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Steve Hackett: A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Label: EMI Classics
Released: 1997
Time:
 62:33
52Category: Classical
Producer(s): Steve Hackett
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.hackettsongs.com
Appears with: Genesis, GTR, Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Chris Squire
Purchase date: 1999
Price in €: 15,99





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[1] Palace of Theseus (S.Hackett) - 2:47
[2] Form in Wax (S.Hackett) - 4:41
[3] By Paved Fountain (S.Hackett) - 2:00
[4] Titania (S.Hackett) - 2:24
[5] Set Your Heart at Rest (S.Hackett) - 3:31
[6] Oberon (S.Hackett) - 2:31
[7] Within This Wood (S.Hackett) - 2:36
[8] In the Beached Margent of the Sea (S.Hackett/J.King) - 2:38
[9] Between the Cold Moon & The Earth (S.Hackett) - 2:45
[10] Puck (S.Hackett) - 1:53
[11] Helena (S.Hackett) - 4:21
[12] Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth & Mustardseed (S.Hackett) - 4:28
[13] Mountains Turned into Clouds (S.Hackett) - 4:36
[14] Lunatic, the Lover & The Poet (S.Hackett) - 4:14
[15] Starlight (S.Hackett) - 4:48
[16] Lysander & Demetrius (S.Hackett) - 2:45
[17] Celebration (S.Hackett) - 6:15
[18] All Is Mended (S.Hackett) - 3:14

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Steve Hackett - Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Arrangement, Liner Notes

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra
Matt Dunkley - Conductor, Orchestration

John Hackett - Flute
Roger King - Organ, Arranger

Paul Cox - Photography
Engineer, Mixing
Kim Poor - Artwork
Lippa Pearce - Design
 

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A fluid and lyrical suite of pieces for guitar and orchestra recorded with the Royal Philharmonic. Hackett's perfomance is impeccable and this, coupled with his usual distinct compositional signature and a vibrant Royal Phil makes for an unusually rewarding listening experience.

Enter the magical world of Steve Hackett's A Midsummer Night's Dream and you'll rediscover the delights of Shakespeare's most enchanting play. Long known as a brilliant, expressive guitarist and a writer of beguiling instrumentals, Steve has matured into a sensitive composer for orchestra in this playful evocation of the tale of Oberon and Titania.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Steve Hackett with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Plaintive string adagios, trumpet fanfares and, of course, Steve's bewitching performance combine to spin a web of sound that conjures up Shakespeare's dream world. Unashamedly romantic in inspiration, the word is imbued with a classical elegance and poise: its literary programmer is never intrusive, but lies like a faint mist about the musical structure, lending charm to the view but never obscuring its contours.

A Silver Bow © Kim Poor 1996 Steve Hackett originally came to public attention in the 1970s as a member of the rock super-group Genesis, and he has been hailed as the most original and gifted guitarist of his generation. Since leaving the band he has enjoyed a successful and often ground-breaking solo career notable for its stylistic adventurousness. No stranger to the classical guitar, Steve has thrilled audiences world-wide, selling out the Barbican Hall and playing to a crowd of more than 90,000 in Russia. In 1992 Steve was the featured soloist in a performance of Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto with the London Chamber Orchestra at the South Bank. This ability to traverse the musical spectrum so successfully has earned him the admiration of both rock contemporaries and leading classical figures such as Yehudi Menuhin.

As Shakespeare himself said, "soft stillness and the night become the touch of sweet harmony" - a sentiment whose truth rings throughout this memorable album.

Copyright © 1997 SteveHackett.com



Prog-rock dinosaur Steve Hackett enlisting an orchestra to play music inspired by Shakespeare sounds like the height of pretension and arrogance. But guess what? It doesn't just work, it's beautiful. Hackett the songwriter is inspired throughout, and Hackett the guitarist has seldom sounded so sensitive. The guitar and the orchestra blend beautifully, and the sound is crystalline. Nary a misstep in place. Exquisite.

Ross Boissoneau - All Music Guide
 

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