Not what it seems
bossa_nova | Kent | 01/25/2000
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I'm sorry to strike a discordant note here, but I was disappointed with this album. True, Sylvia McNair sings beautifully as always, but the New Age backing by Daniel Kobialka is not to my taste. And there is far more Kobialka than McNair! On several tracks she contributes only a touch of vocalise to the synthetic 'orchestral' texture, and on one track she is absent altogether. Kobialka's music is repetitive, and one track sounds very much like another. Music to make love by, perhaps - I have been unable so far to test its effectiveness for this purpose - but not music to listen to. Lovers of Sylvia McNair's wonderful albums with Andre Previn should make sure that they like this sort of thing before buying."
Get this ready for Valentine's day!
bossa_nova | 01/13/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the most romance inducing music I have heard in years. Listen to it with your loved one and you will be drawn to your most romantic times together. Experience that feeling come alive again, I guarantee that. Get it ready for Valentine's day."
A phenomenal rendering of both classical and pop works
danielbio@aol.com | California | 09/28/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Sylvia has a majestic voice that provides a most enchanting quality to the variety of works performed on this CD. I've listened to the CD so much it has begun to skip, so I'm ordering another. The music has a moving, ethereal romanticism to it-- a must have for any serious audiophile's collection."