Holiday Gift Guide 2007: Music

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AVguide's Holiday Gift Guide 2007

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Maslanka: Garden of Dreams This highly emotional piece, derived from Carl Jung's analysis of 5 dreams from a dying girl, is not only expressive in its original form, but is made more so by the fantastic Reference recording quality.
Arcade Fire: Neon Bible Holding listeners at attention from start to finish, and boasting an on-the-floor production that reflects the dimensions of its recording locales, it's pure pop brilliance.
Kronos Quartet: Henryk Gorecki String Quartet No. 3 Described as "nothing less than a journey toward unification with his maker," Gorecki"s work contains vast amounts of expressive sections, played beautifully by the Kronos Quartet.
S.S. Wesley: Anthems S.S. Wesley: Organ Works These albums aren't overly emotive or dramatic, but purposeful, and with considerable feeling for the words. One hears into its sonority with absolute ease.
Betty Lavette: The Scene Of The Crime The naked emotion of soul singer Betty Lavette's latest album is absolutely stunning. She grabs everyone within earshot and takes them along on the journey.