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Interlude

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I have really enjoyed "Music from a Farther Room" and so downloaded "Interlude" without noticing the negative review. I did listen to the Amazon preview and noticed a few tracks of talking I would not want to keep, but the preview failed to reveal that there was talking on some of the other tracks as well, like "Grandfather Clock." I thought these six tracks were all right: Suite Populaire, Because of Toledo, Someone to Watch Over Me, Clair de Lune, Smile, Everything Must Change. The best to my mind was Clair de Lune, but how many tracks of that do we already have?

I certainly hope Lucia will produce another album of Classical Crossover along the lines of "Farther Room", or an album of sacred music, along the lines of her two tracks in "State of Grace III," but without a vocalist.

Hello, My name is Alan, I am a 20 years old and just downloaded the album via amazon mp3 download (saving a dollar vs itunes). So here is my review of Interlude:

I first heard Lucia when I was a Junior in High School, receiving a burned copy of Music From a Farther Room from a girl I knew, and I now have found myself enjoying the realm of classical music to this day. Taking the Violin onto the borderlines of New Age, Ambiance and Classical (Classical of course being the dominant aspect of this album); Lucia Micarelli seems to take the listener on a journey into the vast depths of the mind. I almost consider it a New Age album because of its subtle and relaxing persona, much more calming than her first album, Music From a Farther Room--which should not be expected to be found in this album! Though both albums are classified as classical, you can feel the growth of her as a person and a violinist in this album, making this album an entity of its own. There are two short conversation found within the album (The Fish and Lucia Reads from Diary), making Lucia seem more real as a person, rather than "just that person" who is a violinist--which makes a very understandable interlude that can be found in many modern, mainstream, influential albums-and this may have skewed some of the 'pure' classical viewers reviews. She also has three other songs which contain 'vocals' that are very much of an ambient genre being brought into Classical realm, these songs being Grandfather Clock; Suite Populaire Espagnole, Asturiana (which is almost an interlude, but due to it being such a short 'thought' to the intro of the song, it is very ambient); and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (a very ambient song). I took the album for what it was and I loved it. If you're coming into this album as a conservative classical listener, Lucia might be a little to young for you, but I could be wrong. :) Enjoy the Album, it's very so much recommended.

This CD is simply silly. Lucia and friends created a menagerie of mismatched sounds. Artistically this may have deep meaning for Lucia and those who contributed to the CD's creation but as a public offering there is little worth hearing. The compositions are basic and without flow. The CD's creators are delusional to offer this commercially. Please do not buy this CD unless you are a close personal friend of its creators. Lucia Micarelli is an amazingly talented young woman and this CD is a poor testament of her unique ability to create beautiful music.

Buy: Music From A Farther Room. You won't be disappointed.

I requested this CD as a gift after listening to Music From A Farther Room. Interlude is an unexpected disappointment. Lucia, your first CD is incredible. I have recommended Music From A Farther Room to anyone who appreciates fine music. Interlude has damaged your reputation commercially. Please forget about the progressive artistry and create another innovative, beautiful and flowing collection of music.

Lucia Micarelli is considered an American Rock Violinist (went on tour with Jethro Tull) and this album is totally in line with that. I thought the poetry tracks were great (The Fish gave me goose bumps) I think that the talking and the humor on a couple of the tracks defines who she is as a musician, and to urge someone not to buy this record simply because it wasn't what you were looking for is not a fair review of the album.

This album is for a younger generation and those who have an appreciation for the violin in what I consider an indie rock setting.

I loved it. Keep on keeping on, Lucia!

Classical Improv violin style. Loved this CD. Violinist has a beautiful and unique of expressing her talent. First heard about her when I went to a Josh Grobin concert. So glad that I made the purchase.

I adore the way Lucia Micarelli plays the violin. I loved 'Music from a Farther Room.' I loved her on Josh Groban's DVD's -- more than loved her, found her work transformative

I saw that this one had negative comments, because of the talking on the album -- so I put off buying it for a long time. Finally, desperate to hear her play more, I decided to download it after all.

Lucia is definitely a rebel in her musical sense, which is why her work is so transformative in the first place, so sometimes she is going to take us farther than we might want to go.

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Changed after listening several times.

At first, I found the talking distracting, but after a while it grew on me. I remembered a recording of "Peter and the Wolf" that I've heard a number of times, a recording by Simon & Garfunkel of "Silent Night," and a recording by Josh Groban of "I'll be Home for Christmas," all of which had talking on them. In the latter two cases, I did not like the talking at first, but it also grew on me and became part of the music for me. That's what happened here also.

Lucia has unique bowing techniques that make her sound different from everyone else -- and spectacularly beautiful.

Now that the talking has grown on me, I find the music riveting -- just riveting. Some of it is classical. Some of it is more avante-guarde. In each case, her unique tone is there.

It's totally addictive.

Quite a nice range of musical style here and Lucia always hits deep with the soul she puts into every note. There is some very happy and very sad music here. Love it all! And having seen her on stage with Groban in 2005 I picture her barefoot in her green gown every time I listen. Lucia is an emotive and powerful master of the strings.

This is a very nice recording from a very talented musician with eclectic taste and varied talents. One should explore this CD and enjoy this musical journey!

There are a few decent songs on this CD (mostly the standards), but the rest were pretty much a waste of time (and money). This CD is not helping her career progress. While a major disappointment, she has other notable recordings that she will hopefully emulate in the future.

I bought this cd because of the amazing "Music From A Farther Room" cd.
Didn't read any reviews first either, as other reviews here stated. I am mostly disappointed with this cd. Compared to her "Farther Room" cd and the various live performances and videos on YouTube that showcase her amazing talent, this cd is not up to the standard she set with "Music From A Farther Room".