Gustavo Dudamel and his remarkable Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra introduced many to the Mexican composer Arturo Márquez, whose infectiously catchy Danzon No. 2 they made one of their signature pieces on their electrifying 2007 tour of Europe and the United States. The Márquez work is just one of a host of energetic, rhythmically vibrant pieces on this spectacular album. The young Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra plays with a zest and color that is totally infectious. From the opening Sensemayá by Revueltas—a fascinating and mesmerizing piece of orchestral magic—to Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, you won’t stop tapping your toes and humming these timeless tunes for days.
I. Carreño
A. Estévez
A. Romero: Suite para cuerdas - (version for orchestra)
E. Castellanos
Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (Suite Sinfónica)
Production
- Burkhard BartschProject Coordinator
- Christian LeinsProducer, Executive Producer
- Sid McLauchlanProducer
- Rainer MaillardRecording Engineer
- Wolf-Dieter KarwatkyAssistant Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Sid McLauchlanRecording Engineer
- Bastian SchickEngineer
- Luis VelásquezStage Manager
- Mathias BothorPhotography
- Daniel FesquetBooklet Editor
- Leonardo TorresStage Technician
- Danny CastilloStage Technician
- Shirley ApthorpLiner Notes
- José CampuzanoStage Technician
- Nohely OliverosPhotography
- Ramón VegaStage Technician
- Alexis VelázquezStage Technician
- Edgar CamachoStage Technician
- Fred MunzmaierCreative Director
- Igor LanzExecutive Director
- Rainer MaillardPhotography
- Eva ZöllnerBooklet Editor