Adams; Schoenberg: Chamber Symphonies

Advantages: Great music is always an advantage...
Disadvantages: Great music don't have it

...thick author. Today, that can listen their with the clear of mind from prejudices, we have to recognize their greatness "absolute" without forgetting they open the road to so much back music. You are enough to think about Schoenberg, the inventor of the so-called dodecafonia (new method to compose music proposed around 1915), that appreciated him and as great teacher showed him; to Berg that more times he quotes, in his writings, Mahler declaring how much it musically owed him, etc. The Symphony that I have a preference for, but saying this I feel a hold to the stomach for the "blame" that I do to the others, it is the Seventh one and particularly the two enchanting, "strange" Nachtmusiken that they constitute the traditional slow Time and the other one of it, the "Scherzo". Here, all plays indeed, as if it came from another world... Read review

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Advantages: the beautiful voice of Bonnie Tyler
Disadvantages: nothing

...of the Earth it's the first Rick's album i bought ! For me, 3 years after, it's THE MASTER PIECE ! His tubular bells ! Wakeman should invent a suite in the original story of the french writer ! He composes 22 tracks with a mixture of story and music. All the texts are read by the great american actor Patrick Stewart (star trek - the next generation). For the songs, he calls Ozzy Osbourne, Bonny Tyler, Tony Mitchell, Justin Hayward and Katrina Leskanich ! For the music, Rick calls the famous "London Symphony Orchestra" and "the english chamber choir" and of course, RICK himself ! in conclusion, all the tracks are beautiful ! My favourite is "is anybody there" sung by the wonderful Bonny Tyler (Total eclipse of the heart in the 80's) because she has a bird's voice ! But the master piece, the title of this album is the last, the final ! "the... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent recording and product
Disadvantages: Pricey - but very much worth every penny!

...I am the proud owner of this recording and it has pride of place in my collection. There's a lot to say about this, so I will hopefully cover as much as I can! HAYDN Franz Joseph Haydn is the father of classical music in its true sense. He lived in Austria between 1732 and 1809, and invented the symphony and the string quartet. during his life, he composed over 100 symphonies, and dozens of other works, including concertos, string quartets, quintets, chamber music, masses and oratorios. Haydn was a religious person, and it may be because of this that his greatest works include masses and oratorios (religious themes set to music). There is so much to say about him, but more information can be found on various websites and books. THE ORCHESTRA AND PERIOD MUSIC The work is performed by the Academy of Ancient Music, a leading... Read review

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