Here is a stunning sound portrayal of the pageantry of peoples of Latin America. All the rthythmic and romantic nuance of these beautiful lands and the temperament of their people has been scored in this album. From Sambas and street marches at Carnival time in Rio to the haunting mysteries of the legend of the lakes. The sensuous pulse of tangos to the warm strains of beguines on palm fringed shores. Claves, maracas, castanets and tamborines - bongos, brass haunting woodwinds set in gossamer string lines. This is the magic woven by Monty Kelly who scored this brathtaking sound picture of South America.

The lush magnificence and stereo depth of "101 Strings" is due to a combination of factors. First, in importance, is the concept of scoring for the strings. The necessity of using 101 strings instruments is to utilize various harmonies and voicings and not weaken the dynamic of quality of any one line when playing counter lines. This is particularly importance with the violins and violas, and creates a wonderful rich channel separation for stereo recording. The listener will note that a times the melody line is in full presence and possibly a full and lovely conter line is being played without sacrificing the full dynamic value of either. Secondly, the original performances have been records under the most exacting audio engineering standards with specially designed microphones with characteristics to compensate for any possible distortion from the tremendous bass frequency response in cello and string bass. Third, and of extreme importance, are the players themselves. They represent the finest musicians in Europe today. There are, in fact, eleven concertmeisters in the first chairs.