EL GRECO

Ditto to all of the reviews above. For once Vangelis suppressed his eagerness to create instantly effective soundscapes and concentrated on music instead. It's a very welcome step off the beaten path for him, and a very strong display of his true talent.

The atmosphere is nothing short of magical, but I want to point out that there's plenty of fine compositional work here, not merely impressive ear candy. It takes a lot of sheer professional expertise to write engaging music that evolves this slowly, and Vangelis pulls it off masterfully. I sincerely hope we can expect more music of such high quality from him.