David B. Klein | Sillery, Quebec Canada | 01/16/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD uses a period instrument which produces a very different sound from the classical guitar people are used to today and has to be appreciated from the perspective of historically informed performance practice. If you are already used to music from the early Romantic and classical periods played authentic style I would be very surprised if you didn't enjoy this CD, particularly as the music itself is brilliant. If you're bothered by the sound of a finger sliding up and down a wound string, however, I suggest Chet Atkins."
Poor Performances of beautiful works
J. Davis | Berkeley, CA USA | 07/11/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Alain Prevost's performances are barely o.k. if listened to casually, as if they are sonic wallpaper. But critical listening finds the listener wondering why good money was spent on recording and purchasing such amateurish performances. Notes are scrambled, phrasing is mannered, the whole production is full of all the little guitar squeaks and scoops that the players probably don't hear any more. The set has the promise of being a really good expose of Sor's superior musical thought (where less is definitely more), but falls all over itself in shoddy playing. Don't bother with this set."