Michel Plays Legrand [Import]

1. Summer Me, Winter Me

2. What Are You Doing The Re

3. Summer Knows

4. Quiet Room

5. Brian's Song (The Hands O

6. Watch What Happen

7. You Must Believe In Sprin

8. How Do You Keep The Music

9. One At A Time

10. Little Boy Lost

11. La Valse Des Lilas (Onc

12. Windmills Of Your Mind

Michel Plays Legrand,Michel Legrand,Delta,World Music

Average customer rating: Not As Expected THE GRAND MICHEL PLAYS LEGRAND Sunlight on his fingertips Not the Usual Michel Legrand Michel Legrand--A Master

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Tracks:

1. Summer Me, Winter Me (From 'Picasso Summer'
2. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? (From 'The Happy Ending')
3. The Summer Knows (From 'Sunner Of '42')
4. This Quiet Room
5. Brian's Song (The Hand Of Time) (From 'Brian's Song')
6. Watch What Happens (From 'The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg')
7. You Must Believe In Spring (From 'Les Demoiselles De Rochefort')
8. How Do You Keep The Music Playing? (From 'Best Freinds')
9. One At A Time (From 'La Piscine')
10. Little Boy Lost
11. La Valse Des Lilas (Once Upon A Summertime)
12. The Windmills Of Your Mind (From 'The Thomas Crown Affair')

Customer Reviews:

Not As Expected.......2007-03-29

I ordered this CD because of the song "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" which I love. It was very good, but the rest of the CD was just not good enough for me to keep for just one song. I'm sorry to say that I returned the CD.

THE GRAND MICHEL PLAYS LEGRAND.......2005-10-11

If there is a more consistently marvelous album of piano music performed by the composer, I have yet to find it. One of the wonderful things about Legrand is that it's impossible to hyperbolise regarding his writing or his performing. He is "taste" and "technique" personified.
This album is a must for anyone who wants to hear how these songs should be performed.
TONY HOROWITZ

Sunlight on his fingertips.......2005-08-10

Sunlight on his fingertips

The very bright talent of Michele Legrand you can feel especially when Maestro is playing piano himself.

I heard some orchestra performance of Legrand before, that was good, but I was still thinking about him just like about pop music composer.

Now I think different - he is Genius!

Not the Usual Michel Legrand.......2003-06-02

If you like jazz, this CD may be for you. However if you're used to associating smooth Easy Listening with Mr. Legrand, pick some other recording, cause this is jazz, man.

Michel Legrand--A Master.......2000-08-22

If you think you are unaware of this master of a composer, pianist, conductor, and arranger--you have probably heard his works behind the scenes of some of the most classic movies, and only have known how glorious his music is, not his name. Michele Legrand has been performing his musical magic with the ivories since the 1960's. Performers such as Streisand, Shirley Bassey, and Liza Minnelli turn to him for the ultimate in orchestration and composition.

On this incredible cd we are treated to 12 tracks of harmonious, passion evoking music. "Watch What Happens" from the movie Umbrellas of Cherbourg was a successful stretch in an operetta. You might be more familiar with "Windmills Of Your Mind" which was highlighted in the Thomas Crown Affair. One of my very favorite Legrand tunes is "The Summer Knows" from Summer Of '42.

In my opinion, he is the greatest contempory composer of the 20th century. One cannot fake Michel Legrand. He is a master at the ABA form. However, his secret is using deceptive resolutions in his works yet making everything locigal by the end of the piece. For example, "What Are You Doing For The Rest of Your Life", begins in A minor, working so smoothly to A flat minor in the bridge and subtly transcending back to A minor.

This is a grand CD of good audio quality highlighting Legrand's musical genius.

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Average customer rating: The barest glimpse of John Williams Maybe it'll grow on me Very Good!!! disappointing Williams' Winning Style Captures Film Scores

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Tracks:

1. Kiss From A Rose (Batman Forever)
2. Everything I Do (Robin Hood)
3. Unchained Melody (Ghost)
4. Love Is All Around (Four Weddings And A Funeral)
5. The Godfather
6. Moon River (Breakfast At Tiffany's)
7. The Wizard Of OZ
8. The Mission
9. Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
10. As Time Goes By (Casablanca)
11. I Will Wait For You (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg)
12. It Had To Be You (When Harry Met Sally)
13. Calling You (Bagdad Cafe)
14. The Entertainer (The Sting)
15. Il Postino
16. Once Upon A Time In America
17. Once Upon A Time In The West
18. Schindler's List

Customer Reviews:

The barest glimpse of John Williams.......2006-08-15

John Williams is one of the world's best guitarists, but you'd never know it by listening to this album. He basically plucks out the melody. I think I hear more complex playing in the background, but if that's what it is, it's mixed so as to be barely audible. On the other hand, it's very nice background music. I hope brisk sales support Williams' more serious efforts.

Maybe it'll grow on me.......2004-07-28

If I were not a guitarist myself, I would find this collection very very charming. Certainly the selections are beautiful, and Williams is renowned for one of them: Stanley Myers' "Cavatina" from THE DEER HUNTER. It's just that for me this recording does virtually nothing for either the guitar or the lovely pieces selected for this rather peculiar alteration. I'm just not sure that this kind of project, where a virtuoso SOLOIST is brought in to ACCOMPANY an orchestra (Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma have done similar recordings) is a winner; not even five percent of Williams' prodigious technique is anywhere to be heard and he just sounds so irrelevant. (I'd usually expect to hear this kind of thing from Liona Boyd.) That being acknowledged though, the melodies ARE perfectly lovely and Mr. Williams HAS throughout his great career done many brilliant recordings of dense and difficult music that leave one's mouth agape. I suppose he's earned this little vacation.

Very Good!!!.......2002-09-15

I like this CD very much, I have looked for it for 5 years since I listened its MP3, I got it now, thanks!

disappointing.......2001-04-24

While this album is pleasant enough, it is more orchestra music than classical guitar. John Williams is a great classical guitarist, but the guitar part on this album could have been played by any competent guitarist. If you want nice background music, this album is ok. If you want classical guitar music, look elsewhere.

Williams' Winning Style Captures Film Scores.......2000-08-25

If you like film music, this CD is for you; if you like guitar music, this CD is for you. John Williams brings his guitar virtuosity to bear masterfully on the scores of a number of popular films, which span a period of 60 years.

The use of the guitar gives a different sound to number of the selections, and shows that a good piece of music will shine, no matter what the instrumentation.

Average customer rating: Not As Expected THE GRAND MICHEL PLAYS LEGRAND Sunlight on his fingertips Not the Usual Michel Legrand Michel Legrand--A Master

Michel Plays Legrand Michel Legrand Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Michel Legrand by Michel Legrand Legrand Jazz I Love Paris The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection Jazz in Paris: Paris Jazz Piano ASIN: B000007VOC Release Date: 1997-11-06

Tracks:

1. Summer Me, Winter Me [From Picasso Summer]
2. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? [From the Happy Ending]
3. Summer Knows (Theme from Summer of '42)
4. This Quiet Room
5. Brian's Song (The Hands of Time) [From Brian's Song]
6. Watch What Happens [From the Umbrellas of Cherbourg]
7. You Must Believe in Spring [From Les DeMoiselles de Rochefort]
8. How Do You Keep the Music Playing? [From Best Friends]
9. One at a Time [From LA Piscine]
10. Little Boy Lost
11. Valse des Lilas (Once Upon a Summertime)
12. Windmills of Your Mind [From the Thomas Crown Affair]

Customer Reviews:

Not As Expected.......2007-03-29

I ordered this CD because of the song "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" which I love. It was very good, but the rest of the CD was just not good enough for me to keep for just one song. I'm sorry to say that I returned the CD.

THE GRAND MICHEL PLAYS LEGRAND.......2005-10-11

If there is a more consistently marvelous album of piano music performed by the composer, I have yet to find it. One of the wonderful things about Legrand is that it's impossible to hyperbolise regarding his writing or his performing. He is "taste" and "technique" personified.
This album is a must for anyone who wants to hear how these songs should be performed.
TONY HOROWITZ

Sunlight on his fingertips.......2005-08-10

Sunlight on his fingertips

The very bright talent of Michele Legrand you can feel especially when Maestro is playing piano himself.

I heard some orchestra performance of Legrand before, that was good, but I was still thinking about him just like about pop music composer.

Now I think different - he is Genius!

Not the Usual Michel Legrand.......2003-06-02

If you like jazz, this CD may be for you. However if you're used to associating smooth Easy Listening with Mr. Legrand, pick some other recording, cause this is jazz, man.

Michel Legrand--A Master.......2000-08-22

If you think you are unaware of this master of a composer, pianist, conductor, and arranger--you have probably heard his works behind the scenes of some of the most classic movies, and only have known how glorious his music is, not his name. Michele Legrand has been performing his musical magic with the ivories since the 1960's. Performers such as Streisand, Shirley Bassey, and Liza Minnelli turn to him for the ultimate in orchestration and composition.

On this incredible cd we are treated to 12 tracks of harmonious, passion evoking music. "Watch What Happens" from the movie Umbrellas of Cherbourg was a successful stretch in an operetta. You might be more familiar with "Windmills Of Your Mind" which was highlighted in the Thomas Crown Affair. One of my very favorite Legrand tunes is "The Summer Knows" from Summer Of '42.

In my opinion, he is the greatest contempory composer of the 20th century. One cannot fake Michel Legrand. He is a master at the ABA form. However, his secret is using deceptive resolutions in his works yet making everything locigal by the end of the piece. For example, "What Are You Doing For The Rest of Your Life", begins in A minor, working so smoothly to A flat minor in the bridge and subtly transcending back to A minor.

This is a grand CD of good audio quality highlighting Legrand's musical genius.

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