re: Bach Main Performer or Conductor: Lara St.John Accompaniment/Orchestra: see below Soloists: see below Instrumentation: Violin Organ Double Bass Percussion Clavinet Guitar Flute Tabla Cello Electric Guitar Individual Works: 01 Largo Lara St. John: violin Pandit Danesh: tabla & percussion Lawrence Cottell: fretless bass John Themis: acoustic guitar John Paracelli: electric guitar Brian Gascoigne: hammond organ 02 Tocceilidh Lara St. John: violin Paul Clarvis: percussion Chris Laurence: double bass Dario Bonell, classical guitar John Paracelli: steel string guitar & mandolin Matthew Sharp: cello 03 Goldberg2 Lara St. John: violin Paul Clarvis: percussion Lawrence Cottell: bass John Paracelli: guitars Andy Findon: flute 04 Duetto Lara St. John: violin, second violin Chris Laurence: double bass Matthew Sharp: cello Brian Gascoigne: organ 05 Echo Lara St. John: violin, second violin Paul Clarvis: percussion Chris Laurence: double bass John Paracelli: guitars Tim Vine: wurlitzer Aziz Chabadiss: ney flute Robbie Jacobs: cello 06 The Sicilian Lara St. John: violin Paul Clarvis: percussion Chris Laurence: double bass Yoad Nevo: electric bass, electric guitars John Paracelli: classical guitar Eddie Hessian: accordion 07 Bombay Minor Lara St. John: violin Trilok Gurtu: tabla 08 Recit Lara St. John: violin Trilok Gurtu: percussion & vocal effects Yoad Nevo: electric bass, electric guitar B. J. Cole: pedal steel guitar Anna Noakes: alto flute Brian Gascoigne: marimba 09 aria - 0 ,47 Lara St. John: violin Robbie Jacobs: cello 10 Fugue Lara St. John: violin Trilok Gurtu: tabla & percussion Chris Laurence: double bass Matthew Sharp: cello Kryzszhof Chorzelski: viola 11 Double Lara St. John: violin Trilok Gurtu: tabla & percussion Chris Laurence: double bass John Themis: guitar Phil Todd: flute 12 Gigue Lara St. John: violin Pandit Danesh: tabla & percussion Lawrence Cottell: bass John Paracelli: electric guitars Yoad Nevo: electric guitars Aziz Chabadiss: ney flute Greg Knowles: cymbalon Matthew Sharp: cello 13 Prelude Lara St. John: violin Paul Clarvis: percussion Lawrence Cottell: fretless bass John Paracelli: guitars Aziz Chabadiss: ney flute Greg Knowles: cymbalon 14 Ten Fifty Two Lara St. John: violin Paul Clarvis: percussion Chris Laurence: double bass Tim Vine: wah clavinet Brian Gascoigne: organ 15 BADinerie Lara St. John: violin Paul Clarvis: percussion Chris Laurence: double bass Tim Vine: wah clavinet Brian Gascoigne: organ Record Label: SONY Classical Year Released/Recorded: 2003 Total Playing Time: 50:08 Related Web Site: http://www.larastjohn.com Comments: Jan Hanford said: This cd is a complete travesty: noodling guitars, synthesizer cliches, ethnic chants, jazzy bass, trendy percussion, a dash of techno and, oh, I almost forgot, some violin. In my 4000+ cd collection I have everything from classical to rock to world beat to industrial to new age, etc.; I am not a classical purist. If it works I love it. This cd not only doesn't work, it's embarrassing. Lara St. John is an extraordinarily talented violinist and it saddens me to see her wasted on useless fluff like this. The music is vaguely related to Bach, which is reinforced by the fact that none of the tracks indicate which of Bach's works it was derived from. If any of Lara's intended audience ("gee, I never liked classical music before") decides they'd like to pursue Bach's actual music I think they may have some trouble locating "Bombay Minor". The bottom line is that the heart and soul have been removed from the music and have been replaced by new age cliches and dreams of $. It's the kind of thing I expect to hear playing in a store that sells tarot cards, candles and books about dolphins with incense in the air and posters on the walls advertising the next Yanni concert. Acknowledgements: Collecting dust in the collection of Jan Hanford. Date First Submitted: 08/23/2003 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.