Title: Captivating
Product review: When I got this CD, I listened to it over and over. It was that enchanting. First of all, the orchestral playing and sound engineering are absolutely first rate, as they are on every John McLaughlin Williams CD on Naxos I have heard. Secondly, the pieces are vivid and interesting. From a Moonlit Ceremony very effectively weaves Native American themes with a Romantic sensibility. Harbor Narrative is filled with memorable tone painting. The Evocation Symphony is a big, brawny work that gets better each time I hear it. I would love to hear McKay's music in concert. The examples here are imaginatively orchestrated, taking full advantage of the resources of the symphony orchestra. I was reluctant at first to try this CD, perhaps because I thought of McKay as purely a regional composer. I'm happy to find out I was wrong.
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