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| Paper Music | 
 enlarge | Creators: Peter Howard, Johann Sebastian Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Gabriel Faure, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi, Bobby Mcferrin, Layton James, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 79549
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 64600
UPC: 074646460023
EAN: 0074646460023
ASIN: B000002A9Q
Release Date: July 25, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Overture | | • | Menuet From String Quintet No. 1 In E Major, Op. 12, No. 5, G. 275: Menuet | | • | Pavane, Op. 50: Pavane | | • | Minuetto And Finale From Pulcinella Suite (rev. 1949): Minuetto & Finale | | • | Concerto In G Minor For 2 Cellos, Strings And Continuo, RV 531: I. Allegro | | • | Concerto In G Minor For 2 Cellos, Strings And Continuo, RV 531: II. Largo | | • | Concerto In G Minor For 2 Cellos, Strings And Continuo, RV 531: III. Allegro | | • | A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, No 1: Scherzo | | • | Concerto In A Minor For Violin, Strings And Continuo: First Movement | | • | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro | | • | II. Romance. Andante | | • | III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio | | • | IV. Rondo. Allegro | | • | Andante Cantabile for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. Posthumous |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
McFerrin Shows his Conducting Skills October 22, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
For anyone interested in an introduction to some of the most beloved pieces in the classical orchestral repertoire, this album provides beautiful examples of an outstanding orchestra being conducted by a vibrant, sensitive and energetic composer.
McFerrin is known more as a jazz vocalist, but here, he brings a fire and emotion to the compositions featured that is rarely seen in other recordings or performances of the same pieces. The selection of pieces featured is outstanding, with some of classical music's most important short pieces included.
Then there is the side of Bobby McFerrin as classical musical INSTRUMENT. I'm not sure how I feel about this part of the project. While he uses his voice in the manner of flute, clarinet and strings, and it is often difficult to distinguish between the voice and the other instruments, there are moments of harsh transition in the voice of McFerrin that distract from the overall loveliness of the recording.
Often McFerrin is heard gasping for large breaths, and this is heard strikingly above the rest of the orchestra. This distraction would have been easily eliminated in the editing of the recording, and is my main concern.
McFerrin as a Conductor, not a Vocalist February 12, 2007
I enjoyed but was disappointed by this CD- It highlights McFerrin's abilities as a conductor. I looked to this music to hear him as a vocalist. Do not let my disappointment detract from this excellent work.
 Don't miss this gem! December 14, 2006
I was first familiar with Bobby McFerrin as the "Don't Worry, Be Happy" guy, but he is also an extremely talented classical musician, both conducting the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and vocalizing some of the instrumental parts on this CD. Whether singing Faure, Vivaldi, Bach, or Tchaikovsky, McFerrin "becomes" a violin or cello, demonstrating his amazing vocal range and virtuosity. The pieces without his vocal addition are also a delight, due to McFerrin's skillful interpretation of these classics. I love this CD!
Basic yet entertaining August 8, 2003
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Nicely done. A great vocal performence by Bobby McFerrin (as usual,) but a choice of very basic "classics."
There's a lot of weight put on the music of Mozart, amongst which "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is included. I think no one alive haven't heard it already, and I personaly think it's starting to taste like wood, no matter how good the orchestra is. The piece is 17.5 minutes long, and does not feature McFerrin's voice (nothing revolutionary.)
What made decide to purchase "Paper Music" was that I'd heard this version of Faure's "Pavane" - which here, with McFerrin's voice, is beautifully performed (almost reason alone to get the CD.)
After having heard this version of the piece and having read somewhere that a version of Stravinsky's Minuetto & Finale from "Pulcinella Suite" also is included I ordered the CD immediately...but McFerrin doesn't sing on the piece and it's not as satisfying, to me, as listening to the piece conducted by Stravinsky himself (or better yet - by Yoel Levi.)
There could be more pieces featuring vocals (only five tracks do,) because every time McFerrin sings here "something new is brought to old music" (in lack of a better way of putting it.)
Tchaikovsky's "Andante cantabile for cello and string orchestra," which closes the album, is another high-light that also features McFerrin's vocals.
Get this disc if you like well performed classical music.
I, myself, enjoy the modern classical music of Varese and Stravinsky et al, where there are constant surprises (and "new" sounds by only an element such as unorthodox instrumentation.) I do not, however, regret having spent a few dollars on this CD - it is worth giving a leave of absence from the old dust collector every now and then.
Gorgeous recordings, favorite version of Boccherini's minuet March 3, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Amazing...the result of his voice added to some of these scores is so gorgeous. He doesn't overdo it, so that it adds to the music without taking away from it. This is a positive review from a very conservative classical enthusiast who usually doesn't tolerate adding anything to the original score. One of my favorite CD's. I think many children who like to hum to music would also like this CD as an intro to classical music. His conducting of Mozart though wasn't to my taste, try Sir Neville Marriner and the Orchestra of St. Martin in the Fields.
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