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Review: Meir Rimon, Horn of Plenty
Early in the summer we took a road trip and among the CDs I took one of the family favorites was Meir Rimon, Horn of Plenty.
This recording by Meir Rimon (1946-91) was released way back in 1988 on the IBWP label. Rimon, who was Principal Horn of the Isreal Philharmonic, sounds just great on this recording Isreali pop music arranged for solo horn and chamber orchestra, his phrasings are really beautiful as is his sound. When he goes up to the top of his range a wonderful, light quality comes into his sound and I suspect it is where he is up on the high F side, as he was an early adopter of the triple horn. Song titles, to give you the mood of the album, include numbers such as “Perhaps it was Just a Dream,” “Kinneret of Thee I Sing,” Soldiers’ Love Song,” etc. The arrangements are creative and very nicely done as a multi track project in a studio. The horn playing, again, is just great.
If you check iTunes this CD is not listed but his recordings on the Crystal label are still available. If this review has you interested in hearing Meir Rimon, Dances, Moods, and Romances in particular has several tracks in a similar style to those on Horn of Plenty. There are samples of the tracks on iTunes and also in the Crystal Records website. Highly recommended as summer listening.
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