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Monday, July 14, 2008

Rick Wakeman - (2002) Treasure Chest Volume 4 - Almost Classical

“Sophie for Joy”, a wonderful 11 minute improvised Piano piece opens Almost Classical. The demo for “Merlin” dates back almost 30 years and is of stunning sound quality! What I love about the Swiss Suite, is that listening to it, I can well imagine leaning back on a clear summer day, watching the mountains around the lake where I usually spend the summer. This brings back a lot of memories from my childhood. Being half-Swiss myself, it’s about time I get back there this summer, “The Swiss Suite” in my MD-Player! “The Barber of Wigan” is very special. Rick surprises Ramon Remedios with an operetta written especially for him (while Ramon actually thought he should do the Barber of Seville). While the conversation before the actual piece is already funny (and you can hear the audience reaction there), the operetta itself is pure fun, including a lot of Monty Pythonesque non-sense and hilarious rhymes. You can even hear Ramon Remedios laugh. Before switching to Volume 5, I have to check my water supply and, of course, the shampoo bottle... Music: A++ Sound Quality: A+
review by Christian Loebenstein on 24/05/2002"

Track List:
1 Sophie for Joy 11' 20"
2 Merlin The Magician 7' 15"
3 The Nursery Rhyme Concerto 4' 50"
4 The Swiss Suite d - Canton Doe Vaud 5' 50"/4 The Swiss Suite c - Lac Le Mans 4' 26"/4 The Swiss Suite b - Les Monts de Corsier 3' 15"/4 The Swiss Suite a - La Baumaz 3' 22"
5 The Barber of Wigan

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