"At the first Grammy Awards in 1959, Salli Terri was nominated for Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist, along with Callas, Tebaldi, and Ferrell (Tebaldi won). The album did win the Grammy for Best Engineered Classical Record, a honor richly deserved as evidenced by the glorious sound of this CD.I think a review in the May, 1958 issue of Hi-Fi & Music Review says it best: "...a prize winner in my collection. Laurindo Almeida's guitar playing captures the keen poignancy and rhythmic elan of Brazilian music with superb assurance and taste. He is joined by an excellent flutist, Martin Ruderman...and a mezzo-soprano whose velvet voice and astonishing flexibility has hardly an equal at present...Salli Terri. She sings Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 with a sinuousness and ecstasy which make this the finest modern version."It is no wonder that Villa-Lobos himself called this the best recorded version of his composition...and 45 years after its original release, it stands the test of time. A prize winner, indeed!"
Incomplete compilation
Weed (weed@venus.co.uk) | London, England | 08/05/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"why did not EMI make this a definitive CD release of the 3 classic Laurindo Almeida / Salli Terri LPs? - eg not one of Salli Terri's songs from the second album are included - how disappointing that some of the most beautiful guitar duets ever recorded are no longer available - incomprehensible!"
An all-time romantic classic
Basil J. Whiting | Brooklyn, New York United States | 12/16/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I first heard this as an LP in a coffee shop in Monterey, CA, just before proposing to my wife. I gave it to her as a wedding present and we wore it out playing it so much. Now I have finally found it on CD. It is (and always has been) composed of double duets, guitar and soprano and guitar and flute. It is hauntingly beautiful and extraordinarily performed. You will find its themes running through your mind for days after hearing it. This is an all time classic to give to your best lovers and friends."
Superb, lush and enchanting!!!
Antonio Gandia | Ocean, NJ USA | 10/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It is very hard for me to be objective when reviewing this CD. I'm in the same situation as one other reviewer said; my father used to play this record frequently when I was growing up. Of course, as a little kid, you will not always make a note of such things, and may not even care about it. I had not listened to this record since the mid eighties (when our last turntable broke and we made the transition to CD's). As soon as I started listening to it I was taken back to that time of my life, and all of these memories which I did not knew I had came back to me. This record had been part of my life's "soundtrack". It would be easy for me to be over-analytical, since I happen to have a degree in music, but I would not dare to do so. The music is pure, absolutely beautiful. Even though back when this album was recorded it won awards for its sound quality, nowadays we have been spoiled with modern sound recording quality, and we can certainly hear this recording was not made recently. However, it is the performances that count, and these will always sound as fresh and magnificent as the day they were first captured on tape. I will have to get a copy for my dad! Update: I did end up buying a copy for my dad and it brought tears to his eyes!"