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Violin Concerto from: Nam Childrens Toy Shop Price: CDN$ 8.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0636943905623 Label: Nam Manufacturer: Nam Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Nam Release Date: May 01, 2000 Running Time: 52 minutes Studio: Nam Sales Rank: 12515 MPN: 559056 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: From Amazon.com: Philip Glass's signature doom-and-gloom minor sonorities and shifting rhythms scintillate and eddy under the touch of Adele Anthony and the Ulster Symphony. The solo line in the Violin Concerto is at odds with a unified orchestra throughout, and Anthony's romantic tone draws the listener in for an exploration of the texture, grain, and fiber of Glass's structural minimalism. The Ulster Symphony's rendering of Company and Akhnaten, under the leadership of Takuo Yuasa, forms brilliant darts of tonal color. As a musical adaptation of Samuel Beckett's prose of the same name, Company's dark ruminations are appropriate for the text's depiction of a solitary figure lying on his back in the dark. The orchestra seems aware of their repetitious mechanical task in performing these works, yet this human awareness is what makes Glass's orchestral work so compelling. --Alexis Odell Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Perfect Intro to GlassThis is the perfect CD for people who are curious about Glass but don't want to spend $20 on a CD they may wind up hating. For $6.99 this is a killer deal. Bear in mind that many of the people who have given this CD a poor review are already familiar with Glass' work. We'll assume that the reader is not. These pieces are interesting,beautifully played,and do provide an excellent introduction to Glass' work.If you've always wondered whether or not Glass is your thing, or even if you've never heard of the guy, how can you go wrong for $7? I say slap down your money and give him a chance. I've played this as often as I've played any of his symphonies and soundtracks.Go for it! Rating: - Most "accessible" GlassOne could say this concerto may be the Glass piece most closely related to traditional music and therefore more accessible to those who don't care for "new" music. I am a glass fan and found it to be wonderfully flowing and enjoyed the violin versus his many synthesized music pieces. Top notch. Up there with "The Hours," another favorite. Cant' beat the price either. Rating: - Two out of three isn't bad.The first two movements of the Violin Concerto are excellent. I think it's the only violin concerto out there that even comes close to Mendelssohn's romantic masterpiece. The final movement to the concerto was a colossal mistake. I guess the muse has to abandon you from time to time lest you'll take her favors for granted. The Company is okay, but it's nothing to rave about. I'd say that the disc was more than worth the price for the first two movements of the Glass Violin Concerto. Rating:  - Boring boring boring boring boring boring boring boringThe first time I listened to the Glass Violin Concerto, I found it interesting in a few spots, but decided I'd have to listen a second time in search of something deeper. The second time I listened I discovered there *isn't* anything deeper. This is ear candy, for the ears what Star Wars is for the eyes. In his excellent review for a different recording of the concerto, reviewer Karl Henzy says (and I hope he doesn't mind me quoting him): "...nothing could show the paucity of Glass's ideas than this Violin Concerto. Folks, we'd heard it all from him by the end of the 70s--he's just recycling now, and the material he's recycling was largely cliche to begin with." Hits it right on the head, in my opinion. Much the same is true of the other ... Read More: Rating: - A Little Glass Goes a Long WayIt is fun to experience different composers and different styles. I picked up this CD on a whim, having heard only a snippet of the first movement of Glass's Piano Concerto. Since I had not encountered minimalism previously, this was an education. My first reaction to this CD was to defrock the composer and declare that "the Emperor has no clothes." But , minimalism being what it is, I have since revised my opinion that Glass is presenting us with a Thong as a fashion statement. After all you can get a thong in various colors, and even different fabrics. After that, however, there is no more variety. If you decrease it in size, there is nothing. If you increase it in size, it morphs into a different garment. Don't even think ... Read More: |
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