Gwendolyn Dease - Lansky: Touch & Go - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Considered one of Broadway's most important composers in the post 1950s era, and still active today nearing 90 years old, John Kander is responsible for the music to such acclaimed shows as Cabaret, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman to name just a few. This extraordinary 2-CD set spans 55 years of his compositions along with rare demos included featuring Kander with his longtime lyricist Fred Ebb and new recordings of some of his classic songs. Including a deluxe lavishly illustrated 64 page booklet with extensive notes and comments on the songs by Kander. A milestone in musical theatre music releases.

Only time can tell if a musical composition will be considered a InchclassicalInch piece by future audiences, but as Danish music critic Søren Schauser has predicted InchIn a couple of years we will see pieces by an Ellington or a Peterson in regular concert programs in entirely classical contexts.Inch With InchTheTouchInch Søren Kristiansen and Thomas Fonnesbæk present their take on a classical piece of jazz, playing the music of Oscar Peterson and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - classical but improvised! OP and NHØP gave us something unique and unforgettable, just as the classical composers did and still do. Being the world's greatest virtuosos on piano and double bass respectively, their immense technique and 'Touch' made them unique. Their collaboration was likewise special because they were equals. For instance, Oscar Peterson's arrangement for InchOn The TrailInch (Great Connection, 1971) was presumably written because he had found a bassist that could keep up both musically and technically. OP & NHØP gave us something extraordinary and unforgettable, exactly like the great classical composers did and continue doing - and now Kristiansen and Fonnesbæk share their idea of how it could be played today.

Dowland / Ruso,Rebeka - Touch Me Lightly-Werke [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2012