Due to the cultural diversity, where indigenous, European and African influences meet, the Latin American countries pose one of the richest Lied repertoires of the world. An abundance of variety in rhythm, melody and narrative forms comes together on this album of Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón accompanied by French harpist Xavier de Maistre.
Serenata Latina is in a way a collage of sounds, where these different shapes of the Latin American songs come to life in their sensually emotional essence: deep longing, somber facets of pain, melancholy, desire and loss dominate the very intimate colour palette of this so beautifully heartfelt recording, however accompanied by vigorous life-affirming and dance-like pieces.
