Susanne Beer - Cello Diverse - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Osibisa were formed in London by Teddy Osei. An African collective of Ghanaian-Caribbean backgrounds. Their music fused highlife, funk, soul, rock & psychedelic influences. 'Black Magic Night' (1977) is essentially a greatest hits collection, performed live on stage for fans in the city where it all began. This was the group's final record to feature on the UK Bronze tag and was recorded using the Rolling Stones' legendary mobile studio truck.

I solisti di Pavia was founded about twenty years ago and nowadays can be seen as a stable and affirmed ensemble in both the Italian and European music scenes. Along with their leader, Italian cellist Enrico Dindo, the group has become internationally renowned. This ensemble presents a Chamber repertoire which runs from the XVIII Century to present day giving to the audience an interpretation which joins accurate historical performance practice with a fresh and lively musicality. In this album Enrico Dindo and the ensemble Solisti di Pavia present some of the most famous works for cello from Max Bruch Kol Nidrei (opening the album) to Saint-Saëns Le Cygne.

Susanne Kessel has dedicated this CD to the works of John Cage, the American Composer, Zen Buddhist and passionate mushroom eater. John Cage would be exactly 100 years old this year. Kessel is actively supported in this project by Joachim Krol, the speaker/narrator of these short stories. In 1993, Susanne Kessel was a prizewinner of the International Schubert Competition.