Word: pagannini
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...Metheny's unique, gentle style reached its height in Beyond the Missouri Sky, his 1997 collaboration with bassist Charlie Haden. After such a tour-de-force, Metheny's latest album, Trio 99-00, is something of a disappointment. Metheny seems compelled on track after track to exhibit the Pagannini side of his guitar talents, going off on elaborate licks and solos. It's impressive, no doubt, but Metheny's heart isn't there. He comes to life not in the elaborate showmanship of a piece like "(Go) Get It" but in the more contemplative tracks like "Travels" or "Just Like...
...time," the Chilean virtuoso almost lived up to the title. Between masterful performance of the G major and E flat Beethoven concerti, he gave an immensely successful recital highlighted by magnificent performances of the Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue and the Brahms Variations on a theme by Pagannini...
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