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DiscountDelight - Perpetual Motion
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List Price: $17.98
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0696998961029
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2001-10-02
Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: Definitely a Winner
Comment: It is apparent to my ears why this CD won a Grammy. It takes familiar classical music pieces and puts the distinct Bela Fleck style on them. The pairing of the banjo with different instruments makes this album texturally interesting for the ear and one does not tire of the selections, even if they are familiar. My favorite pairing is the marimba with the banjo. The liner notes are interesting, as is Bela's story on how difficult it was to make the album. It was definitely worth his time and the listener's .
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Summary: Soul Food
Comment: This is exquisite! The best of human experience encoded on a simple CD disk.
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Summary: AN AMAZING WORK ! ! !
Comment: I was searching a classical music CD for a long time which is something different.Which consists variety of instruments. Like guitar,violin,banjo,mandolin...for example.Something different and also exiting music.This CD fullfills my wishes. The music like this doesn't come up very often I suppose!
Bưla Fleck did a great job by working with people who is masters of their instruments like John Williams etc. This causes the CD to be more joyful.You won't get bored to listen it again and again!
Anyway ,either you are a fan of classical music or not, you won't be dissapointed with this.I guarantee :)
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Summary: Extraordinary!!!
Comment: Do not dismiss this extraordinary CD at first glance when you see the word "banjo". Bela Fleck's unbelievable talent has brought this instrument into a whole other realm!The pieces are all classicl adaptations with avaiety of instruments incuding mandolin, guitar, violin, marimba and double bass. Accompanying artists include Edgar Meyer, John Williams and Bryan Sutton. The music can be appreciated on so many levels for its beauty, technicality and uniqeness.Bela Fleck is awesome and this CD is atreasure!!
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Summary: Brian Farren
Comment: I remember once reading some snob reviewer discussing music - in which he states there are 3 un-listenable instruments: the banjo, the bagpipes, and accordion(?). All instruments I love. Let him listen to this. This CD is great. Fleck's accompanist are wonderful. His banjo has so many tones!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Bela Fleck is one of the greatest five-string banjo players performing today. Beginning in the 1970s, he honed his lightning-fast chops performing bluegrass, then moved on to contemporary jazz and fusion sounds. With this album, he broadens his horizons once again by performing an entire program of classical music transcriptions. Reminiscent of classical guitar albums by John Williams (who makes a guest appearance here), the disc traverses a wide range of repertoire--from Chopin mazurkas to Bach's Two and Three Part Inventions. Throughout, Fleck displays a feathery touch on his banjo, and his instrument offers a pleasant, brassy tone with very little twang. The technique he displays on Perpetual Motion is astounding and a refreshing change of pace from the smooth grooves found on the banjoist's Flecktones recordings. The arrangements are generally minimalist and understated, but violinist Joshua Bell, bassist Edgar Meyer, mandolinist Chris Thile, and percussionist Evelyn Glennie join in on this groundbreaking disc. Bluegrass purists may be disappointed (this is a far cry from the free-spirited, folksy abandon found on Sony's Short Trip Home and Appalachian Journey CDs), but classical fans will be astounded by how perfectly natural Fleck's banjo sounds on these works. --Jason Verlinde
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