Groovebox

Purchased this CD for the Doors cover. The recording is a mix between live and studio. It has the ambiance of a live recording without the audience. The piano was stereo mic'd with the bass notes on the right and treble on the left. So the arpeggio in the song travels from left to right as it descends. The piece was performed flawlessly. Recording it left some elements behind.

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I love this group. They played a family friendly concert in St louis recently and really showed their talents on their instruments and how their music comes together. They use multiple talented musicians on different instruments, voice, digital. It's great listening music. For any occasion. I love it. I've ordered all their CDs, even my 7 year old son listens to it after seeing them live.

This is the second Ahn Trio CD that I have purchased. The first, Lullabies for My Favorite Insomniac, was absolutely excellent and really showcased how musically wonderful the Trio is. Groovebox just had junky tunes, so the result was really disappointing. Those tunes are definitely not my kind of music. I should have bought another of their CD's instead.

I just got to see this wonderful trio perform here in Fargo, ND. Their musicianship was great, and to see them play some of the pieces of this album and their other album, Ahn-plugged, (plus a live version of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust!), was absolutely marvelous. It was double the pleasure to have never heard of these girls before, discovering them completely live for the first time!I picked up this CD after the concert. Even the concert's price of $20 was worth it for this album (not to mention autographs from the girls!). For a Doors fan like myself, hearing Riders on the Storm interpreted with strings and acoustic piano is simply stunning. Hearing a solo originally played by a single organ player distributed over 3 different players and instruments, all in *one* performance, is quite pleasantly unexpected. Reproducing a solo, especially the feeling of that same solo, is probably more difficult than creating your own!Elsewhere on the album they nail Piazzolla's composition, playing with a beautiful, expressive tone that characterizes good Piazzolla.The most ambitious, interesting, and possibly breakaway new sound on "Groovebox" is the "Swing Shift" suite, written by Kenji Bunch. Bunch obviously knows these girls well, especially their dynamics as musicians. The CD states it was specially composed for the Ahn Trio, and it really shows.As Angella, the youngest sister, explained to us at the concert, the "Grooveboxes" portion of Swing Shift is an attempt to duplicate a beat box (groovebox) of a DJ. I daresay - even if you hate techno, you'll love this. It's especially a stomping good time live! This song will either attract techno fans to string music or make classical lovers scowl a little less at techno music - more likely the latter.The Ahn Trio seems to fundamentally understand what makes music work for styles as diverse as The Doors, David Bowie, Astor Piazzolla, and even techno. The Ahn Trio is an exciting direction in classical music - I will follow them, waiting to see what's next from these three delightful performers.Extra note: talking with them after the show briefly indicated that they're perfectly charming young women, too. They talked of how amazingly cold it was here, but how they were glad to get some new winter clothes. Fargo in January is quite... chilly. They were good sports about it, though!

The Ahn Trio, who, I believe, are based in Vienna, have released their third CD and they just keep getting better and hotter. Absolutely the sexiest trio in Classical music, they have a take no prisoner's approach to their music that is breathtaking.As with the previous AHN-PLUGGED, the women cover a pop tune with a 21st century sensuality that makes the concept of chamber music a much steamier affair than one usually thinks. Poor Ludwig would have lost his concentration for sure writing for 3 dearly beloveds as these. So, while the previous effort took a very creative spin with David Bowie's "Heroes", this one begins with the Doors' chestnut "Riders on the Storm." The interplay among piano and cello on this tune showcase the warmth these women bring to their material.From there, they essay the romantic leanings of Micahel Nyman's "Yellow Beach," passionately tango with Piazzolla's "Milonga del angel" and stretch out on the more adventurous and avant garde treatments of suites from Maurice Jarre and Kenji Bunch, who wrote his composition for the Ahn sisters. It all concludes with the mysterious lullabye from Ronn Yedidia.I listen to this disc a lot, and though there might be some high brow skepticism when you have 3 very hot Korean women casually gracing the cover, the music is absolutely top notch, and I'd stand in line for days for the opportunity to catch them live. They are the real deal, and a careful listen to any of their three CDs will convince you that there's juice left in classical music to spare.

The Ahn sisters are my favorite trio comprising of piano, violin and cello. Each composition has been written especially for the Ahn sisters with the exception of The Doors Riders on the storm, arranged by the trio. If you want to give 21st century chamber music a try you will not be disappointed with this album. Each composition is faultlessly performed. My personal highlight is Swing Shift by Kenji Bunch a composer I am especially keen on.