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| | Posted on Jul 19, 2005 @2:43 PM | Rating: 10 / 10 | This is the way the Polonaise should be heard. Every note with confidence and clarity and obviously great affection by the player, really nice thank you. It was like listening to an old friend you never get tired of. I then moved onto Blue-Rag. My digital keyboard was next to me switched on and I played along with it (even though I'd never heard it before). It's one of those pieces you immediately attach to. Thanks for the music! Read Review » |
| | | Posted on Feb 22, 2005 @12:16 PM | Rating: 8 / 10 | | Bar-Niv belongs to the rare breed of classically trained composers whose work reflects a genuine interest in American music. Amid the purely intellectual tonal experiments that dominate the field of modern music today, Rami Bar-Niv reminds us that jazz and ragtime can be important elements in contemporary art music. Although Gershwin and Joplin succeeded in breaking some of the cultural barriers that had kept American music out of the world's high-brow concert halls,... Read entire review » |
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