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Title: Hold me close
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Artist: bvanoudtshoorn
Genre: Other: Instrumental
Reviewed by: Cortoh Hasur on May 23, 2008 (All reviews by Cortoh Hasur)

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1Overall Description
Don't kill this piece by streaming it, please, and hit the download button. Play this on your Hi-Fi or your soundsystem and let it take you for a stroll. Barry labelled it as a waltz, I'd see it more as a concerto but whatever the genre is, this is pure classical and so well composed. A bliss.
 
2Creativity Description
The creshendo not in playing but in the structure, the way every instrument steps in the piece, adding up on the others, blending smoothly, almost unnoticed, reminds me very much of some pieces Mozart wrote, especially Kleine NachtMusik ones. And again, I don't see this as a waltz, but rather as a quite pleasant concerto. That's a brilliant demonstration of Barry's talent.
 
3Artistic License Description
This is taking us back a couple of centuries ago, and done so well. Having the best musical tools today doesn't make you a great composer. But Barry makes the most of his gear, and thoroughly worked each instrument envelope, and arrangement, to give us that incredible realistic feel. Bravo, Maestro!
 
4Arrangement Description
The build-up of the piece is done with lots of subtility and in details. All the emotion of this Opus is within the creshendo of the structure. Starting softly with the strings, the violin comes in, raising up with the ensemble. And then the flute joins in. And the Oboe.. A pure delicacy for the ears.
 
5Sound Quality Description
Ach! That gong is a crime, here! It is the only flaw in this piece. It comes in at perfect time and does have its place in the composition but its sound is a killer. Probably its timbre is not good. Something brighter, I'd dare to say, lighter even, would have fit in better.

Othewise, this is very well
 
6Does it work as a piece of music Description
Not only it works as a whole, but it would have worked as a concerto already, a few centuries ago. Brilliant.
 
Comments
May 23 2008 12:41 pm
by Likuid
I agree every word of C-H.



May 23 2008 5:13 am
by Cortoh Hasur replying to bvanoudtshoorn
Ouch, I've just realized it cut off part of my point5 comment! --- And yes.. see if something lighter might suit there, instead of the gooooOoooong! ;)



May 23 2008 5:07 am
by bvanoudtshoorn
A great review, C-H. I really appreciate you taking the time to analyse the track in such great depth, and also to write such an in-depth review. I'll have to see about that gong. :D