"Since her birth in 1999, we have been playing this CD for her to sleep by. She is now about 2 years old and absolutely loves it. She really gets into the rythms. It is such a joy to see her appreciation of good music. What a way to start your life. I reccomend this cd for all ages. Please return this favorite so we may purchase more copies. Jim&Alice Yeager"
Toccata in different vein
LEE BENG AUN | PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR D.E. Malaysia | 12/03/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The Orchestral Arrangement for " Toccata & Fugue in D minor " is my favourite. Highly recommended for those who want to enjoy a different approach to this piece. Incidentally, you might want to listen to his arrangement of the same piece in his " Sayonara Concert - live in Osaka Festival Hall " available on VCD and DVD.
Check out also Walter Murphy's arrangement for the same piece."
Good Introduction to Classical Music
LEE BENG AUN | 12/28/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a collection of well known classical pieces with a "pop" flavor to it. Not surprising because Paul Mauriat was a musician who transitioned from roots in classical training to an internationally famous pop musician.All the melodies in this selection are enchanting, but the interpretation of Canon(Pachelbel) is my personal favorite. I would recommend this to anyone who likes pop music and would like to start listening to classical music.I'd love to see this back on the shelves again so I can buy it."
Not bad but too electronic...
Young Seok Park | Seoul, Korea | 03/15/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I have all three albums of the series, which doesn't mean they are my favorite. My impressionis that Paul's way of arranging and playing in the series including this album is not like that of his previous albums. I think he used too much electronic sound and failed to give listeners unique tension and attraction his music only has. (Interestingly, he didn't lose his own taste in his album "The best of France" with the same electronic expression.) He just did rendition in this album that any musicians can imitate easily.I expected a real different style of playing classical music from him but knew I was wrong."