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Music : Glass: Violin Concertofrom: Naxos
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 Rating:  - Glass minimalistically pleasantGlass's violin concerto is pleasant and immediately accessible. But, Glass's music is all very similar; its as if there is a number of ideas which get continously re-cycled. To my mind, Adams' concerto is stronger Rating:  - Unexpectedly lyricalI don't know that much about Philip Glass & co. (a minimal amount?) but, to me, this is modern music that's immediately accessible and which tries to engage in terms of its musicality rather than its philosophy or its aesthetic creed. There are affinities with precursors. It's possible to see a direct link between the Violin Concerto, for instance, and works of the Baroque period, with its use of repeated phrases, arpeggios, double stopping and so on. Its repetition is not tiresome ... Read More Rating: - Fantastically engulfing...I have a rather esoteric taste in music, I like a bit of everything in moderation. Glass's music is in a particular genre(Minimalism) that is a bit like marmite, at first you either love it or hate it. However, there are so many layers and within a single movement, it's impossible not to grow to appreciate at least some of his compositions. With the violin concerto being performed so fantasticlly here(in particular, although both 'Company' and the 'Akhnaten' pieces also well performed), ... Read More Rating: - Violin Concerto is one of Glass's most inpired creationsThe Glass Violin concerto,along with the James Dillon is one of the most visceral and exciting violin concertos of recent times.It stands up surprisingly well without being married to dance(i first encountered it in that context)or film and is totally compelling in its own right.There's not much to it really:the familiar minor key arppegios,churning rhythms and static harmonies but it's all woven together with such irresistable flair that it's impossible to resist. A pairing with the rather anodyne (designer ... Read More Rating: - The best Violin Concerto recording...This is the only unofficial Glass recording in my extensive collection (that is to say not approved and supervised by the composer and produced by his longtime collaborators Kurt Munkasci and Michael Riesman). It is though the finest available recording of one of Glass' best orchestral works, his Violin Concerto. Pungent, bracing and evocative - the Concerto is one of Glass' most accesible and attractive works, and here receives the performance it deserves. Powerful, perfectly paced, energetic and moody - the soloist ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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