★★★★★
Some of the world's greatest classical composers created symphonies and suites devoted to the four seasons. Pete Namlook and Wendy Carlos each created electronic anthems based on the seasons. Kurt Bestor created a modern symphony called Seasons. It has four movements -- one for each season -- and each movement has three sub-movements. Bestor uses subtle electronics, but this CD is mostly acoustic. It is smooth and melodic with some jazz timbres and textures...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Instrumental variations on standard Christmas carols for the new age, they're bright, clean, and easy to listen to.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
It's back to the simple things for Kurt Bestor. On this trimmed-down work, he sticks to the basis of his musical prowess, namely the piano. In the majority of tracks, a straightforward piano melody shapes the story of a young daughter who dances her way through childhood with her father sharing every minute. Bestor does an appropriate job, as usual, at choosing the right instrumentation to fit the mood...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Bestor creates his own magnum opus while sketching musical masterpieces from some of humankind's greatest contributors. The dated drawings of a famed inventor inspired this work. From the liner notes: "As I sipped my complimentary beverage with 200 other passengers on our luxury liner, perusing a book about Leonardo DaVinci, it suddenly occurred to me that I was sitting in the realization of his sketched dream of a flying machine...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
While it won't win over any new converts, Kurt Bestor's Airus Christmas, Vol. 2 is a good, evocative new age holiday album. Bestor fares the best on original and obscure material, since familiar tunes like "Joy to the World," "Little Drummer Boy" and "The First Noel" are a little disconcerting in these arrangements. Nevertheless, the album has enough sonic variety to make it worthwhile for New Age and contemporary instrumental fans, and Bestor fans in particular.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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