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.
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- Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Orfeon Universitario Simon Bolivar, Schola Cantorum de Caracas, Idwer Alvarez, Eduardo Mata & William Alvarado
- Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
- Riccardo Muti & The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
- Agnes Baltsa, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Sviatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan