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Vanessa-Mae, vehemently opposed to any "compartmentalising of music", describes the material on this album as "techno-acoustic fusion". As far as instrumentation and recording techniques go, that's a pretty fair description. But when the subtitle is "The Classical Album" , Vanessa-Mae and her producer/composer Mike Batt (of Wombles fame) stand accused of misleading their audience. Apart from the opening "Toccata in D", one of the prodigy Vanessa-Mae's favourite show pieces, all tracks are original compositions, most of them by Batt. What we hear are contemporary, poppy pieces, rock drum and keyboard-based, and tailor made for Vanessa-Mae's high-energy yet delicate virtuosity. The fact that the talented Batt is audibly influenced by Michael Nyman does not make his compositions more "classical", but thankfully steers them out of the tedious realm of "Classic Rock". "Widescreen" is a track where the Mae-Batt synthesis works very well; both violinist and producer making the most of the technology-meets-tradition concept. Some of this is film score material, some shopping-mall ear drum fodder, other tracks yet again, revisit Mike Oldfield's old pastures--it is a matter of discussion whether this album "defies all labelling" or simply makes a point of wooing them all in pursuit of the widest possible audience. Hence the "wet T-shirt", sorry, "glistening Sea-Nymph" photo of Vanessa-Mae on the sleeve. --Yngvil V.G.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Vanessa-Mae is one of the greatest violinists out there! She's original and puts character into her playing 24/7. Another great album of hers is "Storm" and that one's my favorite, I have every CD (5 I think the number I have is) except two. I'm not sure if Storm's in the UK yet, sorry! This CD has the true essence of the violin- a jazzy, fun sort of way! Vanessa-Mae has found her own style, and I love it! I play violin, and I want to be just like her!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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i have seen vanessa play live several times i have just about every album i know of and think that this album in particular is one of excellence,just like the others but with this one it tries to be different giving it an edge on an otherwise untaped area of music,some people critisise it for not being classical but i say it was never trying to be a truely classical album (unlike the subsequent releses classical album part 1)just enjoyable and very good,although the later relese of storm is better (bach street prelude in particular) a person who has ever liked any of vanessa mae work simply must get this album.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you ‘re a fan of Vanessa Mae, then you’ll love this album, if you’re into classical music I think this album would be quite interesting to hear. No introductions are really needed when writing about Vanessa Mae; she is a very talented artist and an excellent violin player. ‘The violin player’ is a pleasant album to listen to and features some very powerful tracks, such as ‘toccata and fugue in D minor’ and a personal favourite ‘red hot’. Melodic tracks are also featured, like ‘Widescreen’, which is a quite beautiful and melancholic track. Another good track in this album is ‘Classical Gas’; it just sounds so fresh and innovative, watch out for the reggae version in ‘the Ultimate Vanessa Mae’ album. Overall this album is pretty good, all the tracks are modernised (which is what makes Vanessa Mae so special), however I did not find them all equally good. Maybe it’s because some tracks are just so good that detract from the others! Thus, I’ll give this album 4 stars!
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