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The Well-Tempered Synthesizer [Enhanced][Original recording remastered]

Wendy Carlos (Artist)
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Composer Wendy Carlos spurred electronic music to new commercial heights during the late '60s, popularizing the synthesizer with the enormously successful Switched-On Bach album. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on November 14, 1939, Carlos pursued her M.A. in composition under Vladimir Ussachevsky and Otto Luening at Columbia University's famed Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. Following… Read more in Amazon's Wendy Carlos Store

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  • Audio CD (October 2, 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced, Original recording remastered
  • Label: East Side Digital
  • ASIN: B00005OKS2
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,962 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #6 in  Music > Classical > Instruments > Electronic > Computer

1. Monteverdi: Orfeo Suite
2. Scarlatti: Sonata In G Major
3. Scarlatti: Sonata In D Major
4. Handel: Water Music: Bourree
5. Handel: Water Music: Air
6. Handel: Water Music: Allegro Deciso
7. Scarlatti: Sonata In E Major
8. Scarlatti: Sonata In D Major
9. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: Allegro
10. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: Andante
11. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: Presto
12. Monteverdi: Domine Ad Adjuvandum
13. Stereo Alignment Tones
14. Well-Tempered Experiments

On this CD:
  1. Arrangement of a Suite from Monteverdi's Orfeo
    Composed by Wendy Carlos
    with Wendy Carlos

  2. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 455 (L. 209)
    Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
    with Wendy Carlos

  3. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 491 (L. 164)
    Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
    with Wendy Carlos

  4. Water Music Suites Nos 1-3 for orchestra, HWV 348-350 Bourrée
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    with Wendy Carlos

  5. Water Music Suites Nos 1-3 for orchestra, HWV 348-350 Air
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    with Wendy Carlos

  6. Water Music Suites Nos 1-3 for orchestra, HWV 348-350 Allegro Deciso
    Composed by George Frideric Handel
    with Wendy Carlos

  7. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 531 (L. 430)
    Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
    with Wendy Carlos

  8. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 96 (L. 465) "La caccia"
    Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
    with Wendy Carlos

  9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Wendy Carlos

  10. Vespro della beata vergine, for chorus & instruments, SV 206 Domine ad adjuvandum
    Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
    with Wendy Carlos

  11. Work(s) Stereo Alignment Tones
    Composed by Wendy Carlos
    with Wendy Carlos

  12. Well-Tempered Experiments
    Composed by Wendy Carlos
    with Wendy Carlos


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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stop complaining, May 18, 2003
...This album, Carlos' follow up to Switched On Bach, is actually better than it's predecessor. This is to be expected as the technology improved, but perhaps more importantly, Carlos' feeling and attention to detail improved as well. The timbres are lighter and airer, and there is a greater sense of rhythm and intensity. And there is always something eerie about this work, and with most of her early recordings. The sounds are fluttery, elusive, sometimes off tune, and the pitches waver. I'm always struck at how bold her sound is, compared to other artists like the ethereal Isao Tomita, and this album is all the more rich and powerful because of it. If you have to own one of her early recordings, this is the one to get. The haunting final Monteverdi piece, with its strange, beautiful, and terrifying electronic vocals is worth the price of admission alone.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Carlos's best album?, June 26, 2002
This was Wendy's second album released around 1970. The readings of the Scarlatti and Handel are very well done with good tempos and bright arrangements. The Monteverdi is also an amazing piece of early synthesizer work. Perhaps the crown work on this album is Bach's 4th Brandenburg Concerto, which Glenn Gould once called the the most perfect interpretation.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A long time coming to CD, January 31, 2003
By A. Smith (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews
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I'm by no means well-versed in classical music, but this album served as an peppy invitation to me as a child. My parents did not expose me to music in the form of, say, piano lessons, but my father did bring home demo albums of all types from the radio station he worked for. I wore out his copy of "The Well-Tempered Synthesizer," ran off with it to college and, over 20 years later, I still have that scuffed and skipping copy today. I waited a long, long time for this to be distributed on CD, and prayers were answered first with the Switched-On Box Set. A much different feel than the Bach albums, this work is my hands-down favorite. If you prefer D. Scarlatti to Wagner, you will love it. Please try it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Well-Tempered Synthesizer,Switched on Bach
You will appreciate the works. I had been looking for sometime to find this collection and now I own them all. It is a true joy to listen to. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Kenneth B. King

5.0 out of 5 stars again Carlos ... again perfect ..
and you get to hear Wendy (Walter) at the end talk about the music .. wonderful, and she sounds like the Rabbit from whinny the pooh
Published 19 months ago by A. Joshua Sims

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic music for relaxation
I loved listening to this when I was growing up. I was very glad to find it on CD. A very nice CD to listen to to relax.
Published 19 months ago by Nibor Diva Tsidun

5.0 out of 5 stars Kudo's for Wendy Carlos
Wendy Carlos does an excellent job of updating all of the Classical pieces on this CD, as well as on all of her other CDs. Read more
Published on January 15, 2007 by Kenneth Green

5.0 out of 5 stars Difficulty in placing an order
Because I had difficulty navigating through the purchase process, I ended up receivibg two and I only wanted one. I gave one away. Read more
Published on January 4, 2007 by John W. Harris

3.0 out of 5 stars interesting concept, skillful interpretation, but sounds very dated now
As a performance, the music here is fantastic, and considering the challenges of monophonic sythesizers it is very impressively and skillfully performed. Read more
Published on December 26, 2006 by Mathan

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, but. . .
I have always enjoyed this album and Switched on Bach ever since they came out in LP form when I was young. Read more
Published on August 7, 2006 by A. H

4.0 out of 5 stars As good as I remembered it!
I heard "The Well-Tempered Synthesizer" when it was first issued; like many people I was stunned by the strange, beautiful sound created by a "machine". Read more
Published on March 3, 2006 by Russell Clay

4.0 out of 5 stars More of the quasi-same
Many people know the first Wendy (then Walter) Carlos album, the more than justly acclaimed Switched-on Bach, a marvellous album representing a sort of Best of Bach but also the... Read more
Published on July 2, 2005 by ygghur

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Moog!
I love that electronic sound and Walter/Wendy's arrangements. I have been listening to my dad's LP of "Well-Tempered Synthesizer" since I was a small child and now it's... Read more
Published on April 8, 2004

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