Search - Classic Dream Orchestra :: Beatles Greatest Hits Go Classic

Beautiful, brilliant, superior? ABSOLUTELY!

belletoujours | USA | 03/08/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"No ifs, ands, or buts about this collection of the Beatles songs! These covered tunes performed by CLASSIC DREAM ORCHESTRA are fantastic! Call these 12 tracks what you will, be it beautiful music, relaxing music, easy-listening music, ambience music, soothing music, over-30 music-- IT'S ALL GOOOOOD tenfold! Drawing from my many Beatles instrumentals, this one has GOT to be one of, if not THE most appealing.

So, the cover-presentation has a cute little drawing of a yellow submarine-- hey! I don't mean that these tunes are billed for the enjoyment of children... far from it! They're all adult fare with both top-quality sound and instrumentation. This compilation has its captivating hold on me and I'm having a difficult time letting go. So melodic and wonderfully UNIQUE in sound and rendition that I know it will be a lasting enjoyment, in my opinion. None of the Beatles' compositions is lost to these interpretations... you will easily "know" them despite the added enhancements... strings, harpsichord, piano, horns, soft bells...



These classic tracks have been strongly set to "strings", of course-- not meant for lulling, rather with an emphasis on good, easy listening... created and arranged mostly with a "softer" edge to the Beatles' compositions.

Mostly violins on most, but several of the tunes' instrumentation come at you forcefully and intensely-- fast tempos, crescendo-spurts, rhythmic... yet quite harmonic, warmer, prettier, such as NOWHERE MAN.



My personal fav is ELEANOR RIGBY-- strong and lively strings, some heavy percussion... love the orchestration and the harpsichord! Also, love the harpsichord in the slower AND I LOVE HER. Listen for a strong and powerful instrumentation and a crescendo-spurt at the end of HEY JUDE... although the song is mostly piano and strings with some flute and percussion. Captivating!

In tempo, SOMETHING is true to its original, and quite enhanced with appealing instrument-fillers.



Whether you're `blowing out' these beautiful interpretations through your car speakers, computer, headphones, or elsewhere they're all AWESOME-- `nary' a bad one in this batch, believe me.



The first 4 tracks are probably my favorites with track 11 HEY JUDE tossed in toward the end.

Although true to its original composition, each rendition will bring a new and different appeal to the ears of the listener.



I love this music, thus recommend this compilation to any Beatles zealot or any music lover, for that matter."