Negative Positive
Title: a brave failure
Review: The concept of this CD seems to aim for a broader audience than the classical listeners used to the VBC performing Strauss, Mozart etc. This attempt at an easy listening collection of folk and folk-like songs seems swamped by the "backing tracks". There is little room for subtlety, rubato or, indeed, artistry in this recording. The end result seems to be mechanical music making performed by those more accustomed to a different idiom.
Is the review positive or negative? 