[CD] Milos Karadaglic - Latino gold (2013)

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Milos Karadaglic - Latino gold (2013)






MILOS KARADAGLIC
Latino Gold

Ben · Barrios Mangoré · Brouwer · Cardoso
Dyens · Farrés · Gardel · Jobim · Manzanero
Morel · Piazzolla · Ponce · Ravel · Santaolalla
Sávio · Velázquez · Villa-Lobos

Anna Prohaska
Studioorchester der Europäischen
FilmPhilharmonie
Christoph Israel

Product details
Genres: Classical, Music, Latino
Audio CD (4 Mar 2013)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Decca (UMO)
ASIN: B00B2J6ROG
Other Editions: MP3 Download
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 479 1421 [79:39]

Miloš Karadaglic, or Miloš for short, is from Montenegro, a more promising locale than you might think for Latin music. Check out some of the old tango recordings from this part of the world sometime. Miloš has matinee idol looks, and for this, his sophomore release (released under two titles, Latino and Pasión), he pursues a dual track: he goes for broad crossover effects while at the same time displaying impeccable technique and exploring unusual enough repertory to attract guitar buffs. The crossover component lies in the arrangement of some of the works for guitar and orchestra. The arrangements are mostly done by Christoph Israel, the conductor of the Studio Orchestra of the European Film Philharmonic, and they're of a rather curious sort: the orchestra seems almost to hover in the background of the guitar. The effect is a bit unsettling as the orchestra enters the program and disappears again without warning or obvious motivation. Miloš by himself, however, is quite something. He collects a wide variety of music from around the Latin American world, all of it with direct popular appeal yet varying widely in musical language, rhythmic content, and technical requirements. Sample Un sueño en la floresta (A Dream in the Forest, track 7), which is not a terribly common piece; Miloš takes to it with genuine enthusiasm. The program flows nicely, and Deutsche Grammophon's sound is a real pleasure, a respite from the wiry, wheezy guitar recordings that clog the marketplace. [A 2013 special release, titled Latino Gold, featured an additional 30 minutes of new material, including versions of several Latin pop hits ("Besame mucho," "Girl from Ipanema," "Mas Que Nada," "Somos Novios"), plus Gustavo Santaolalla's "De Ushuaia a la Quaica" (from the soundtrack to The Motorcycle Diaries), Ravel's Bolèro, Piazzolla's Libertango, and Villa-Lobos' Aria Cantilena for soprano and guitar.]

This is a 'special edition' of young Montenegrin guitarist Miloš Karadaglić's big-selling 'Latino' album. It features eight new tracks plus a re-arrangement of Piazzolla's Libertango to incorporate an accordion. In Karadaglić's effusive words, it was doing the global 'Latino' tour that he "realised that I had some more to say. Whether it is the four famous Latin songs arranged so masterfully by Sergio Assad, Steve Goss' magical version of the soundtrack from The Motorcycle Diaries, legendary 'Aria Cantilena' and the incomparable voice of Anna Prohaska, or the brand new recording of 'Libertango' with my gorgeous friend Ksenija Sidorova, Latino GOLD aims to add new tone and colour to the repertoire which has become such a big part of my musical life."
 
It is easy to be cynical about an album like this. Much recycled material from an already very recent release, the latest pin-up 'classical' superstar, another collection of three-minute lollipops in dodgy arrangements - all of this is a path well trodden by Deutsche Grammophon and its marketeers.
 
On the other hand, Karadaglić - simply "Miloš", in industry parlance - is without question a very fine guitarist, and although there are a few old chestnuts to be found in this recital; although this is a supremely relaxing hour's worth of music that will please the crossover hordes who will rush off as DG intended to buy this, the recital is a thoroughly genial one, with even the opening half a dozen pieces, all drawn from various levels of pop culture, dignified by Karadaglić's charismatic tone-colourings and thoughtful phrasing.
 
The arrangements too are actually unfailingly elegant, coming as they do from two eminent guitarists, Sérgio Assad and Stephen Goss. That elegance even extends to a highly concertinaed version of Ravel's Bolero "as you have never heard it before." About which: "When you think of Ravel’s Bolero, it is not something you would ever think of on the guitar …" No one will be more surprised by Karadaglić's 'revelation' than the countless guitarists that have been playing the Bolero in a multitude of arrangements for decades - there are even commercial recordings!
 
Though 'Latino Gold' does contain, unaltered, a good deal of what appeared on 'Latino', there is also an extra 20 minutes of music on the CD, which can also be bought with a 35-minute bonus DVD - this presumably for those that want to swoon over Karadaglić. On the other hand, his DG-debut disc, rather unimaginatively titled 'The Guitar' (4779693, released in 2011), remains a better bet for those wanting to hear something more substantial - Albéniz, Tárrega, Granados, Domeniconi and more.
 
Sound quality is excellent, apart from the ensemble strings, which have a rather 'lossy' edge. The featured orchestra is not one of the big names, to put it mildly, but in fairness, its contribution is minimal and what it is asked to do, it does fairly well.
 
The booklet notes provide detail on the music that may exceed a cynic's expectations, but there are interwoven Karadaglić soundbites to contend with, such as the de rigueur assurance that art music is by nature strict and academic: "When I was a student at the Royal Academy, everyone was totally mad about Piazzolla, perhaps because his music felt like an escape from the rigours of classical training."
 
The photography is over the top: eleven colour pictures, all showing much the same thing - a pensive or smiling Karadaglić in a black or white shirt or jacket in black or white trousers, with or sans guitar. These may well leave the buyer wondering whether DG's CDs would come a bit cheaper if less money were spent in that particular department. On the other hand, as Karadaglić never seems to go anywhere without a photographer, DG do have to do something with all those images. Ironically, one thing the label did not spend money on was a translation of the notes into Spanish or Portuguese for Latino listeners.

Formato: MP3
Tamanho: 128 MB




1. Libertango (Astor Piazzolla) - Milos Karadaglic
2. Mas que nada (Astor Piazzolla) - Milos Karadaglic
3. Besame mucho (Astor Piazzolla) - Milos Karadaglic
4. The girl from Ipanema (Astor Piazzolla) - Milos Karadaglic
5. Somos Novios (Astor Piazzolla) - Milos Karadaglic
6. De Ushuaia a la Quiaca (Astor Piazzolla) - Milos Karadaglic
7. Batacuda (Isaias Savio) - Milos Karadaglic
8. Danza Brasilera (Jorge Morel) - Milos Karadaglic
9. Prelude no. 1 in E minor for guitar (Heitor Villa-Lobos) - Milos Karadaglic
10. Milonga (Jorge Cardoso) - Milos Karadaglic
11. Tango en Skai (Roland Dyens) - Milos Karadaglic
12. Por una cabeza (Carlos Gardel) - Milos Karadaglic
13. Un sueno en la floresta (Agustín Barrios Mangoré) - Milos Karadaglic
14. Aria (cantilena) (Agustín Barrios Mangoré) - Milos Karadaglic
15. Un dia de Noviembre (Leo Brouwer) - Milos Karadaglic
16. Quizás, quizás, quizás (Osvaldo Farres) - Milos Karadaglic
17. Oblivion (Astor Piazzolla) - Milos Karadaglic
18. Scherzino mexicano (Manuel Maria Ponce) - Milos Karadaglic
19. Guitar sonata no. 3, Canción. Andante (Manuel Maria Ponce) - Milos Karadaglic
20. Una limosna por el amor de Dios (Agustín Barrios Mangoré) - Milos Karadaglic
21. Bolero (Maurice Ravel) - Milos Karadaglic









 

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