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Music : Adagio: A Windham Hill CollectionIn association with Amazon.comfrom: RCA  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0019341164821 Label: RCA Manufacturer: RCA Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: RCA Release Date: March 04, 2003 Studio: RCA Sales Rank: 70146 MPN: 11648 Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Adagio follows in the rosin-dusted footsteps of The Impressionists, A Different Mozart, and A Different Prelude. As with those releases, it was produced by Dawn Atkinson and features many of the same artists. The results are as varied as the musicians. Violinist Tracy Silverman cuts one of his patented echo-delayed pizzicato violin arrangements of a Bach arioso, while Patrick O'Hearn drapes a somber keyboard shroud around the Adagio from Rodrigo's Fantasy for a Gentleman. Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning find the Celtic air in the Adagio from Handel's Sonata in G, while Philip Aaberg discovers infinity between the notes of Barber's ubiquitous Adagio for Strings. He stretches the melody across his piano in finely drawn lines, subtlety filled out with synthesizer undertones. Subtlety is a casualty on Philipe Saisse's bongos, bells, and synth arrangement of Bach's Air on a G String. It's also sacrificed in a corny confection of Handel's Sarabande by Paul Schwartz. His ham-fisted electronic keyboards would've sounded dated even before Switched-On Bach. But Adagio features plenty of musicians who are willing to surrender themselves to their elegiac themes, including guitarist Steve Erquiaga, Mike Marshall, and Edgar Meyers. --John Diliberto Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good Contemporary Arrangements!I am a lover of classical music from my earliest days. I play the piano and have played in high school bands and briefly a college ensemble as a bassonist. Just a two Christmases ago I discovered Windhill's Christmas collection and fell in love with the different arrangements that are not traditional. I enjoy the jazz elements that weave through the classical. Music from Windhill requires a musically mature and open mind. Good Stuff!!! Rating:  - DisappointingAdagio: A Windham Hill Collection appears to be a collection of pieces just barely off key with a back ground beat that has little to do with the music itself. I was very disappointed since I have collected and enjoyed Windham Hill offerings for years. Rating: - Simply Gorgeous !This is the first Windham Hill compilation I've purchased in a long, long time, and I am thrilled with the music. The artistry is stunning, the artists bring themselves to the music while at the same time maintaining the integrity of the original piece. My favorite is Grieg's Nocturne, arranged and performed by Steve Erquiaga. I have been in love with his music from the moment I heard his CD "Cafe Paradiso" (Imaginary road Records). It is absolutely stunning! When I saw that ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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