04/15/08
HARMONIA MUNDI
ANDREW MANZE/Beethoven Symphony #3 Eroica: Look at it this way, the average rocker gets a bit overwhelmed by classical records. Everybody is recording the same thing and how do you tell them apart? The answer might be to seek out recordings like this because the answer just jumps out at you. Menze gets the symphony under his direction to respond to his direction and he conducts a performance as sweeping as Beethoven’s sonic portrait of Napoleon. With it’s ups and downs he follow the rise and fall of the diminutive scowler, anyone looking for a great sonic classical experience will feel right in the music with the power of this SACD. Simply a right on production that opens the ears to new possibilities, whether a new or old classical fan.
807470
ON TARGET MEDIA
TOMMY EMMANUEL/Center Stage: When you get Chet Atkins and Muriel Anderson hocking you that Emmanuel is a guitarist that you should check out, you check him out. While tags like “world’s best” are thrown around too lightly these days, Emmanuel is an acoustic guitarist that is the envy of other guitarists well capable of bringing down the house on his own. This double live cd reprises a bunch of his well loved performances that have made him a household name in acoustic guitar households the world over, added a few new tracks and gives you the response from a live audience that is sure to convince you you’re hearing what you think you’re hearing. A landmark set for contemporary acoustic guitar, this is a must for genre fans.
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Volume 31/Number 167
April 15, 2008
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