"All tracks in this album were very well arranged and played in Paul's own unique style. Never cloying and very absorbing!! At first, I thought I would prefer original recordings than modern style ones with synthesizer, which was effectively used in almost every song revealing his desire for new expression, I think. This album is very sweet and must be one of his best. Whenever I turn on my CD player for this CD, I listen to whole tracks. I'd really like to recommend this CD to anyone who wants some rest with easy feeling."
Best of France
steve-lynn | San Francisco, CA United States | 09/20/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
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* Excellent arrangement of instruments.
* The Paul Mauriat style which no one else alike.
* Complex and subtle.
* Very beautiful music, e.g."Fascination" and "Autumn Leaves".
* If you like this CD, you may want to collect all of his albums."
The master does it again!!!
R. Perez | California, USA | 08/31/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Simply amazing. I just can't tire of listening to this man. He is definitely one of the masters of instrumentation. The feeling, the incredible violin sounds, the impetus that all his songs portray. He carries your soul on a cloud to seventh heaven.
Like I said, "The Master". Only one that comes close is Frank Pourcel."
Evolution
Hiram Gomez Pardo | 11/20/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"It seems evolution not always tends to improve. Paul Mauriat produced his second french music work. It is nice and recovered the peace of his original dynamic sounds during his begginig as artist, but I prefer the original recording of 1965 because it's style is more genuine, more "classic" and more orchestrated. When will he return to his original style to say "Merci Mauriat"? Will he?"
"How many hearts did Paul Mauriat 's legendary Orchestra gather around a moonlight dinner making their dreams come true?
I just was a child when I listened his historic and most emblematic theme "Love is blue" and acquired several vinyl records of his famed ensemble.
And although forty years have elapsed since then, the sounds of this magic Orchestra still wonder newcomers, and hope new dreams, illusions and hopes of eternal love.
An enjoyable selection from the always inspired French musical universe, that will never prescribe in what fashion music concerns. It has its special moments that will always wait for you.