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One might be forgiven for thinking Beatles Baroque III by Les Boréades would actually sound Baroque, as it and two previous volumes are billed, but such is not the case. Even though this Canadian early music ensemble has impressive credentials, and plays the repertoire from Frescobaldi to C.P.E. Bach with aplomb, its performances on this disc are overwhelmingly modern in feeling and not too far removed from the actual music produced by the Beatles and George Martin in the 1960s. Unlike Joshua Rifkin, who in 1965 used Lennon and McCartney songs as the raw material for his witty pastiches for The Baroque Beatles Book, arranger and director Eric Milnes has stayed remarkably close to the originals and offers up slick instrumentals that almost resemble MUZAK in their blandness and artificiality. Only in short passages do these arrangements have anything approaching a Baroque style, but this is practically obscured by the omnipresent bass and percussion backing and the thick reverb that is more reminiscent of Phil Spector's records than Martin's. In its faithfulness to the Beatles' hits, this album is a curiosity that may be amusing or charming on one hearing, but it won't bear repeated play except as background music in retail or restaurant settings.
© TiVo
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GEORGE HARRISON, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Eric Milnes, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Les Boréades de Montréal, Chamber Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne-Marie Sylvestre, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanne Goyette, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
Album review
One might be forgiven for thinking Beatles Baroque III by Les Boréades would actually sound Baroque, as it and two previous volumes are billed, but such is not the case. Even though this Canadian early music ensemble has impressive credentials, and plays the repertoire from Frescobaldi to C.P.E. Bach with aplomb, its performances on this disc are overwhelmingly modern in feeling and not too far removed from the actual music produced by the Beatles and George Martin in the 1960s. Unlike Joshua Rifkin, who in 1965 used Lennon and McCartney songs as the raw material for his witty pastiches for The Baroque Beatles Book, arranger and director Eric Milnes has stayed remarkably close to the originals and offers up slick instrumentals that almost resemble MUZAK in their blandness and artificiality. Only in short passages do these arrangements have anything approaching a Baroque style, but this is practically obscured by the omnipresent bass and percussion backing and the thick reverb that is more reminiscent of Phil Spector's records than Martin's. In its faithfulness to the Beatles' hits, this album is a curiosity that may be amusing or charming on one hearing, but it won't bear repeated play except as background music in retail or restaurant settings.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:43
- Main artists: Les Boréades de Montréal Eric Milnes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ATMA Classique
- Genre: Classical
© 2006 ATMA Classique ℗ 2006 ATMA Classique
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