Search - Gunnar Madsen :: Spinning World: 13 Ways of Looking at a Waltz

An amazingly gorgeous collection

Paul Kienitz | Oakland, CA | 11/05/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is, to put it simply, one of the most beautiful records I have ever listened to. Genuine beauty is a pretty rare quality in modern music, and this has it by the barrel. It is also complex and original enough to be highly engrossing, though "old fashioned" in tone. The different waltzes are so evocative and so varied that you could practically score a whole film with them.This album stands outside of almost every recognized category of style or taste... and rather than making it an obscure niche work, instead this makes it universal. Just about anyone will find something to like about it."

Wonderful moving (123) music

monismit@ce.stanford.edu | Palo Alto, CA | 12/18/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Gunnar builds on the excellent composition work he did for the Bobs, creating a thing of beauty that will delight anyone who enjoys thoughtful complex music that breaks out of the "baby-baby-baby" mold of popular music. This work is a nice synthesis of jazz and modern classical music that I have enjoyed listening to over and over again. I heartily recommend it!"

Captivating music for even non-waltz lovers

Rebecca & Terry Loring | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 12/23/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the music you'll play on sunny Sunday mornings, and quiet rainy afternoons, and sitting by the fire at night. It's lovely & lyrical & interesting. Everyone I've played this for, from kids to mothers-in-law, has loved it. You can't go wrong with this one."