A rapid-fire album that captures the enthusiasm of Latin America with a brilliant rhythm.
This recording features young musicians who are symbols of Venezuela's educational system, "El Sistema," performing works by Latin American composers such as Ginastera and Revueltas. Their explosive energy and virtuosity astonished the world.
This ambitious work by Gustavo Dudamel and his country's youth orchestra, which made a new impact on the classical music world in 2008, perfectly blends traditional Western orchestral idiom with the robust rhythmic sensibility unique to Latin America. The performance of the difficult works by Ginastera and Revueltas, performed with overwhelming speed and precise ensemble, is truly breathtaking. It reached number 4 on the US Billboard Classical Albums chart and was nominated in the orchestral category at the Gramophone Awards that same year.
