This newly remastered and repackaged, specially priced 6 CD box set features some of the most electric and engaging symphonic works of Latin American orchestras and conducted by one of Latin America's most preeminent conductors. The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Eduardo Mata, truly has brought Latin America Alive!        Sadly, Mata was killed in a tragic plane crash on January 4, 1995. This set is a celebration of his life and work with this orchestra and will be followed by a remastered box set of his recordings on Dorian with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Performers:

Disc 1

Antonio Estévez(1916-1988): La Cantata Criolla, "Florentino, el que cantó con el diablo"
Heitor Villa-Lobos(1887-1959): Chôros No. 10, from "Chôros"

Disc 2

Silvestre Revueltas(1899-1940): Redes (Nets)
Julián Orbón(1925-1991): Concerto Grosso for String Quartet and Orchestra
Silvestre Revueltas(1899-1940): Sensemaya
Alberto Ginastera(1916-1983): Pampeana No. 3

Disc 3

Julián Orbón(1925-1991): Tres Versiones Sinfónicas
Heitor Villa-Lobos(1887-1959):Bachiana Brasileira No. 2
Antonio Estévez(1916-1988): Mediodia en el Llano
Carlos Chávez(1899-1978): Sinfonia India

Disc 4
Manuel De Falla(1876-1946): La Vida Breve

Disc 5

Manuel De Falla(1876-1946):El Amor Brujo
Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
Homenajes
Dances from the Three-Cornered Hat

Disc 6
Heitor Villa-Lobos(1887-1959): Uirapurú
Carlos Chávez(1899-1978):Horse Power Suite
Alberto ginastera (1916-1983):Estancia