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Those who think that Brazilian music is defined by the samba and the bossa nova will be shocked by the Cello Trio, as they run through material by some of that country's renowned classical composers, with tangos by Ernesto Nazareth -- the father of the genre -- and opuses by both the great Heitor Villa-Lobos and the modernist Jaime M. Zenamon, among others. They open the door on a world that extends far beyond the beaches and Carnivals of Rio and Salvador, and do it in a most adventurous fashion, since a lineup of three cellos together doesn't fit as standard in anyone's book. However, the beautiful arrangements and exquisite playing bring out rare qualities in the music; there's a moment during Miranda's Reflexos where the cellos seem to imitate a steel guitar, while in Villa-Lobos'... Less

38 of Scotland's finest - all on one spectacular double-CD set. Featured artists include Texas, The Proclaimers, Altered Images, Primal Scream, The Skids, Associates, Aztec Camera, Edwyn Collins, Del Amitri, Stealers Wheel, Fairground Attraction, Frankie Miller, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Nazareth, Big Country, The Rezillos, Idlewild, Simple Minds, Deacon Blue, Marillion, McGuinness Flint, Marmalade, Midge Ure, The Blue Nile, Sutherland Brothers, Runrig, The Munros, & many more. Virgin/EMI. 2003.