Imagine

Ofra Harnoy (Performer), John / McCartney, Paul Lennon (Composer), George Harrison (Composer), Ringo Starr (Composer), John Lennon (Composer), Jeremy Wall (Performer), Doug Riley (Performer), Andrew Dawes (Performer), Adele Armin (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Ofra Harnoy, Jeremy Wall, Doug Riley, Andrew Dawes, Adele Armin
• Composer: John / McCartney, Paul Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon
• Audio CD (March 26, 1996)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003G0A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #87,535 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At long last, Beatles music covered tastefully!, December 29, 2000

By	Tom MacGowan (Spring Lake, N.J., U.S.A) - See all my reviews

I always felt that if an artist is going to cover another artist's music they should either improve on the original or do it differently but tastefully. Rarely have I heard Beatle songs that accomplished that. Among the few Beatle covers I do think accomplished that are Judy Collins 'In My Life', Joe Cocker's 'With a Little Help From My Friends',Ray Charles' 'Yesterday' and a couple of the tracks on George Martin's recent release 'In My Life'. Unfortunatly most of the cuts are silly and an embarrassment to Mr Martin but I have to think that he was induldging his friends on many of the tracks letting non singers e.g,Goldie Hawn, Robin Williams, Jim Carey, sing. Outstanding are two instumentals with guitarist John Williams covering 'Here Comes the Sun' and violinist Vanessa Mae with as probably as beautiful a version of 'Because' as the original. Three or four other tracks are fair with the rest for the garbage heap. One more cover comes to mind, Linda Ronstadt's 'Goodnight', from her album of lullabies. As for Ms. Harnoy's 'Imagine', it is nearly flawless. It captures that Beatle sound of the middle part of their recording career together when they created the haunting,lonely, eerie sound most exemplified by 'Eleanor Rigby', 'In My Life', and 'Nowhere Man'. She infuses that feeling into the whole album with her instrument the cello which is perfectly suited for the task. My only complaint would be some of the song selections but that is a matter of personal taste. I'd love to hear her play 'If I Fell' and a few others but I think she covered a great portion of songs that adapt well to the cello. I'm sure in years to come other great classical virtuoso's will be following in her footsteps in covering this remarkable catalogue of music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beatles Like I've Never Heard Before, February 9, 2005

By	greensbeans "R. Chacon" - See all my reviews

I borrowed this CD from the library out of curiosity and what a delightful suprise. The interpretation of Beatles music is wonderfully simple - I especially love the different variations done with the same tune in some of the pieces giving them a fresh sound. Harmonies between cello and violin in "Norwegian Wood", "Across the Universe" and "Girl" are mesmerising. Mostly played with a slow tempo, this is great soothing music after a stressful day. This CD is definitely worth purchasing for a twist in popular Lennon-McCartney compositions.

4 stars for song selection, otherwise 5 stars for interpretation.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Bass!, July 3, 2000

By	Jessica G. Eberth (Ruskin, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This cd was recommended to me by a luthier (violin maker), who simply described it as interesting and left me to search for the artist and title. Never having considered myself a big Beatles fan, I was nonetheless intrigued, found the cd and was rewarded with an incredible listening experience, melody you can get lost in and bass that breathes in your soul. Soothing, enchanting, delightful----strings as we were meant to enjoy them. Playing it in the car, I was so wrapped up in the music, I missed my freeway exit! I would recommend you buy it, and enjoy the ride. Free as a Bird is especially well done.