German Dances - German Dances - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For all of the hard rhythmic driving intensity of New Direction, Riley is not one of those drummers who needs to blast away to captivate listeners and to remain engaged. In these powerful arrangements, you can discern Riley's fascination with complex rhythm cycles, where each man's instrument seemingly functions as a direct extension of the drummer, by layering contrasting metric accents one upon another with varying degrees of intensity, often as a prelude to some vigorous theme and variation by this most melodic of drummers.

Dances of Old Vienna is a tribute to waltzes and the dance music of Vienna's nostalgic past. Containing the musical talents of Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss I & II and Josef Strauss it is a delightful collection of dance music made famous in this age by the talented work of well-known conductor and violinist Willi Boskovsky. With Willi Boskovsky on violin and also conducting the Boskovsky Ensemble this album originally recorded by Decca Records is playful and yet serious on many different levels. Mastered utilizing JVC's newly developed K2HD process. It can produce a very high sound quality CD by packing the information of 192kHz and 24bit into the CD master of 44.1kHz and 16bit.

Les Lunes du Cousin Jacques - Castrato Arias from Rinaldo, Rodelinda, Et Al [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/01/1998