Good but musical mistakes
349169
Loved the story and characters. She even avoids letting the women do all the saving (a pet peeve of mine; let the guys save the gals!).
My big problem was the musical errors made towards the end of the book. Symphonies by Tchaikovsky, Mahler, and Dvorak would NEVER all be put on one concert. Way too long and too much to take in by the average concert goer. "Rhapsody in Blue" is a piece for piano and orchestra; Coulter had little Emma playing it alone. She also described the piano onstage before the concert started. That never happens unless the piano concerto is first on the program, which wasn't the case here. The piano is always brought out just before it is needed; it never sits there through other works.
I'm surprised these mistakes made it to the final copy. They could have easily been fixed by anyone who is familiar with the classical music world.
That aside, this is a fun read.
4796348
Some sound track errors in one of the songs. Skips a bit like an old record scratch.
2971797
The music selections are well chosen, the print is easy to read, and the suggested fingerings are pretty good.  Nonetheless, I'm looking for something else.  The author makes a curious assertion that students are so reluctant to change their tuning down from g to f# or e to d, that he has avoided the requirement almost entirely.  Well, that's standard practice when playing lute music on the guitar, and I actually like it, and it is in fact the norm among serious players.  The only alternative, the one which this author has chosen, is alter the voicings even more than that already required for transposition, thereby getting you even further from the source material.  Not a fan, and actually seriously doubt the reasoning behind this decision.  There are a couple tunes here that are written for an alternate tuning, but honestly they all should be.  Wasn't looking for a dumbed down version of Renaissance music, so I'm going to look elsewhere.
4483172
It is sad when there is so much to like about a recording, yet there are very obvious errors that were not caught during the recording process that ultimately ruin the recording.  This is the case with this CD.

Apparently, new performing materials were created for the Piazzolla "Tres Movimientos" for this recording.  The most obvious problem:  the copyist forgot to transpose the part for the clarinetists (which is a transposing instrument).  By doing so, the clarinetists (through no fault of their own) are playing the whole piece and whole step too low!  Unisons between the clarinets, oboes and flutes are no longer unisons.  It is shocking that the conductor (or the recording engineer) didn't catch this!  It ruins the entire recording of this piece.  There are other copying errors that result in the recording of other occasional wrong notes.  Also, there are many cuts in the music.  Did the conductor decide that the piece was too repetitive and just make large cuts?  In any event, it robs the CD buyer of hearing the complete piece.  (A complete recording of this piece by another orchestra is nearly 5 minutes longer.)  While it is commendable for the Santa Barbara Symphony to tackle the recording of this rare piece, they should have been a lot more careful.  Thank goodness there is at least one other better recording of this piece (and another one planned by the Nashville Symphony to be released by 2011).

The other works on the CD fare better, and the Santa Barbara Symphony plays very well (and the recorded sound is excellent).
2411420
This is an over simplified transcription companion to a superb album.  The right-hand melody approach and the "let's emulate the drums" on the left hand is annoying.  Not awful but more care should have been given to these transcriptions.
2118214
The track titles are mislabled on the CD cover sleeve.  This causes a problem when you purchase the CD and buy the other bonus tracks on MP3 only to realize you purchased a song that you already own.

I am big fan of Bonus Tracks and particular versoins of CD's having particular songs, however, when the track titles are mislabled it causes a headache for the fan trying to complete the music collection.

Music is quite good and it is a great progression of Twiztid's music.  However the track labeling is unforgivable.  If you are going to publish multiple versions of your CD, they must be labled correclty.
1698613
The song book is pretty much what I expected, but here's why it's 4 stars instead of 5: some of the piano music (notes) are incorrect, although I didn't realize that this is not an "Authentic" reproduction of the music until after I purchased it. Also, I was expecting that the songs would be completely scored (from start to finish), however, only the first verse, refrain and any subsequent differences are listed. This really would've been nice to have so I could learn the *entire* song. However, all lyrics are listed. And here's why it's 4 stars instead of 3: the bonus is getting to hold in my hands a printed document that includes information from a time that I remember fondly, including (reproduced) handwritten notes from Amy and Emily, and even a dedication note written from a sweetheart to the former owner of the book...
4043419
First of all the good - I enjoy the playing by all the players on this CD. Everyone is solid, and the solos are excellent.

But I have two main problems. First, I find the tunes themselves to be somewhat weak, particularly considering Metheny, Corea, and Burton are all excellent composers, and in fact one of my favorite things about Metheny is his genius with melody. Many melodies are pleasant, but none are especially memorable.

However, the thing that bugs me the most (and I am surprised to not to see it mentioned by others) is that the mix is bad. The piano sounds like it was placed about 20 feet further away than all the other instruments. This is especially noticeable during the piano solos, when it seems like the bass and drums have more presence than the piano, but even in the comping Corea is not well balanced with the others. For example, if both Metheny and Corea are comping, your ears are drawn to Metheny and have to strain to listen to what Corea is doing. Frankly, I am shocked that the CD was released this way.

For a similar type of abum that I think is MUCH better and includes Burton and Metheny with other players, check out the CD  "Reunion".
787506
I enjoy this album because it is cheerful and upbeat and the playing is great. However, I have complained about the digital recordings of some of his other albums since there is an annoying hiccup/frog like sound, because of faulty recording. Wish they would re digitalize those albums.
3126463
My mistake for not reading closer. It was one song with several  musical revisions.  Don't invest unless you are a musician looking for various key pitches etc.
3315575
On one hand, the music is great. On the other, I didn't realize that this edition had dialog clips mixed over the music, which is not ideal.
2073323
The musical and intellectual contents of the album are excellent.  I have two reservations.  The more important one is that the sound level of the musical numbers is much louder than the level of the spoken text.  The result is that either Cooke's commentary is difficult to hear or the musical excerpts are very loud.  Switching sound levels is possible, but the switching would be necessary so frequently that it is hard to follow with the booklet's illustrations from the score.  The minor reservation is that a hinge on the album was broken, making it awkward to manipulate.  This was not indicated on the original ad.
2450440
Please note this is a Specific Iraqi Maqam a "Historical Arrangement"
I bought this album because of my interest in studying Maqam Music.

Pros: Good Music and Performance.

Cons: Problem with this album is the Sing Titles are wrong...that means the Maqam you listen to it is not the one in the title.
The correct titles are...

1- Maqm Hijz Humyn et pasta
2- Maqm Bayyt - Atba et pasta
3- Chobi - Goom Darajni
4- Maqm Awj et pasta
5- Maqm Rst Penjgh et pasta
6- Maqm Awshr et pasta
7- Maqm Sab et pasta
4385979
Very good retro-ish synth music reminiscent of John Carpenter soundtracks. The only problem is the CD was pressed poorly, so there are many errors when ripped, even with iTunes' error correction turned on. I'll try getting a replacement disc.
1022248
The work itself has been well-reviewed here.  But Woods's translation, at least in the hardcover edition, makes some huge mistakes with musical terminology.  The worst is the translation of the German pitch  "B" as B in English: it should be B-flat, as the German pitch  "H" is our B.  This makes a world of difference in the discussion  of musical passages, and in general one finds that Woods is not the most  felicitous translater of musical concepts.  It's a shame, because musical  concepts are absolutely central to the concerns of the novel.
259275
Unfortunely the first song on the cd sounds like it's on the wrong speed. The other songs are fine though. Really enjoy his music.
1038221
The playing of all involved is excellent. Unfortunately, the recording is not at the same high level. It sounds like the guitar signals were too hot, thereby causing some distortion. Also, the cymbals sound funny. Still worth it...because the playing is so great.