| Description |
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
For vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra. |
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Sung in Nahuatl. |
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Music by Lalo Schifrin; Texts by Nexahuacoyotl and Hernando Ruiz de Alarcon. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes in English and Spanish and texts in Aztec and English in container. |
| Contents |
Amoxcalco pehua cuica = Song of spring (8:34) -- Ye tocuic Toxochiuh = Life is a dream (6:20) -- Chalchibhuit = War song (2:59) --Nomataca Neuatl = To the god of the night (6:02) -- Zan te te yamelli = Are you the true God? (4:08) -- Ma oc on ichiuhtihuaau = Let us leave some songs (10:50) |
| Performer |
Conchita Julian, soprano; Martha Felix, alto; Placido Domingo, tenor; Nikita Storojev, bass; Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus; the composer conducting. |
| Event |
Live recording made at the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico, in October, 1988. |
| Subject |
Songs with orchestra.
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Songs, Aztec -- Mexico.
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Choruses, Secular, with orchestra.
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| Added Author |
Nezahualcóyotl, King of Texcoco, 1402-1472.
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Ruiz de Alarcón, Hernando, active 17th century.
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Julian, Conchita. Performer.
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Felix, Martha. Performer.
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Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer.
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Storozhev, Nikita, 1950- Performer.
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Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México. Performer.
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| Added Title |
Song of the Aztecs.
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| Standard No. |
1509504942 |
| Music No. |
CDD 494 Pro Arte |
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