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Into Dark

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This is a fine cd, including many of Andrew's original compositions. York studied cello as a youth. His performance of the Bach cello suite is the only one of which I am aware that plays only the notes actually written by Bach rather than supplying bass notes and ornaments. It is a very distinct, concentrated, almost primal version of the piece that is in all likelihood truer to Bach's intentions.

Este CD lo compré para una amiga que estudia guitarra clásica y para ellos Andrew York es un material de estudio obligado.
Este disco esn particular contiene la versión completa de la canción Sunburst de dicho autor, así que si están pensando comprar dicha canción este es el album indicado.
Saludos.

Unfortunately, after a ten year hiatus from solo guitar composing, York copped out with this release which he shamelessly fills with 21 minutes of a Bach cello suite which everyone else has recorded; and, the cello suite, doesn't fit with the rest of the CD.

Check out Denouement to hear how good York used to be.

Andrew is the man. He operates on a different plain than other gutiarists and many of us wish we were there! This is a great batch of tunes with a variety of moods. Most classical guitar discs get momotonous after 5 tracks, but andrew keeps it going till the end. If you're looking for a recording of "sunburst" it's here and worth the price of the disc alone, but check out clips of "marley's ghost" and "evening dance," his other more popular works. a bach cello suite arranged for guitar makes this the perfect cd if you are just looking for a classical guitar cd for your collection.

Just listen... York is a very good composer (would John Williams and so many others record his pieces otherwise?); and yes the Bach piece is great, but the rest are more of what I have come to love of Andrew York.

The Bach was okay, but I could have done without the Windom Hill Sampler. York is not a composer, and should stick to playing.