Entranced

Nicolo Furmankiewicz of the Department of Virtuosity writes about Mario Parga's Entranced, his first instrumental solo CD since 1991's "The Magician", "The title track is very nostalgic, romantic, reflective, yet neoclassical. This one proves that Parga hasn't forgotten how to play the guitar! "The Journey" is a kind of instrumental miniature and sounds like an epic caprice. It's a great example how a dazzlingly skilled musician's showcase should sound like. "Haunted" and "Farewell" are distinguished by a calmness typical of Marty Friedman's "Scenes" and "Introduction". "Ritual" includes a classical guitar mastery hidden between romantic notes and electric proficiency in further part of the composition. As far as "Mirage" is concerned, it reminds me of violin works by Polish archgenius - Henryk Wieniawski. I treat this album as an intellectual challenge for a listener. Mario's music AD 2007 is quiet, yet atmospheric and, fortunately, still guitar, virtuosic and accessible to every sensitive person."