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Baroque Album
Gabriela Montero
Baroque Album
Genre: Classical
 
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Gabriela Montero?s extraordinary ability as an improviser, rare in the classical world, is fast becoming her trademark. Following her critically acclaimed Rachmaninov, Chopin, de Falla, Scriabin, Liszt recital disc and her...  more »

     
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All Artists: Gabriela Montero
Title: Baroque Album
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 10/2/2007
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 084646456728

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Gabriela Montero?s extraordinary ability as an improviser, rare in the classical world, is fast becoming her trademark. Following her critically acclaimed Rachmaninov, Chopin, de Falla, Scriabin, Liszt recital disc and her Bach and Beyond improvisational album for EMI Classics, Montero recorded a CD of Baroque improvisations at London?s Abbey Road Studios in June 2007.
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Bruce S | Missouri | 10/09/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you have enjoyed Montero's other 2 improv albums this one will be no disappointment. She has once again astounded me with her ability to maintain the structure and essence of the original works, yet bring her own personal flair to each of them by successfully integrating some of her major influences (Rachmaninoff, Chopin, etc). She is an original and so is her musical style. Its the kind of Album that one can listen to again and again and hear something new every time! Her treatment of Albinoni's Adagio and Pachabel's Canon are stunning. Plus she covers all of Vivaldi's seasons! Wonderful."
Superb Interplay of Style, Art, Multiple Eras, and Total Bea
Kendra | 04/25/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Need a treat, a classical music improvisation treat on the piano? Well, here it is. This is a really beautiful recording. I am listening to Albinoni and Bach and Handel and Vivaldi all spun just slightly differently by this astonishingly talented pianist, Gabriela Montero.



Sometimes when Glenn Gould was playing he would hum along to the music. And he'd be so carried away with himself well, he'd hum louder. In some recordings his humming is quite audible and I hate to say, distracted me from his brilliant playing--there are some recordings of Bach by him that I can't listen to anymore on account of the humming. Gabriela is also carried away with the beauty of the music but has the self-control that Gould did not.



This recording is dated last year. It's new and it's fresh. It's got a haunting lovely thoughtful and thought-provoking introspection about it. The recording quality is excellent with the piano deep and flawless.



This pianist plays with superb technical alacrity and a deep emotional connection to her art. She is a serious treat to listen to, and while slightly lighter in intensity than some of the originals that she is improvising on, her own art makes it all seem new again.



These kind of recordings with a newly discovered artist, at least to me, is something that fills my heart with a new joy. Like discovering a new favorite wine or a new author or a new artist, Montero grabs you and leads down a beautiful path of sound and spirit and feeling. Rarely has the piano sounded so clean and crisp than on this beautiful recording.



Plaudits to Gabriela Montero and also to her producer David Groves for doing such a superb job capturing her playing so finely.



So, do you need a new piano treat? Do you need a new take on lots of old baroque standards by a superb artist and technician? Well, here it is. Montero is a superb technical pianist, she is flawless from what I have heard in this recording. There is some modern sensibilities thrown into these baroque pieces by the masters but in these new incarnations they work quite well as new pieces in their own right. Imagine Vince Guaraldi mixed in with some Handel or Scarlatti; imagine the airy piano of George Winston, and the accuracy and power of Gould. It's all here for you to find.



I hope that you enjoy this beautiful recording as much as I do."