The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe

Yo-Yo Ma;Ennio Morricone | Format: MP3 Download
From the Album Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Label: Sony Classical
• Copyright: (P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
• Duration: 3:13 minutes
• Genres:
• ASIN: B00136RQOS
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Defective pieces, September 6, 2009

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Robin H (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe (MP3 Download)

I have just downloaded the whole MP3 album Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone and found that the first two pieces are mixed and truncated improperly. As a matter of fact, the last 50 seconds of the first piece Gabriel's Oboe is actually the begining of the second piece The Falls. So both pieces are defective. I will report this and see how Amazon responds.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Truncated Tune, July 2, 2009

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W. Woelk (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe (MP3 Download)

This is a beautiful piece of classical music. YoYo Ma's does a beautiful job of playing the piece on his cello. I would have given it five stars, but Amazon's MP3 file is truncated near the end. I have downloaded the file more than once and both copies were truncated. Not having ever heard this piece before, I can't say whether this abrupt ending is intentional or not. If any one else is familiar with this piece let me know and I will correct this review.

As a side note, Amazon does not make it very easy to report a defective MP3 download. In the case of this tune I believe the copy on their server is defective. I have submitted a complaint to their help desk. We shall see what happens. I have asked Amazon to either offer a corrected full version, or refund my 99 cents.