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Blistering, Lyrical, Boisterous, August 18, 1999
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This review is from: Hyperblue: Sesso E Violenza / Attitude Problem (Audio CD)
Rakowski's music is all about energy -- his music is the rarest of this genre in that it contains the vibrancy of bebop or rock, with the lyricism and smarts of the best of the European tradition. Envision this: Alban Berg, standing onstage in a smokey nightclub in 1950s New York, burning it up on his sax, while Maurice Ravel comps on the keys, and the Ramones provide the rhythm section. After you're through with that vision, rub your eyes, put on a clean t-shirt, and go out and buy this CD. Somebody hand this guy the Pulitzer.
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David Rakowski's music is visceral, voluptuous, and humorous, June 24, 1999
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This review is from: Hyperblue: Sesso E Violenza / Attitude Problem (Audio CD)
From the blistering opening of the piano etude "Martler" to the gorgeous middle movement of "Sesso e Violenza," this disc features some of the most exciting classical music around. Other treats include the suitably raucous "Attitude Problem" and the haunting and delicate song cycle on poems of Louise Bogan. Perhaps due in part to the performers' close association with the composer (Rakowski has written works for all of the artists involved), the virtuoso performances on the disc are expert and the interpretations definitive.
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