them shows the Romeros at their best, with the sheer melodic smoothness that has garnered countless fans without even any particular interest in guitar music. The bottom line is that this is likely to prove a pleasing holiday album for a great many listeners.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:50
- Main artists: Los Romeros
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2011 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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