| Re: Keiko Matsui The Ring: CDs no hi-fi fan should be without
Is this a new CD? I have a few Keiko Matsui CDs, and her early works No Borders and Under Northern Lights are the best I’ve heard. Those were big-budget projects with a lot of talented session players, which made for an excellent production. Everything I’ve heard since she lost her big-label contract has been mostly just her and the piano / electronic keyboard, with computerized accompaniment. Where before there would be an oboe or French horn carrying the melody or solo, it’s keyboard. Certainly, she’s a fabulous composer, and the material is still mostly good, but it was soo-o-o much better when she had the flexibility of all that extra instrumentation...
I don’t think I have anything of hers later than about 1996. Has something changed with her latest releases?
Regards,
Wayne
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