Album: The Classical Connection
Artist: Rick Wakeman
1991 Ambient Records
CD AMB 5M
1993 President Records
CD RWCD13

Bandmembers:
Rick Wakeman: Korg T1 and Wavestation
David Paton: Classical guitar, electric and fretless basses

Produced by Rick Wakeman

Tracks:
Gone but Not Forgotten (5:48)
After the Ball (3:32)
Elgin Mansions (6:06)
Sea Horses (4:58)
Merlin the Magician (5:58)
Catherine of Aragon (3:59)
Catherine Howard (7:20)
The 1984 Trilogy
     1984 Overature (3:50)
     The Hymn (5:08)
     Finale (incorperating Julia) (6:11)

Comments/notes:
Updated (rerecorded) versions of older Wakeman tunes, originally 
released on Wakeman's Ambient lable, and reissued on President.
These are nice interpretations, but I think the bass distracts from 
any real "classical" connection. The new technology is wonderful, but 
I miss that warmer sound of the old analogue euipment that had been 
used in the original recordings of the "Catherine"s.

Thanks to Greg Predmore for providing this information

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