罗素的音色并不仅仅能够使浪漫派的音乐更加贴近人心，同样也能够为严谨的巴洛克音乐增添新的光彩。唱片中收录了三位巴洛克时期的当家作曲家的作品，全部由大卫·罗素亲自改编。亨德尔和斯卡拉蒂的作品都是改编自键盘音乐，罗素弹来不仅保持着吉他的灵性，也颇具钢琴的韵味。巴赫的BWV 1034也是一次经典的改编，这个版本被很多演奏家在专辑中收录，尤其第一乐章，美得让人窒息。可惜，三位作曲家都无法听到今天罗素用吉他对他们作品的演绎，不然吉他的保留曲目中一定会增加不少巴洛克的原创作品。 While all of this recording is genius, there are two movements that show Mr. Russell's genius in a special light. 1. The Passacaglia from the Handel suite. Anyone who has heard Russell play this in concert needs at least 5 minutes to get her or his breath back. Perhaps the single most brilliant transcription in the world of solo guitar. (Though, in a field of many transciptions, there are many contentors for this honor.) 2. The Andante from the Bach suite. Without any irony, this is "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius." If you want clean playing, soulful performances, great musicality...David Russell is it, on guitar. -- Mike Shanahan