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Title: Christmas Around the World by Lyric Brass Quintet
Review: I purchased this album because I wanted to listen to traditional Christmas music played by a brass quintet.What I got was an album of poorly arranged music performed by an equally poor brass quintet. The arrangements are so dissonant that it makes the music unpleasant to listen to. One has a difficult time identifying the melodies. The arrangements are very unmusical. The arranger(s) obviously don't know anything about writing for a brass quintet or about arranging music.The performance of this music by the quintet is just terrible. The playing by individual members shows all the weaknesses in their playing. I would not rate this as a professional brass quintet. A good brass quintet plays with sensitivity, balance, rhythm and control. This group doesn't know what that's about.This was a real waste of my money and time.
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