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Should not have been released as a commercial CD

Michael A. Crisafulli | St. Bonaventure, NY United States | 02/17/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is simply silly. Lucia and friends created a menagerie of mismatched sounds. Artistically this may have deep meaning for Lucia and those who contributed to the CD's creation but as a public offering there is little worth hearing. The compositions are basic and without flow. The CD's creators are delusional to offer this commercially. Please do not buy this CD unless you are a close personal friend of its creators. Lucia Micarelli is an amazingly talented young woman and this CD is a poor testament of her unique ability to create beautiful music.



Buy: Music From A Farther Room. You won't be disappointed.



I requested this CD as a gift after listening to Music From A Farther Room. Interlude is an unexpected disappointment. Lucia, your first CD is incredible. I have recommended Music From A Farther Room to anyone who appreciates fine music. Interlude has damaged your reputation commercially. Please forget about the progressive artistry and create another innovative, beautiful and flowing collection of music.

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A Review Worth Reading

Alan Smith | Elizabethtown, KY | 09/22/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hello, My name is Alan, I am a 20 years old and just downloaded the album via amazon mp3 download (saving a dollar vs itunes). So here is my review of Interlude:



I first heard Lucia when I was a Junior in High School, receiving a burned copy of Music From a Farther Room from a girl I knew, and I now have found myself enjoying the realm of classical music to this day. Taking the Violin onto the borderlines of New Age, Ambiance and Classical (Classical of course being the dominant aspect of this album); Lucia Micarelli seems to take the listener on a journey into the vast depths of the mind. I almost consider it a New Age album because of its subtle and relaxing persona, much more calming than her first album, Music From a Farther Room--which should not be expected to be found in this album! Though both albums are classified as classical, you can feel the growth of her as a person and a violinist in this album, making this album an entity of its own. There are two short conversation found within the album (The Fish and Lucia Reads from Diary), making Lucia seem more real as a person, rather than "just that person" who is a violinist--which makes a very understandable interlude that can be found in many modern, mainstream, influential albums-and this may have skewed some of the 'pure' classical viewers reviews. She also has three other songs which contain 'vocals' that are very much of an ambient genre being brought into Classical realm, these songs being Grandfather Clock; Suite Populaire Espagnole, Asturiana (which is almost an interlude, but due to it being such a short 'thought' to the intro of the song, it is very ambient); and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (a very ambient song). I took the album for what it was and I loved it. If you're coming into this album as a conservative classical listener, Lucia might be a little to young for you, but I could be wrong. :) Enjoy the Album, it's very so much recommended."

A few good tracks

D. R. Brown | Princeton, NJ | 04/15/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I have really enjoyed "Music from a Farther Room" and so downloaded "Interlude" without noticing the negative review. I did listen to the Amazon preview and noticed a few tracks of talking I would not want to keep, but the preview failed to reveal that there was talking on some of the other tracks as well, like "Grandfather Clock." I thought these six tracks were all right: Suite Populaire, Because of Toledo, Someone to Watch Over Me, Clair de Lune, Smile, Everything Must Change. The best to my mind was Clair de Lune, but how many tracks of that do we already have?



I certainly hope Lucia will produce another album of Classical Crossover along the lines of "Farther Room", or an album of sacred music, along the lines of her two tracks in "State of Grace III," but without a vocalist.



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