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2.0 out of 5 stars
Appalling Misfire From A Great Organist,
This review is from: Improvisations for Christmas (Audio CD)
When I first heard this I nicknamed it 'the vampire's Christmas'. Everything from the lowering drawing of the performer on the cover to the choice of materiel for the improvisations is misjudged . I had picked it up in a post-holiday sale bin. (Exactly where it belongs.)
Guillou is one of the world's great organists, but that doesn't guarantee good taste or good sense. It represents one of the very few misfires for both performer and for the Dorian label. I can't imagine why anybody would want to listen to it for anything other than Guillou's improvisatory skills and extraordinary technique. Not the Christmas CD to curl up with with your family ! Dorian (circa 1988) wins back some points for the excellent sound recording.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Avant-garde,
By L'éternel sourire "L'éternel sourire" (Québec City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Improvisations for Christmas (Audio CD)
L'organiste français Jean Guillou est un avant-gardiste dans la continuité d'Olivier Messiaen; même lorsqu'il interprète des "classiques" de Noël, son style étonnant s'apparente davantage à Edgar Varese, Frank Zappa, ou Jimi Hendrix. Il "décontruit" les oeuvres pour se les réapproprier. Ce n'est pas la manière conventionnelle de jouer ces oeuvres; au contraire, il les transcende avec beaucoup d'intensité. Souvent reversant, mais à prendre à petites doses.
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Improvisations for Christmas by Jean Guillou (Audio CD - 1993)
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