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various field recordngs-david fanshawe

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by: music from thailand & laos

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The Yellow River

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from: Marco Polo

Release Date May 01, 1992

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The Yellow River: Piano Concerto

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from: Marco Polo

Release Date December 17, 1992

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The Art of Lang Lang

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by: Lang Lang

Release Date April 30, 2007

If the interviews and concert reviews are to be believed, Chinese pianist Lang Lang has as many critics as he has admirers. For example, in a particularly scathing account (Telegraph.co.uk) of a Festival Hall concert in November 2007 his performance was described as `blatant showmanship and a compendium of party tricks' and `such a grotesque parody of Liszt's sixth Hungarian Rhapsody as the one that crowned this abysmal evening'. Even worse perhaps is the implied criticism of the audience by stating that `the talent he chooses to reveal is one for the superficially spectacular and the substantially shallow'. The worst was saved until last though by concluding that `...he needs a mentor to tell him to grow up and not be so silly'.
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Dragon Song

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by: Lang Lang

Release Date February 19, 2007
This is the first Cd of Chinese composers' works I have purchased and I find it one of the finest collections I have recently brought. I am not familiar with other recordings of the pieces on this album and therefore can not comment on Lang Lang's interpretation as such but I was left spell-bound by what I heard here. I brought this album after seeing Lang Lang play some of the works as part of an encore and he is clearly very fond of the music he grew up listening to and this is reflected in his performances on the album.

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Of Knights and Castles - Burning River Brass

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from: Dorian

Release Date January 10, 2000
This is the first Cd of Chinese composers' works I have purchased and I find it one of the finest collections I have recently brought. I am not familiar with other recordings of the pieces on this album and therefore can not comment on Lang Lang's interpretation as such but I was left spell-bound by what I heard here. I brought this album after seeing Lang Lang play some of the works as part of an encore and he is clearly very fond of the music he grew up listening to and this is reflected in his performances on the album.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Live at the Quick

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by: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones

Release Date February 01, 2008
I bought this live album based on some very positive reviews on this website and after hearing Bela Fleck's fantastic tune 'Crossfire' (which can be found on the excellent Rough Guide to Bluegrass album, which kinda launched my interest in the whole Bluegrass/Country thing). Unfortunately, while the performances are very accomplished and the musicianship clearly superior to many, I thought the album lacked a certain spark. The tunes were bland and had no energy driving them. None of the raw 'edge' you would expect from a live performace. Part of the reason for this may be the poor EQ'ing of the mix, which sounded flat on my CD system despite much tinkering with the controls.

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CD-Charts Position 8
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Live at the Quick

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by: Bela Fleck

Release Date April 08, 2002
I bought this live album based on some very positive reviews on this website and after hearing Bela Fleck's fantastic tune 'Crossfire' (which can be found on the excellent Rough Guide to Bluegrass album, which kinda launched my interest in the whole Bluegrass/Country thing). Unfortunately, while the performances are very accomplished and the musicianship clearly superior to many, I thought the album lacked a certain spark. The tunes were bland and had no energy driving them. None of the raw 'edge' you would expect from a live performace. Part of the reason for this may be the poor EQ'ing of the mix, which sounded flat on my CD system despite much tinkering with the controls.

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CD-Charts Position 9
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Live at the Quick

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by: Bela Fleck & Flecktones

Release Date February 26, 2002
I bought this live album based on some very positive reviews on this website and after hearing Bela Fleck's fantastic tune 'Crossfire' (which can be found on the excellent Rough Guide to Bluegrass album, which kinda launched my interest in the whole Bluegrass/Country thing). Unfortunately, while the performances are very accomplished and the musicianship clearly superior to many, I thought the album lacked a certain spark. The tunes were bland and had no energy driving them. None of the raw 'edge' you would expect from a live performace. Part of the reason for this may be the poor EQ'ing of the mix, which sounded flat on my CD system despite much tinkering with the controls.

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CD-Charts Position 10
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Outbound/Ten from Little Worlds/Live at the Quick

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by: Bela Fleck

Release Date November 01, 2004
I bought this live album based on some very positive reviews on this website and after hearing Bela Fleck's fantastic tune 'Crossfire' (which can be found on the excellent Rough Guide to Bluegrass album, which kinda launched my interest in the whole Bluegrass/Country thing). Unfortunately, while the performances are very accomplished and the musicianship clearly superior to many, I thought the album lacked a certain spark. The tunes were bland and had no energy driving them. None of the raw 'edge' you would expect from a live performace. Part of the reason for this may be the poor EQ'ing of the mix, which sounded flat on my CD system despite much tinkering with the controls.

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