¡México! (Rolando Villazón album)
CD cover of ¡México!
¡México! is a 2010 album of Mexican standards sung by Rolando Villazón with the UK-based Bolívar Soloists and released on DG.[1][2] Arrangements for chamber ensemble were made by the Venezuelan musician, Gonzalo Grau, leader of the timba band, La Clavé Secreta, and the Venezuelan flautist and composer Efraín Oscher.
Track listing
- Medley of Cielito lindo/Mexico lindo y querido arranged by Gonzalo Grau
- Roberto Cantoral (1935-2010) El reloj, arranged by Daniel Catán
- Daniel Catán: Comprendo, to lyrics by Manuel Acuña (1849–1873)
- Alberto Domínguez (1913-1975) Perfidia, arranged by Efraín Oscher.
- Ignacio Fernández Esperón (1892-1968) Íntima, to lyrics by Ricardo López (1903–1989)
- María Grever (1792-1868) Despedida, arranged by Efraín Oscher,
- Te quiero dijiste, arranged by Daniel Catán and Gonzalo Grau
- Augustin Lara: Veracruz, arranged by Gonzalo Grau
- Noche de ronda, arranged by Efraín Oscher
- Solamente una vez, arranged by Efraín Oscher
- Tomás Méndez (1927-1995): Cucurrucucú paloma, arranged by Gonzalo Grau
- Jorge del Moral: (1900-1941) Besos robados
- Alfonso Esparza Oteo (1894-1950) Dime que sí, arranged by Efraín Oscher
- Un viejo amor arranged by Gonzalo Grau
- Manuel María Ponce (1882-1948) Estrellita, arranged by de:Alfonso Montes
- Consuelo Velázquez (1916-2005) Besame Mucho, arranged by Efraín Oscher
Chart performance
| Chart[3] | Peak position |
Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 13 | 16 |
| Austria | 23 | 6 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1 |
| France | 42 | 9 |
| Greece | 45 | 2 |
| Germany | 52 | 2 |
| Spain | 85 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Musicweb ‘I was not looking for Hollywood-style arrangements of Mexican music with a big orchestra, I wanted a chamber orchestra that is able to recreate the intimate feeling of the music and also to spark its radiant fire.’
- ↑ Rolando Villazón "Rolando Villazón, one of the greatest tenors of the decade, has embarked on a new musical adventure."
- ↑ "ROLANDO VILLAZÓN FEAT. BOLÍVAR SOLOISTS - ¡MÉXICO! (ALBUM)". Danishcharts.com (with additional chart information for other countries).
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