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Music : National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra
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National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra from: Koch Int'l Classics |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0099923758129 Label: Koch Int'l Classics Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Koch Int'l Classics Release Date: July 27, 2004 Studio: Koch Int'l Classics Sales Rank: 163515 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Once Again - with Gusto (please?)Underwhelming. I came away thinking the musicians all were somehow stateless persons. They read their parts for certain, but without much 'spirit.' Uniformly lacking - auspiciously so. If nothing else, a National anthem ought to raise goosebumps, for it is the music of the land, itself. Some (e.g.: the EU anthem by Beethoven and the anthem of Hungary or Japan's song) seem to be composed in such a way as to enable thought; others seem to engender competition and manliness - Brazil's anthem - or Ireland's or the anthem of Italy; still others sound almost mystical and transcendant; as does (to me, at least) the beguiling, beautiful anthem of the Marshall Islands. My nation's National Hymn, using old English tune which, I am told, was ... Read More: Rating: - Large collection for the price, but not perfectAs with these sorts of all-inclusive collections, there are issues to be had with 'National Anthems of the World' as performed by the Swarovski Orchestra. Primary--to me--is that these performances and arrangements come off as being rather sterile and bland, though it's perhaps not surprising since I doubt very much that most of the nationalities of the nations represented here have citizens actually in the Swarovski Orchestra. There's little of the passion that a national band or orchestra would have in playing their own nation's anthem, much like listening to a generic studio band play play a collection of college fight songs (and there ARE CDs of those out for sale as well). That said, this 2-disc CD set does offer a wide spectrum ... Read More: Rating:  - excellent selection & quality soundSwarovski Orchestra did an excellent job in this compilation. I work in Foreign Service & I use this CD to play US anthem & the host country anthem during events. Unlike other compilations which shorten the pieces, this offers full-length pieces saving me from embarrassment. |
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