Search - Lorenzo Ferrero, Takuo Yuasa, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine :: Ferrero: La Nueva Espana

One of the best works of the 1990's

conquistador69 | 01/08/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wonderful music, great orchestra,
and a fine conductor, what more could
you ask for? In my opinion the very best..."

Cinematic style music - pleasant but no masterpiece

Gerard Lynch | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 03/14/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Ferrero tries to paint a picture of the Spanish conquest of Aztec Mexico with pleasant, if unadventurous, music very much in the cinematic style. Both the tragedy and the adventure are conveyed clearly by solid playing from the Ukraine National. There's nothing earth shattering in the music, but it is pleasant.



It's good to see solidly tonal neo-romanticism gaining more and more ground, however, and if it heralds a return to themed music and the tone poem, I'm all for it.

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