(The) Fibonacci Sequence - Bassoon

Advantages: The perfect continuation of a popular score with a lot more drama thrown in
Disadvantages: If you never bought into any aspect of the Star Wars saga, then you probably won't like it

...and orchestrations without really needing the visuals to accompany the action. The score in itself differs mostly from Star Wars in its constant rhythmic insistence. The action sequences are mostly scored with heavy rhythmic backing (something A New Hope was no endowed with quite so heavily) and there are many marches featured throughout: Lando's Cloud City march, Boba Fett's more sinister rhythm and, out of all of these, the Imperial March being the grand culmination of this rhythmic approach. The action sequences are more numerous here than in Star Wars. The extended action pieces in "The Battle of Hoth", "The Asteroid Field", "Attacking a Star Destroyer", "Departure of Boba Fett" and "Rescue from Cloud City/Hyperspace" are all action sequences to die for. The rumbling percussion, lightning fast brass and the constant rhythmic tension combined... Read review

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Advantages: Exciting and moving performance, fine singers, orchestra and conductor
Disadvantages: None really

...-excited exuberance of a puppy that has treed its first cat! Background: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) enjoyed a prolific and highly successful career composing in a wide variety of genres from opera to piano sonatas and is widely regarded to have fine-tuned the Classical Style in his string quartets and symphonies. When Haydn started composing "Die Schoepfung" (The Creation in English) in 1786 he had returned to Vienna after a highly successful time in England where his music was feted by everyone from the King downwards. He was now at the height of his powers, with a doctorate from Oxford University in his pocket and was certainly very aware of the commercial value of his music having made a substantial amount of money in England. From the copious archived documentation, we can read that Haydn felt there was nothing more he could say... Read review

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Advantages: Diversity; A groundbreaking album for Nu Skool Breaks into the mainstream
Disadvantages: the domestic (US release) is shady! (isn't he FROM the US? What's up with that?)

...missing on it, while the import has all the tracks as well as a bonus CD with remixes of most tracks and an extra track, "The Fibonacci Sequence", which Sasha has made famous in his sets. This CD is very good, but not what most will be expecting from him. It will be interesting to see what's next......... Read review

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