Even the presence of the great R&B crooner Aaron Neville on “Even If My Heart Would Break” can’t save this one-dimensional release. Always sounding like he’s on automatic pilot, Kenny takes no risks whatsoever and sees to it that one song is as shamelessly contrived as the next. There’s nothing even remotely tasteful about interchangeable tunes like “Sentimental,” “Forever In Love” and “End of the Night,” all of which are about as bloodless and schlocky as it gets. And Breathless isn’t bad because it’s a pop album or because it’s commercial it’s bad because of its complete lack of soul, substance or creativity. True, it was silly for jazz artists to judge Kenny by hard bop standards when hard bop (or even soul-jazz or fusion) was a long way from what he was going for. Kenny G’s huge following responded that the attacks were silly and misguided because the saxman was the first to admit that he was primarily a pop instrumentalist and wasn’t pretending to be anything else. Throughout the 1990s, Kenny G was the whipping boy of the jazz world - the instrumentalist who hardcore jazz improvisers loved to bash when the subject of smooth jazz came up.
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Mussorgsky: Dawn on the Moskva River from “Khovanshchina”Įngineered for SACD by Dixon Van Winkle. These are simple, sometimes enjoyable, pop tunes with forgettable melodies, and no harmonic tension or rhythmic excitement. Hes the best-selling saxophonist of all time, and has never claimed to be a jazz musician, which is accurate. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – The Great Gate at KievĢ6. One among many huge hit albums featuring the shimmering, willowy soprano sax solos of Kenny G. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – The Hut on Fowls’ LegsĢ5. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Con mortuis in lingua mortuaĢ4. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Catacombs (Roman Sepulchre)Ģ3. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Limoges, the Market PlaceĢ2. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Samuel Goldenberg and SchmuyleĢ1. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Ballet of the Chicks in their ShellsĢ0. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenadeġ9. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Bydloġ8. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Tuileriesġ7.
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenadeġ6. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – The Old Castleġ5. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenadeġ4. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Gnomusġ3. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenadeġ2. Bizet: Farandole (from L’Arlésienne Suite No. Grieg: Solvejg’s Song (from Peer Gynt Suite No. Sonically the performances feature a more open top, enhanced clarity, and richer bass than any previous edition, making this a truly first class experience on all counts.Ġ1. The question for most collectors is a simple one: does it sound better? The answer, without reservation, is “Yes”–at least for this present issue, which offers Szell’s magnificent Pictures at an Exhibition, already well known from its Essential Classics incarnation…although Russian music was not an area in which Szell made his reputation, both he and the Cleveland Orchestra are on top form throughout. Sony Masterworks’ new “Expanded Edition” offers well-known recordings newly remastered using DSD technology, along with “bonus” material extending the playing time of the original LP (not the previous CD edition, if any), all at a very attractive price. Originally Released in 1958 / 1963 / 1966 | Sony Classical Or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,48 GB George Szell & Cleveland Orchestra – Grieg / Bizet / Mussorgsky (2001)
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