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True Love Waits: Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead
Radiohead, Unspecified, Christopher O'Riley
True Love Waits: Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks, Classical
 
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Rock bastardizations of classical music are as old as Kim Fowley's--and ELP's--Tchaikovsky tweaking "Nutrocker." But classical interpretations of rock music have generally been something of a high-wire act. While most pop ...  more »

     
   
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All Artists: Radiohead, Unspecified, Christopher O'Riley
Title: True Love Waits: Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 6/10/2003
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks, Classical
Style: Instrumental
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 696998732124

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Rock bastardizations of classical music are as old as Kim Fowley's--and ELP's--Tchaikovsky tweaking "Nutrocker." But classical interpretations of rock music have generally been something of a high-wire act. While most pop fare has strong melodic foundations for the soloist to build from, Christopher O'Riley has challenged himself here with the catalog of Radiohead, one of modern rock's most acclaimed--and texturally complex--bands. O'Riley's insightful gifts for interpretation (which have previously enlightened everything from Stravinsky to P.D.Q. Bach) produce a hypnotic, emotionally compelling listening experience here; O'Riley is a huge Radiohead fan, and that love courses through everything from the dreamy, bittersweet title track through the brooding loveliness of "Let Down." Radiohead's stock in trade is dense, multi-layered music that leans heavily on electronic processing for its moody sonic atmospherics; O'Riley's evokes those complex textures with but a judicious use of the sustain peddles, a deft use of dissonance (as on "Knives Out"), and a rhythmically anxious left hand. Call them etudes for the post-modern age if you will, but O'Riley's performances here largely achieve what all great interpretations strive for: New insight and enlightenment. --Jerry McCulley

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Amazingly Beautiful
Marcus Peter Ginger | 08/11/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know which is more amazing: Radiohead's music, O'Riley's imagination as an arranger, or his skill as a pianist. Combine all three and you have a phenomenal listening experience. I am absolutely in love with this recording. The arrangements sound like Rachmaninoff meets Messiaen meets Radiohead meets John Adams, and they are performed with the intelligence of Artur Rubinstein and the flair of Horowitz.



You do not have to know the Radiohead originals to appreciate O'Riley's arrangements. You don't even have to be a rock fan, or a classical fan, for that matter. But I have a background in classical piano, and I would urge every pianist to listen to this recording. Think of these arrangements as a wonderful addition to the piano repertoire. I can't think of anything this satisfying since John Adams's Phrygian Gates.



For pianists I recommend getting the score, which is available from O'Riley's web site ([...]). It is beautifully produced, with funky artwork similar to the art used in Radiohead's CD booklets. I had the book for a while on my coffee table just to show it off--that's how cool it looks. The arrangements are easy to read, but be warned: they are very difficult to play."
Kudos. . . O'Riley
Shannen D. Norris | Dover, DE | 02/01/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Have you ever purchased an album out of pure impulse?

Have you ever purchased an album knowing that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, it would turn out to be one of the most valuable investments you would ever make?

The later was pretty much my story.



I'll be blunt: I never did find Tribute Albums or Covers to be appealing. Especially since I absolutely Love Radiohead. But O'Riley did more than justice for this album. Bought it today. Listening to it now. Beautiful is an understatment.



Songs To Look Out For:



-Everything in its right place

-Let Down

-Exit music (for a film)

-Bulletproof



Buy it. Even if you're not a casual classical listener."