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Francesco De Gregori Miramare 19.04.1989

28 oct 05

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"Legalizing the mafia will be the rule of the two thousand... it will be Mastro Lindo's charisma to organize the line." This was said in 1989, when there was no talk of "entering the field." A prophetic De Gregori, unusually realistic. Indeed, this album is a minor work, yet I wouldn't deny it a mediocre 4, if only for the apocalyptic-ecological poetry of "Miramare." Review as usual excellent.

Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing

28 oct 05

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I wasn't there, but Sylvian responded to Honeyandmoon exactly as I would have, so I can only agree with his advice. The best ones are undoubtedly the first two, and this is the second. For me, the first ("Suzanne Vega") is slightly inferior, more static, but here it's just a matter of personal taste.

Claude Debussy Preludi per pianoforte - Libro 1

27 oct 05

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The Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (which for the sake of brevity I have stripped of accents) is an orchestral work (but it can also be performed by a chamber ensemble). It is not part of these preludes, which are for piano. Nonetheless, the impressionistic charm is similar and can be found, more or less, throughout Debussy's entire body of work. Recommendations: the beautiful symphonic poem in three movements "La Mer," the three Nocturnes for orchestra, the String Quartet, and especially various collections for piano (Images, Estampes, the Études, Suite Bergamasque, Children's Corner, 2 Arabesques, etc.). In short, anyone who wants to get to know Debussy has plenty of options to choose from.

Johann Sebastian Bach - Glenn Gould Variazioni Goldberg

27 oct 05

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De-baser like Amadeus? On the same day, "my" Debussy and this excellent Bach, eternal and playable with any instrument and in any style... of course, Glenn Gould's interpretation made history and marked a turning point, but how can one not remember a devoted Bachian, who spent her life playing only him, like Rosalyn Tureck? Perhaps her interpretation was a bit more faithful and traditional, but always of great quality.

Claude Debussy Preludi per pianoforte - Libro 1

27 oct 05

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Thank you for the comments. I wouldn’t want to be "pissero" like Benedetti Michelangeli, but it seemed to me that I had written that Fou Ts'Ong was Chinese and not Japanese, unless the Dwarfs have corrected it (now it says "Chinese"). Anyway, if I had written "Japanese," I apologize for the oversight.

Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing

26 oct 05

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Sometimes it can happen that we don't agree, but it's not that I particularly like the remix of "Tom's diner": it's just that I completely justify it, because it would have come naturally to me too.

Joni Mitchell Court And Spark

26 oct 05

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I'm sending a review of the student (Suzanne Vega) and at the same time one arrives about the teacher (Joni Mitchell). And it’s also excellent, as this album deserves, which I would have honestly liked to review myself... Never mind, I’ve already done it with "Hejira" and there are still some masterpieces left. Aunt Joni has rarely been wrong.

The Doors The Soft Parade

25 oct 05

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Unrecognizable compared to their debut, considering that only two years separate these Doors from those of "The End." It’s true: only a true enthusiast can appreciate the little good that is still present on this record, like "Shaman's Blues" and "Wishful Sinful," the latter potentially great but ruined by the violins (what do violins have to do with the Doors?).

Fabrizio De André Fabrizio De André in concerto volume 1

25 oct 05

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De André's songs, like all immortal works, lend themselves to any interpretation, even in a rock key as in this album. The tracks that PFM has recorded the most, "Il pescatore" and "Amico fragile," are even more evocative in these versions than in the original ones. Mussida's guitar solos in "Amico fragile" are worth the price of the album by themselves. An appropriate review, that is, excellent.