People go to extraordinary lengths to coordinate every detail of their weddings, but then rely on CD compilations that mix orchestral pieces, piano works, songs, and so on -- not only pointing out to one and all that there were no live musicians but also just plain breaking the mood. If you have a live string quartet in place you have nothing to worry about, but the next best thing may be this two-disc set by the Lumiere String Quartet, featuring all kinds of wedding standards reduced to string quartet arrangements. The ...
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People go to extraordinary lengths to coordinate every detail of their weddings, but then rely on CD compilations that mix orchestral pieces, piano works, songs, and so on -- not only pointing out to one and all that there were no live musicians but also just plain breaking the mood. If you have a live string quartet in place you have nothing to worry about, but the next best thing may be this two-disc set by the Lumiere String Quartet, featuring all kinds of wedding standards reduced to string quartet arrangements. The personal image is reinforced by the booklet photo of this youthful American quartet (whose previous credits include the similarly domestic Baby Got Bach) performing on a brick patio. Some pieces aren't so well known for this purpose (such as what is presented as "Claire de Lune" -- she's quite a gal!). And there are a few distinct oddities, like a De Beers Diamond commerical scored by British composer Karl Jenkins (maybe it's an Anglo thing). For the most part, however, you can program...
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