Soli

Michael DeLalla | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Orchard
• ASIN: B00005ALGX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,781,875 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Jon Stein,Bodles Opera House, Chester NY

“...sensational guitarist...amazing performer...I would highly recommend him!” --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

"Soli",comprised of eleven works for solo guitar, is a wonderful representation of Michael’s unique approach to guitar compositions and arrangements, performed on his trademark steel-string, Classical, and 12-string guitars. Alongside his original works are two arrangements of traditional Celtic pieces (“Shebeg & Shemore” and “The Wild Geese”), and an arrangement of Chick Corea’s jazz ballad “Crystal Silence”. So many of Michael’s influences abound on Soli, from the Old-World polyrhythms of “Le Marchais du Malaucene” and “At Water’s Edge” to the multi-metered joyousness of “Celebration”, to the simple harmonic elegance of “Lauren Grace”, to the virtuosity of “Infinite Loops: See Loops, Infinite” and “A Cricket for Señor Felipe”. Soli takes you on a journey of musical emotions that is truly breath-taking. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Amazing..., September 20, 2003

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Daniel B. Yost "Musikant" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soli (Audio CD)

Seeing as I studied guitar under Michael DeLalla for 11 years, I'm probably somewhat biased in my review, but I do believe this one of the best contemporary classical guitar CDs out there. While his technical virtuosity is indeed rather amazing, it is his ability to transcend the technique to create "musical" songs that really gives this album its flavor. Michael's sense of humor is also apparent in the liner notes and through such track titles as "Piece for Steel Drum (If I Played Steel Drum)" and "Infinite Loops: See Loops, Infinite." I highly recommend this album for everyone and especially for those studying the guitar.