What an astonishing work of art! I don't just mean the music and the various versions of the songs on this album, but the case itself is such a compliment to this compilation. The way the CDs are housed on the inside of the covers enveloping a book detailing all the songs, H G Wells' backgound, and his inspiration for writing WOW is amazing! I don't think you have to be a die hard fan to enjoy it, as there are so many layers to listen to on each track - even your Gran would enjoy it! Each instrument seems to jump out at you and you will definetely hear melodies you just weren't aware of on the old 70's LPs and 80's/90's CDs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to get the full benefit of this album. I think I'll book a week off work and ... Read More:
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What an astonishing work of art! I don't just mean the music and the various versions of the songs on this album, but the case itself is such a compliment to this compilation. The way the CDs are housed on the inside of the covers enveloping a book detailing all the songs, H G Wells' backgound, and his inspiration for writing WOW is amazing! I don't think you have to be a die hard fan to enjoy it, as there are so many layers to listen to on each track - even your Gran would enjoy it! Each instrument seems to jump out at you and you will definetely hear melodies you just weren't aware of on the old 70's LPs and 80's/90's CDs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to get the full benefit of this album. I think I'll book a week off work and ... Read More:
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What an astonishing work of art! I don't just mean the music and the various versions of the songs on this album, but the case itself is such a compliment to this compilation. The way the CDs are housed on the inside of the covers enveloping a book detailing all the songs, H G Wells' backgound, and his inspiration for writing WOW is amazing! I don't think you have to be a die hard fan to enjoy it, as there are so many layers to listen to on each track - even your Gran would enjoy it! Each instrument seems to jump out at you and you will definetely hear melodies you just weren't aware of on the old 70's LPs and 80's/90's CDs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to get the full benefit of this album. I think I'll book a week off work and ... Read More:
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What an astonishing work of art! I don't just mean the music and the various versions of the songs on this album, but the case itself is such a compliment to this compilation. The way the CDs are housed on the inside of the covers enveloping a book detailing all the songs, H G Wells' backgound, and his inspiration for writing WOW is amazing! I don't think you have to be a die hard fan to enjoy it, as there are so many layers to listen to on each track - even your Gran would enjoy it! Each instrument seems to jump out at you and you will definetely hear melodies you just weren't aware of on the old 70's LPs and 80's/90's CDs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to get the full benefit of this album. I think I'll book a week off work and ... Read More:
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What an astonishing work of art! I don't just mean the music and the various versions of the songs on this album, but the case itself is such a compliment to this compilation. The way the CDs are housed on the inside of the covers enveloping a book detailing all the songs, H G Wells' backgound, and his inspiration for writing WOW is amazing! I don't think you have to be a die hard fan to enjoy it, as there are so many layers to listen to on each track - even your Gran would enjoy it! Each instrument seems to jump out at you and you will definetely hear melodies you just weren't aware of on the old 70's LPs and 80's/90's CDs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to get the full benefit of this album. I think I'll book a week off work and ... Read More:
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What an astonishing work of art! I don't just mean the music and the various versions of the songs on this album, but the case itself is such a compliment to this compilation. The way the CDs are housed on the inside of the covers enveloping a book detailing all the songs, H G Wells' backgound, and his inspiration for writing WOW is amazing! I don't think you have to be a die hard fan to enjoy it, as there are so many layers to listen to on each track - even your Gran would enjoy it! Each instrument seems to jump out at you and you will definetely hear melodies you just weren't aware of on the old 70's LPs and 80's/90's CDs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to get the full benefit of this album. I think I'll book a week off work and ... Read More:
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What an astonishing work of art! I don't just mean the music and the various versions of the songs on this album, but the case itself is such a compliment to this compilation. The way the CDs are housed on the inside of the covers enveloping a book detailing all the songs, H G Wells' backgound, and his inspiration for writing WOW is amazing! I don't think you have to be a die hard fan to enjoy it, as there are so many layers to listen to on each track - even your Gran would enjoy it! Each instrument seems to jump out at you and you will definetely hear melodies you just weren't aware of on the old 70's LPs and 80's/90's CDs. There just aren't enough hours in the day to get the full benefit of this album. I think I'll book a week off work and ... Read More:
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Haydn's 'oratorio' (or whatever) The Seasons received its first performance in 1801, the 70th year of the composer's life. He was at the very height of his creative powers, and his inspiration had received a new jolt, as Beethoven's and Schubert's were later to do, through his exposure to Handel. He was not new to oratorio, indeed his Creation seems to me the only later work of that name that can be mentioned in the same breath as Handel's. He was also not unduly thrilled with the libretto of The Seasons, which comes in English and German versions but which he characterised tersely as 'franzoesischer Quark' (frenchified rubbish). For my own part, it's all one to me whether The Seasons counts as oratorio or not. For me it is an unqualified masterpiece, and a ... Read More:
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