Artur Rubinstein Collection, Vol 1

Advantages: Haunting, passionate music to get lost in.
Disadvantages: It's classical and this puts people off before they even try it.

...interrupt it - particularly something as mundane as housework. Floon and I are obviously not alone in finding the quintet special. This music has aroused the passions of many and the notes say” Many musicians have spoken in awe of its spiritual Elysianism, including the pianist Artur Rubinstein (who requested the slow movement be played at his funeral), the great nineteenth-century cellist Alfredo Piatti (who asked for it to be played during his dying hours to send him into the next world), and the renowned quartet leader John Saunders who had the opening seven bars of the first movement’s second subject inscribed on his tombstone above the following Shakespearian quotation (Sonnet XVIII): So long as man can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. String Quintet in C Major, D956 (1828) The title conveys... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: It just feels right
Disadvantages: where is vol 2 ???

...The Viva Diablo Blanco compilation is a carefully selection of hyms of drum'n'bass / ambient tunes from the mid 90's. You'll be sure to rebember tracks such as Apollo 440's "Ain't Talking about dub" and Fat Boy Slim's "Song for Linda" and at the same time recall some less mainstream artists such as The Aloof and The Art of Noise and on top some very good remixes by the likes of the brazillian collective Filla Brazilia and others. All in all this album does really capture the essence of the whole snowboarding sub-culture, so the snowboarder on the album's cover isn't just a fluke. In a few words this compilation is bold, young and fast paced, but still a ambient album that you can play over and over.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: So good songs
Disadvantages: There can't possibly be any!

...I brought top of the pops2000 vol.1 at the beginning of the year. I brought it through Jungle.com which made great value for money especially as it has 2 cds with about 20 songs on each. When i had listened to it i knew the next one would be great too. Then later in the year (not so long ago) i brought top of the pops2000 vol.2. This was also great value for money. I couldn't believe how recent the songs we're. I was very pleased. There was 2 cds again and about 20songs on each again. I can't wait for the next volumes, they will be great. I will be proberly getting them from Jungle.com like i did with the other two, because they are so good for value for money. I would recommend anybody collecting the albums because there is music for all different tastes of pop music. The cover looks great too and very professional in a cool way!!!!!... Read review

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