1) Product Description
Contemporary violin music, influenced by classical and jazz, with a focus on lyricism and emotional honesty. "Lucia Micarelli is a rare find in today's world of plastic divas and tinsel waifs... she speaks with surprising maturity and authority, touching upon Classic Rock, Eastern and Asian stylings, Gypsy and Irish Folk - all built on the firm foundation of her lengthy Classical training and the violin repertoire of the great composers. Faultless intonation and rhythmic confidence mark her work. Improvisation skills - the blackest of arts to many purist classical musicians - allow her to soar to far headier heights than most..." -Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull "Barefoot, she strolled the stage with the grace of a ballet dancer, playing with equal parts passion and ferocity..." -Arizona Daily Star "... graceful and diminutive, she often stole the show..." -livedaily.com "The elf-like Micarelli injected a shot of wild energy into the production, engaging in a passionate tango with her instrument..." -Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel "Lucia Micarelli is amazing - she gets everything one possibly can out of the exquisite, melancholy eroticism of the violin. She is gorgeous, unique, and is a fresh exciting face in the new world of classical music..." -Liz Smith "Beauty and preternatural artistry are the captivating attributes of Lucia Micarelli, a dynamic, classical-trained violinist who is the most exciting and promising new artist on her instrument since the emergence of Joshua Bell..." -Mary Arsenault 1 Grandfather Clock 2 Suite Populaire Espagnole, Asturiana 3 The Fish 4 Desired Constellation 5 Because of Toledo 6 Lucia Reads From Her Diary 7 Someone to Watch Over Me 8 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7, Lento 9 Marmalade 10 Clair De Lune 11 Naima 12 Smile 13 Brooklyn-queens Expressway 14 Everything Must Change

1) Lucia Micarelli - Interlude - not this time!   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
There are a few decent songs on this CD (mostly the standards), but the rest were pretty much a waste of time (and money). This CD is not helping her career progress. While a major disappointment, she has other notable recordings that she will hopefully emulate in the future.

2) A few good tracks   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I have really enjoyed "Music from a Farther Room" and so downloaded "Interlude" without noticing the negative review. I did listen to the Amazon preview and noticed a few tracks of talking I would not want to keep, but the preview failed to reveal that there was talking on some of the other tracks as well, like "Grandfather Clock." I thought these six tracks were all right: Suite Populaire, Because of Toledo, Someone to Watch Over Me, Clair de Lune, Smile, Everything Must Change. The best to my mind was Clair de Lune, but how many tracks of that do we already have?I certainly hope Lucia will produce another album of Classical Crossover along the lines of "Farther Room", or an album of sacred music, along the lines of her two tracks in "State of Grace III," but without a vocalist.

3) Should not have been released as a commercial CD   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
This CD is simply silly. Lucia and friends created a menagerie of mismatched sounds. Artistically this may have deep meaning for Lucia and those who contributed to the CD's creation but as a public offering there is little worth hearing. The compositions are basic and without flow. The CD's creators are delusional to offer this commercially. Please do not buy this CD unless you are a close personal friend of its creators. Lucia Micarelli is an amazingly talented young woman and this CD is a poor testament of her unique ability to create beautiful music.Buy: Music From A Farther Room. You won't be disappointed.I requested this CD as a gift after listening to Music From A Farther Room. Interlude is an unexpected disappointment. Lucia, your first CD is incredible. I have recommended Music From A Farther Room to anyone who appreciates fine music. Interlude has damaged your reputation commercially. Please forget about the progressive artistry and create another innovative, beautiful and flowing collection of music.