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Alexander Mendez | South Pasadena, CA United States | 05/25/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I still think Andrea Zani is an interesting composer that deserves further exploration, but this recording will not add much to his merit. If you listen carefully to this cd there are some very interesting moments, particularly in the solo violin line, but these are not effectively highlighted. There are some nice, if commonplace, slow movements that could have been better played in order to hypnotize the listener thus allowing the music to beguile one's cares for awhile.

The sound recording itself is not of the best quality. Some ensembles seem to prefer to record in churches or halls and there is a resulting decrease in the clean digital sound that I think most people prefer and which is achievable by recording in a sound studio.

Still, this is the only recording available of these concerti and they are not bad ones at that. I would recommend this cd to afficionados of Northern Italian baroque."

Lackluster and boring, authentic Austrian garbage!

Michael Tuttle | Portland, OR USA | 01/22/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I expected something a little better than this for Agora. The tonality is warm, but the enthusiasm lacks expression. Perfect funeral music. Better yet, give as a present to your in-laws!"