On
Classics for a New Century
, 13 of
Sony Classical
's releases are stripped of all but their most emotional moments. It's an exhausting listen start to finish, better served in small doses. There's
classical
artists crossing over to
pop
and
, bits of soundtracks, plus some blending of
world
electronic
music with traditional pieces. Just about everybody is trying something new except
Murray Perahia
, whose
Chopin
piece was probably included because it won a Grammy. The greatest injustice is the pianist who played on a track taken from
The Pianist
isn't even credited (it was
Janusz Olejniczak
). Nonetheless, advertising executives should grab a copy since all of the emotive tracks will work wonders for their products.
is the kind of release that will make purists cringe and others will swoon over. ~ David Jeffries