Audio CD review:
Lucia Micarelli, Eric Holden, David Bowie, Michel Cusson, David Foster, Jules Massenet, Astor Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, Richard Rodgers, Paul Schwartz - Music From A Farther Room

Lucia Micarelli, Eric Holden, David Bowie, Michel Cusson, David Foster, Jules Massenet, Astor Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, Richard Rodgers, Paul Schwartz - Music From A Farther Room

Band: Lucia Micarelli, Eric Holden, David Bowie, Michel Cusson, David Foster, Jules Massenet, Astor Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, Richard Rodgers, Paul Schwartz Title: Music From A Farther Room Rating: Release Date: 27 July, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Samarkand 2: Oblivion 3: Meditation From Thais 4: Portrait 5: To Love You More 6: Reflexio 7: Aurora 8: Lady Grinning Soul 9: Ravel String Quartet IN F Major: Assez Vif - Tres Rythme 10: She Is Like The Swallow 11: My Funny Valentine 12: Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody

Editoral Review Like her boss, who also is executive producer of Music From A Farther Room, Micarelli is a young, attractive, and talented player who has the classical training, but who is also enchanted with pop music. Josh Groban fans who caught the singer's 2004 Closer tour would no doubt take note of Lucia Micarelli, who was the violinist and concertmaster for Groban. Also like her boss, her strain of classical crossover works thanks to tasteful accompaniment, in this case from arranger/composer Paul Schwartz. The smartly chosen program of material comes from such varied catalogs as David Bowie and Rogers and Hart. Micarelli's playing is emotional without being overreaching, assertive when called upon, and nuanced. When she does go over-the-top pop on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," it's brief but fun; when she navigates Piazzolla’s "Oblivion" she draws upon the song's passion more than its technical requisites. This is a debut with likeable pizzazz, coming in a genre not often enough known for it. -- Tad Hendrickson .. You can see a complete list of all Lucia Micarelli, Eric Holden, David Bowie, Michel Cusson, David Foster, Jules Massenet, Astor Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, Richard Rodgers, Paul Schwartz discography, or go back to the Lucia Micarelli, Eric Holden, David Bowie, Michel Cusson, David Foster, Jules Massenet, Astor Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, Richard Rodgers, Paul Schwartz tabs