Track Listing

1. El amor brujo; Introduction and Scene (Redbook Stereo)
2. El amor brujo; In the Cave (Redbook Stereo) 3. El amor brujo; Song of
3. El amor brujo; Song of the Will-o'the Wisp (Redbook Stereo)
4. El amor brujo; Pantomime (Redbook Stereo)
5. El amor brujo; Dance of the Game of Love (Redbook Stereo)
6. El amor brujo; The Bells of Morning (Redbook Stereo)
7. The Three-Cornered Hat; The Neighbors' Dance (Redbook Stereo)
8. The Three-Cornered Hat; The Miller's Dance (Redbook Stereo)
9. The Three-Cornered Hat; Final Dance (Redbook Stereo)
10. La vida breve; Interlude (Redbook Stereo)
11. La vida breve; Dance (Redbook Stereo)
12. Iberia, Book 2; Triana, No. 3 (Redbook Stereo)
13. Goyescas; Intermezzo (Redbook Stereo)
14. Iberia, Book 1; Fête-dieu à Seville (Redbook Stereo)
15. Iberia, Book 4; Navarra (Redbook Stereo)
16. El amor brujo; Introduction and Scene (2006 SACD Remastered)
17. El amor brujo; In the Cave (2006 SACD Remastered)
18. El amor brujo; Song of Love's Sorrow (2006 SACD Remastered)
19. El amor brujo; The Ghost (2006 SACD Remastered)
20. El amor brujo; Dance of Terror (2006 SACD Remastered)
21. El amor brujo; The Magic Circle (2006 SACD Remastered)
22. El amor brujo; Midnight (2006 SACD Remastered)
23. El amor brujo; Ritual Fire Dance (2006 SACD Remastered)
24. El amor brujo; Scene (2006 SACD Remastered)
25. El amor brujo; Song of the Will-o'the Wisp (2006 SACD Remastered)
26. El amor brujo; Pantomime (2006 SACD Remastered)
27. El amor brujo; Dance of the Game of Love (2006 SACD Remastered)
28. El amor brujo; The Bells of Morning (2006 SACD Remastered)
29. The Three-Cornered Hat; The Neighbors' Dance (2006 SACD Remastered)
30. The Three-Cornered Hat; The Miller's Dance (2006 SACD Remastered)
31. The Three-Cornered Hat; Final Dance (2006 SACD Remastered)
32. La vida breve; Interlude (2006 SACD Remastered)
33. La vida breve; Dance (2006 SACD Remastered)
34. Iberia, Book 2; Triana, No. 3 (2006 SACD Remastered)
35. Goyescas; Intermezzo (2006 SACD Remastered)
36. Iberia, Book 1; Fête-dieu à Seville (2006 SACD Remastered)
37. Iberia, Book 4; Navarra (2006 SACD Remastered)
38. El amor brujo; Introduction and Scene (5.1 Surround Mix)
39. El amor brujo; In the Cave (5.1 Surround Mix)
40. El amor brujo; Song of Love's Sorrow (5.1 Surround Mix)
41. El amor brujo; The Ghost (5.1 Surround Mix)
42. El amor brujo; Dance of Terror (5.1 Surround Mix)
43. El amor brujo; The Magic Circle (5.1 Surround Mix)
44. El amor brujo; Midnight (5.1 Surround Mix)
45. El amor brujo; Ritual Fire Dance (5.1 Surround Mix)
46. El amor brujo; Scene (5.1 Surround Mix)
47. El amor brujo; Song of the Will-o'the Wisp (5.1 Surround Mix)
48. El amor brujo; Pantomime (5.1 Surround Mix)
49. El amor brujo; Dance of the Game of Love (5.1 Surround Mix)
50. El amor brujo; The Bells of Morning (5.1 Surround Mix)
51. The Three-Cornered Hat; The Neighbors' Dance (5.1 Surround Mix)
52. The Three-Cornered Hat; The Miller's Dance (5.1 Surround Mix)
53. The Three-Cornered Hat; Final Dance (5.1 Surround Mix)
54. La vida breve; Interlude (5.1 Surround Mix)
55. La vida breve; Dance (5.1 Surround Mix)
56. Iberia, Book 2; Triana, No. 3 (5.1 Surround Mix)
57. Goyescas; Intermezzo (5.1 Surround Mix)
58. Iberia, Book 1; Fête-dieu à Seville (5.1 Surround Mix)
59. Iberia, Book 4; Navarra (5.1 Surround Mix)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44048 in Music
• Brand: RCA
• Released on: 2007-01-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Vintage Reiner in outstanding sound
While the accompanying re-release of Richard Strauss' "Don Quixote" and "Don Juan" with the same forces sadly betrays its age, this CD remains one of the true classic Fritz Reiner discs, sounding as fresh as if it was recorded last week.

Fritz Reiner's account of De Falla's ballet "El amor brujo" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Leontyne Price remains one of the finest ever put on disc. The vivacity, the attack and rhythm, the sense of atmosphere and colour, the extreme emotions found in this music are rendered here with superb mastery. The virtuosity and precision of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1963 is downright stunning, while Leontyne Price's gripping dark-throated vocal contribution is for not being idiomatically authentic still totally apt.
The only regret one might have is that De Falla's magnificent "The Three-Cornered Hat" isn't complete. The three fragments, recorded in 1958, including the irresistibly lilting final dance, boast the same qualities as found in "El amor brujo". Two excerpts from De Falla's opera "La Vida breve", the interlude and the well-known dance, are also played with great zest and understanding.

The remainder of the programme from 1958 consists of orchestral transcriptions of three piano pieces from Isaac Albeniz' "Iberia", done with immense flair by Enrique Arbós. Here too the playing of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is second to none, with Reiner again evoking all the unbridled Latin passion of the "Fête-Dieu à Seville" and "Navarra". The Intermezzo from Enrique Granados' "Goyescas" is offered as a final bonus.

The three-channel SACD format is breathtaking by its clarity, presence and bloom. The orchestral balance and colour is rendered here to perfection (just listen to the build-up in the final dance from "The Three-Cornered Hat" with its powerful bass drum, sparkling percussion and colourful brass).

A magnificent disc.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? PUNCH THE BUTTON AND BUY!!!
These performances are MARVELOUS!!! Just get them and wallow in the lovely sonics and the warmth. Reiner may have been a crusty old stick, but these recordings dance in a very special way... DO NOT MISS... I have waited for years to hear this mastertape. I does NOT disappoint! Have you punched the BUY button YET???

Ole!
This recording deserved 5 stars but it wasn't 5.1 Surround but 3.0 (Lf.C.Rf.),which is ok except that it didn't need to be SACD!
Edd Kerr
iegolden@shaw.ca