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

Wendy Carlos (Artist)

Product Details

• 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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Track Listings

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stop complaining, May 18, 2003

By	James Schulze - See all my reviews

...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.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carlos's best album?, June 26, 2002

By	Christopher Beecroft "Chris Beecroft" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

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 (REAL NAME)

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.