Marin: Tonos Humanos

On this CD:

1. Caprichos de amor
Composed by Jose Marin
Performed by Pedro Estevan, Montserrat Figueras, Adela Gonzalez-Campa, Rolf Lislevand, Rolf Lislevand

2. Lisonjear el dolor
Composed by Jose Marin
Performed by Pedro Estevan, Montserrat Figueras, Adela Gonzalez-Campa, Rolf Lislevand, Rolf Lislevand

3. Mudanzas de amor
Composed by Jose Marin
Performed by Pedro Estevan, Montserrat Figueras, Adela Gonzalez-Campa, Rolf Lislevand, Rolf Lislevand

Tracks:

Caprichos De Amor: No Piense Menguilla Ya
Caprichos De Amor: Sepan Todos Que Muero
Caprichos De Amor: No Se Yo Como Es
Caprichos De Amor: Al Son De Los Arroyuelos
Lisonjear El Dolor: La Verdad De Perogrullo
Lisonjear El Dolor: Ojos Pues Me Desdenais
Lisonjear El Dolor: Si Quieres Dar Marica En Lo Cierto
Lisonjear El Dolor: Tortolilla Sino Es Por Amor
Lisonjear El Dolor: Sin Duda Piensa Menguilla
Mudanzas De Amor: Montes Del Tajo Escuchad
Mudanzas De Amor: Nina Como En Tus Mudancas
Mudanzas De Amor: Aquella Sierra Nevada
Mudanzas De Amor: Que se Lleva Las Almas
Mudanzas De Amor: Mi Senora Mariantanos

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful..........2006-10-24

Yes, OK, count me in with five stars.

I already knew that I liked Figueras' voice, and this album has very gentle accompanying backing music (mostly just the wonderful guitar of Lislevand) which allows the vocal to come firmly to the fore. Figueras gives her voice an edge in some of the songs, and there is a passion to the pieces and some interesting melody lines that I'm struggling to find a word for.. maybe 'jagged' or, better, 'twisting'.

This really doesn't seem to be music that I can listen to in the background, despite the relatively gentle sound - that striking voice keeps doing interesting things that pull my attention back. Recommended !

Deeply in debt.......1999-03-04

We are indeed deeply in debt to Montserrat Figueras, Rolf Lislevand and company for this gem. From the liner notes, one gathers Senor Marin was quite a character: among other things, an ordained priest, a famous robber, a traveler to the New World, a singer and guitarist. The songs range from tender and passionate love to rousing ribaldry. Many of them are based on popular melodies and dance airs of the day.

All are performed flawlessly. Montserrat Figueras has a spectacular voice. Pedro Estevan and Adela Gonzalez-Campa on percussions and castanettes provide punctuation, while Rolf Lislevand and Arianna Savall on guitar and harp give us accompanying melody and bass lines.

When I was growing up, much of the vocal music of this age was rendered as lifeless relics of a distant past. Recordings like this one bring the music right back to life. It is easy, for example, to imagine _Mi Senora Mariantanos_ in a saucy Broadway production.