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Title: Music of Anton Karas
Review: The indelible sound of Anton Karas and his zither was to take me back to my childhood (well so I hoped) but unfortunately this wasn't to be. The double disc album seems far too copious in my view, and needs some severe editing to prune out what could best be described as just 'fiddling' on a zither. Its a wonderful instrument in the right hands and Karas has the touch but this isn't supported by the music in this case. One of the discs in this album wouldn't read and that substantially reduced overall effectiveness.The 'third man theme' which launched Karas as an icon of the 50's remains his best in my view, with the revised version better still. I found the album bit disappointing overall.Bill Gifford
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