Bach,J.S. / Sergey - Hommage a Ysaye - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This CD recording is the result of a succession of different moments of musical happiness and the encounter between the solo harpist of the Basel Symphony Orchestra, Aurelie Noll, and two exceptional musicians. María Cristina Kiehr and Yolena Orea-Sanchez (violoncello) have put their talent and artistic sensitivity at the service of this wonderful repertoire. The special sound of the harp creates a kind of new relief here and lends this unusual album it's special charm. The program includes works by Reynaldo Hahn, Tchaikovsky, Manuel de Falla and Gabriel Faure. One highlight is certainly the new composition for soprano, cello and harp by Swiss composer Silvan Loher, whose delicate and impressionistic musical style fits wonderfully into this project. Soprano María Cristina Kiehr, born in Tandil, Argentina, is a specialist in Inchearly musicInch. The South American cellist Yolena Orea-Sanchez is a permanent member of the Basel Symphony Orchestra, as is the harpist Noll. She can be heard regularly at numerous European music festivals with the Trio Anthilia (violin, cello and piano), which she co-founded.

Frederick Hodges, one of the foremost jazz and ragtime pianists in the world today, performs a dozen of George Gershwin's most beloved melodies in his own dazzling arrangements that recall all the glamour and sophistication of the art deco era. From the eerily haunting InchSummertimeInch to the strutting InchI'll Build a Stairway to ParadiseInch; from the tender InchLove Is Here to StayInch to the ebullient InchLet's Call the Whole Thing Off,Inch Gershwin's music represents the pinnacle of American musical achievement of the early 20th century. Hodges's crisp musicality and flawless technique at the 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano evoke all the charm and radiance of a Fred Astaire dance routine. The CD also includes a 16-page full-color historical booklet with detailed commentary by the artist and seldom-seen photographs. 12 selections, 60 minutes of music.

J.S. Bach - Sonata a Dur / Sonara B Moll Partita [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/18/1992