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	Revolutionary [Includes Bonus DVD] Johann Sebastian Bach, Cameron Carpenter, ... Telarc, 2008 average customer review:based on 23 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Revolutionary Indeed!

The reviews are mixed as I expected. There is so much to consider with the CD/DVD. The purists will hate it. The novice will be blown away.
I have been learning as much as I can about Cameron from the web. As a former/retired teacher I see Cameron as a true genius- not for his technical ability, but the way he is put together mentally. He is so far beyond what the average person can grasp or comprehend, that he is completely misunderstood.
Can he play tradition organ music in a tradition fashion- musically? Of course he can. So can many fine talented organists. Will those performances reach the common public? Perhaps not. Will his performances reach the common public? Probably. And in this day when youth demands over-stimulation to catch their attention, this will do it. Contrary to what the purists say, he IS very musical. The performances are just so different in their renderings, that the purists don't see/hear it- or can't accept it. Probably the latter.
Cameron is another Virgil Fox or Jean Gilliou. Both were/are misunderstood, both were/are controversial, both were/are very musical and talented. Different does NOT mean BAD!!! Different is JUST different.
If you can grasp what Cameron is trying to say on his recent Pipedreams {www.pipedreams.org} program #0837, he tells what he is trying to do. He has the purpose to reach a new generation and let them know that the organ is still the greatest instrument of all time and not just something found in a church for Sunday worship services.
I hope to see more of Cameron Carpenter, not just hear more. Visually, he is captivating in his technical ability. I hope he will do more improvisations done on the spot and not written previously for performance. He is so good at them.
Keep an open mind. Know that you are watching/hearing a genius. We have so few among us today.
Good Luck, Cameron!

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Outrageously Delicious

One thing certain about Cameron Carpenter; he is outrageous. And, that's a good thing. Not since Virgil Fox has someone come along to shake-up the world of "classical" music performance as Cameron has. Mr. Carpenter re-invents the organ, or he would rather me say, organ performance, or maybe performance in general.
As a piano and voice student at Westminster during the '70's I was outnumbered by a lot of very talented organists. I heard more organ concerts and more arm-chair lectures on how to play the damn thing than I care to recollect. But, make no mistake, these organists were a wild lot and Cameron Carpenter is no exception.
Most of the material on the CD is, well, new. Yes, one could go on and on about tampering with Bach, techincal display and ego and the rest of that rubbish. Who cares? It's new - and new is something lacking in music these days. I dare anyone who trashes this effort to do what he does-and do it with a style that is undeniably rebellious, unique and inventive. Kudos to you, Mr. Carpenter. Break all the boundries, smash the status quo to bits and overwhelm us with your technical and imaginative genius. I'd like to hear and see more.

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Amazing!

Cameron takes the organ, an instrument that has rarely been recognized in any other setting other than church, and brings it out into a performance realm. Cameron is a prodigy and he will bring a lot more interest and respect to the organ world. Whether you love classical music or are a person who dabbles in a little of everything. this is a record to check out!

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