How is this album musically? I have always found Montovani to be too much like elevator music, but from what I can see on the coiver this seems like an attempt at playing some more serious Classical music.
This performance is with a full orchestra, and struck me as a serious, largely successful effort to do justice to the works.
I rather enjoyed it. Musically it was very fulfilling and sonically it was outstanding. The recording has incredible dynamics and is definitely worth having if you can snag a copy.
--Jerome
Thanks, I'll have to look for one,
You learn something new every day....... especially around here.
Have you guys ever heard any albums by Les Baxter. He composed a lot of that pseudo-Hawaiian, space, African and other exotic music you heard in those 1950-60's movies. All made up from his head, nothing is authentic as I understand it. Lots of output here and the sound (of the one compilation I've heard: The Fabulous Sounds of Les Baxter: Strings, Guitars, Voices!) is outstanding.