How to ruin great music
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 01/29/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)
"If amateur orchestras staggering through great music is your thing, then this album will suit you just fine. However, if you'd prefer hearing your favorites played with expertise and emotion, you'd best look elsewhere. It seems clear that this CD's "musicians," for lack of a better word, are too busy concentrating on getting all the notes correct to be able to invest any additional effort into fluidity, style or expression.
These limitations are most glaring whenever soloists are featured. Listen to the sample of the "Carmen" suite intermezzo (track #3) for a general idea of this album's deficiencies, and then stick a fork in this one, cuz it's RUINED! (zero stars)"