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¡México!

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CD cover of ¡México!

¡México! is a 2010 album of Mexican standards sung by Rolando Villazón with the UK-based Bolívar Soloists and released on DG.[1][2] Arrangements for chamber ensemble were made by the Venezuelan musician, Gonzalo Grau, leader of the timba band, La Clavé Secreta, and the Venezuelan flautist and composer Efraín Oscher.

Track listing

Chart performance

Chart[3] Peak
position
Weeks
on chart
Mexico 13 16
Austria 23 6
Denmark 32 1
France 42 9
Greece 45 2
Germany 52 2
Spain 85 1

References

  1. ^ Musicweb ‘I was not looking for Hollywood-style arrangements of Mexican music with a big orchestra, I wanted a chamber orchestra that is able to recreate the intimate feeling of the music and also to spark its radiant fire.’
  2. ^ Rolando Villazón "Rolando Villazón, one of the greatest tenors of the decade, has embarked on a new musical adventure."
  3. ^ "ROLANDO VILLAZÓN FEAT. BOLÍVAR SOLOISTS - ¡MÉXICO! (ALBUM)". Danishcharts.com (with additional chart information for other countries).