Cuban guitar player Manuel Barrueco fronts the London Symphony Orchestra and Carlos Barbosa-Lima and the Havana String Quartet pay tribute to the influence of the Beatles through a work titled Beatlerianas, by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer.
The Latin Side of the Beatles
Manuel Barrueco (Photo: Victor Vidal)
Playlist
Eleanor Rigby, by Lennon/McCartney (Leo Brouwer, arr.)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; London Symphony Orchestra; Jeremy Lubbock, conductor
Here, There, Everywhere, She’s Leaving Home, A Ticket to Ride, Yesterday, Got to Get You Into My Life, Penny Lane, by Lennon/McCartney (Leo Brouwer, arr.)
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar; Havana String Quartet
Fool on the Hill, by Lennon/McCartney (Leo Brouwer, arr.)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; David Tanenbaum, guitar
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away, The Long and Winding Road, by Lennon/McCartney (Jeremy Lubbock, arr.)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; London Symphony Orchestra; Jeremy Lubbock, conductor
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, A Hard Day’s Night by Lennon/McCartney (John Bayless and Manuel Barrueco, arr.)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; David Tanenbaum, guitar
Michelle, Hey Jude, by Lennon/McCartney (Toru Takemitsu, arr.)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; David Tanenbaum, guitar
