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| Artist: Placido Domingo
Label: EMI Latin
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 52398
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 56925
UPC: 724355675521
EAN: 0724355692528
ASIN: B00001T3BB
Release Date: October 5, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Paloma Querida - Placido Domingo, Jimenez, Jose [1] A | | • | La Malaguena - Placido Domingo, Lecuona, Ernesto | | • | Pa' Todo el Ano | | • | De Que Manera Te Olvido | | • | Como Olvidar | | • | Tequila con Limon | | • | La Rondalla | | • | Ella | | • | Mas Fuerte Que Yo | | • | Ay, Jalisco No Te Rajes! | | • | El Jinete | | • | Si Nos Dejan - Placido Domingo, Jimenez, Jose [1] A | | • | Cuando Sale la Luna | | • | Yo Soy Mexicano | | • | Amaneci en Tus Brazos | | • | La Feria de Las Flores |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 You learn something new every day. April 10, 2008
I was given a boxed set of cds for Christmas and there just happened to be one Mariachi song by Placido Domingo on it. I was so besotted by it that I had to try and find out more about it. I am a Scottish person who does not understand any Spanish but this music is so catchy and lyrical that one can't help but enjoy it. The fact that Placido Domingo is doing the singing is just the icing on the cake. I will certainly be trying to filnd out more about it. Try it. You'll be just a smitten as I am.
Domingo's Best Crossover April 6, 2008
Placido Domingo, a native Madrileno, spent many of his formative years in Mexico where, to judge from this spine-tingling selection of Mariachi songs, he absorbed some of the most vibrant aspects of its musical culture. Unlike many of his other crossover albums hampered by linguistic awkwardness, stylistic incoherence, or soupy easy listening arrangements, this compilation is a great accomplishment.
Here Mr. Domingo's burnished tenor voice brings a good dose of beauty and operatic ardor to songs which, be they about love-loss and the tequila that helps ease the pain, the glories of Jalisco, or more tender shades of love, allow the male voice to explore the depths of unbridled manliness. Mr. Domingo might lack some of the cavalier charm of some Mariachi greats, but he more than makes up for this with a voice that very few of them could match in terms of focus and sheer size. Most importantly, few singers of any musical tradition can match the complex blend of vocal colors he brings to each song.
His voice is supported magnificently by famed producer Bebu Silvetti's orchestral arrangements which, though simple, succeed in making explicit the simmering energy pervading each selection. Only the lovely "Si nos dejan" verges on cliched with its rather unimaginative generic "Latin-sounding" introduction which thankfully soon gives way to Domingo's voice. Three classics, "La malaguena," "El jinete," and "Cuando sale la luna," stand out as particularly accomplished selections where voice and orchestra help paint a vivid portrait of brooding passion.
For those who are already familiar and appreciate the great Mariachi tradition, this disc is a must-have. For those who only know about Mariachi from Mexican restaurant kitsch, this disc will show you how it should really be done.
Retains a Mariachi flavor... October 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sometimes, when "classical" musicians crossover into other genres, the results can be a mushy mess of delicate popular songs or folk songs being beat to death through a heavy-handed symphonic filter.
This Cd, however, is a happy exception. It is quite amazing how Placido with his Operatic style, retains a Mariachi flavor. Placido, is in fact, so smooth, that one is inclined to forget his Three Tenors status, and imagine him as rather a street Mariachi. Perhaps Placido's masterful technique comes from his experience as a conductor, as well as, a singer.
Totally pleasing performance September 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As an admirer or Placido Domingo and a lover of Mariachi, this CD does not disappoint in any way. A beautiful performance.
Placido Domingo and the Mariachis June 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful CD of Placido and the Mariachis.What voices.Its great
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