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I was in college when the LP first came out, and I never really understood the music, then. I listened to the LP now and then, but it was years later that Bach really lit up for me. For no special reason except "just because," I started to hear -- really hear -- this music. Later, I bought the CD and I listen to this only rarely, when I am in a place where I just have to hear Bach.
"I was just kid when it came out." I had this on cassette and loved it, was the first time I was EXCITED about classical music. The (by now) "vintage" Moog synthesizer has a wonderful sound, pleasing to the ears. Walter/Wendy Carlos hogs all the credit, but Benjamin Folkman actually did the PLAYING and is unfairly overlooked.
Still have my copy on vinyl, but with turntables becoming more of a pain to play, I hadn't set it up in 20 years. The CD is absolutely perfect, the sounds are crisp, and you can hear every note. 100% great to hear S-OB again.I bought the CD because this is not available on iTunes. Very good choice.
I purchased this record when it was first released and played it so many times it was scratched so badly I had not played it in years. Now it's like finding a new recording of something new. I love it all over again.
One of the pioneers of this sound and instrument was Wendy Carlos, although I have to admit, I pictured the Bach guy on the cover behind the synth keyboard. Or would it be the mind opening sound I remembered.Obviously, since I gave it five stars, it was the latter. It can make sounds and noises that could not be created before. The scene is an Elementary School music classroom circa 1972. At first I switched off the last track which is Carlos explaining some of the processes and procedures she went through while finding just the right sounds for this album. Would it sound childish and immature like I was back then.
Would it still be good.
The teacher then put the needle down on the LP and it took the students to a whole new level of music appreciation.I'm not a musician or in a music related field of work.
I recognized one song from a Disneyland Parade of Lights, another from a movie or commercial.
The teacher is telling the students about a new musical instrument called the Moog Synthesizer.
The second I hit play and heard the first few bars, I was not only transported back to wonderful memories, but also opened to a new awareness that this music, in varied forms, had become part of my life.
But this recording did for me exactly what my music teacher wanted it to.
It grabbed my attention with the new strange sounds of the Moog while instilling some of the great classical music in my little mind.Almost four decades later I happened upon this CD on Amazon.
It was a very cool RE-experience.This recording has stood the test of time in my life and I have a feeling that I am not the only one who would experience this pleasant flashback.
After reveling in the music for a bit, I actually listened to the track and gained another increment of respect for this pioneer of music.I highly recommend this disc not only as a piece of musical history and appreciation but as a collection of wonderful music.
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