Cello [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

David Darling (Performer), David Darling (Composer), David / Eicher, Manfred Darling (Composer)

Product Details

• Performer: David Darling
• Composer: David Darling, David / Eicher, Manfred Darling
• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B00000DTFW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #103,820 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tremendous Recording, January 29, 2004

By	"queenkath" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

I've never heard cello music sound like this. It was first introduced to me by a friend. I don't find his work to be confined to being "New Age" or "Classical". It's very univeral.

Each recording layers intense drones and pluckings of the cello's voice which still have me guessing at how he could create such noises!

It might feel a bit dark and solemn upon the first listen, but its a lot more complex than that. David Darling is a magician of a craftsman, and this record never stops astounding me.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A composer's best, October 3, 2000

By	Alexandre Limoges (New Haven, Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews

David Darling's "Cello" might just be his most original, along with "Darkwood". The music here is mostly somber and nostalgic, but also peaceful. The slowly evolving repetitive patterns of Darling's music craddle the listener through an highly evocative nocturne journey. Pieces are short and simple, and cello is the only instrument in each of them. A must have for contemporary music listeners.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music to hear a hundred times or more, April 27, 2001

By	David Mcdonald (topanga, ca United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've had this CD for at least five years and it has never really left my pile of CD's that I listen to on a regular basis. It is quiet but tough and never vapid. There is grit here as well as serenity. I always liked the music in Godards films and several of the pieces here are dedicated to Godard and are very evocative of his films. The best CD I have heard by David Darling.