Vangelis’ El Greco is probably my favorite musical piece. I blogged about it in a post titled “VANGELIS: El Greco” awhile back.
Other fans I’ve met find Movement V and Movement X serve as effectively refreshing interludes of melodic accesibility. Refreshing in the sense of a welcome water break while playing an enthusiastic basketball game, not as in a chance to slip to the restroom during a boring lecture
I particularly enjoy the harmonica voice and keyboard runs in this sample from Movement V.
Click to listen to MP3 – Excerpt from Movement V – El Greco – Vangelis – 43s.
Does this harmonica voice (I’m assuming it’s digital) work for you? What is your favorite section of this or any movement of El Greco?