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"No sorry its the one by Giannis Kalatzis, sorry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX_vad0d0jg I abs love this song."

"Fascinating, many thanks for that Socrates. Personally I adore the faster 9/8 songs, they have such a punchy drive, such as a song called Levendobetho, dont know if u know it, but there's less of them than the slower speed zeimbekiko. I always…"

"Hi Socrates, I've played in many Greek weddings and functions in London, and seen a great many zembekiko dances and I find it fascinating that you describe it as a 'war dance'."

"The title of the piece says it all..and yes it did make me smile :) Nicely done--thanks for posting ! Thanks Bob https://soundcloud.com/bob-morabito"

"Very well done Michael, this is enjoyable music.  Like Bob M. I feel it is too long, or maybe just too uniform to hold my attention for the duration. You have dynamics and phrasing changes but no tempo or textural changes that I was able to…"

"Beautifully touching, relaxing easy listening music...done really well:) Speaking from the viewpoint of common practices, I can see possible problems with the length of it, and actually wished for cadences which would stop and divide the piece into…"

"Bravo!"

"Hi Michael, is there a score for this you can share? - Gav"

"Thank you for sharing the full version. I find your piece beautiful and enjoyed it greatly. Sometimes it evokes Saint-Saens The Swan but you manage to keep your own signature all through. And the ending is great."

"Youtube have uploaded the whole thing, but they monetised it so u may have to suffer adverts, sorry. Hope you enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ZVc_ziwt8 Mike"

"Hi Kjell--This was only a 9 min preview of a 16 minute piece.. Michael had written this on Youtube: "This is a 9min preview of my new piece Emotude for Piano & Cello. The full 16min recording is available..." Thanks Bob…"

"I really do not understand why it ends so abruptly. The ending is a most essential part of music."

"Hi Michael -  You have a beautiful sound here and this piece works well for an ambient easy listening type of market I think. I agree with Bob that it too long for my taste. The dynamics and phrasing are good but the LH piano pattern is way too…"