Search - Rondin :: From Yesterday to Penny Lane

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Darwin's Bulldog | Upstate New York | 01/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Couple of things need correcting here. First, the player's name is Goran not Gordan, and none of the tracks are 'Japanese'. 'Nuf said. I bought this album over a year ago through DG in Germany. I love it. Sollscher is my all time favorite guitarist, both in his classical work and his popular work. Virtuosity never intrudes on the music. If you like classical guitar, check out his Bach transcription album, and his 2 CD Bach lute suites. His earlied Beatles album was the best of breed for Beatles on classical guitar; this one just adds more icing to the cake. It includes 8 Beatles arangements, Brower's "Seven Songs after the Beatles", and the non-Beatles work "Three American Sketches" by Gearge Martin.Several of the works on this album have accompanyment on bandoneon by Per Arne Glorvigen. These are in a 'South American style' according to the liner notes, and they are work surprisingly well. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is wonderful! Had to go back and check the original to verifdy that it was in fact written in a minor key. It was. The only problem with is album is the sticker shock; wish DG would officially release it in the US."