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Roger Williams
 The Roger Williams Collection $13.98 Roger Williams at his best. His rendition of Somewhere in Time and Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini is enchanting and well "worth the price of admission."  Greatest Hits $5.98 I like a good piano and Roger Williams is very good. I became a fan when I attended one of his concerts at Butler University in Indiana. He is the kind of headliner who chats with the audience between tunes. His performance was solo but that simply enhanced our enjoyment in the acoustically near perfect atmosphere of Butler's concert hall. Greatest Hits is produced by Curb records, who re-mixed previously recorded works into this album. The result is excellent for "Lady", "More", and "The Way We Were". Other songs lose something in the reproduction. Orchestration was not harmonious in "Lara Theme", and in "Born Free", the piano seems extraneous while playing background. In "September Song" the piano, when accompanied by other instruments seems slightly off key, especially during Williams' negative arpeggiato and in the introduction. This CD is not a good representation of the artists. In several places the piano sounds out of tune. Nadia's theme begins with off key chords, and Misty presents the piano off key several times. I rate the artists excellent in this CD. The production however is below average. So I rate this CD three stars and suggest you find another production for these songs. |
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