This Week's Essential New Classical Albums (Bernstein, Bach, Korngold)
Featuring Bernstein's Candide, Cello Unlimited, Korngold's Chamber Music and music from 17th century France
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Featuring Bernstein's Candide, Cello Unlimited, Korngold's Chamber Music and music from 17th century France
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Bernstein: Candide - Marin Alsop leads the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a new recording of Bernstein's riotous satirical operetta, Candide. Made almost three decades after the composer's own iconic recording with the Orchestra, Alsop's new version was captured during celebratory concerts marking Bernstein's centenary year, and features an outstanding array of soloists, including Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cun gonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (The Old Lady) and Sir Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss, Narrator). With lyrical contributions from acerbic writers Richa...
Elvis Costello & Sebastian Krys Remodel The Album, "This Year's Model," Into "Spanish Model," A Daring, First Of Its Kind Record THE ALBUM FEATURES ONLY THE ATTRACTIONS' ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCES WITH NEWLY RECORDED VOCALS BY LATIN POP AND ROCK ARTISTS SINGING COSTELLO'S LYRICS TRANSLATED AND ADAPTED INTO SPANISH 16 SONGS PRODUCED BY MULTIPLE GRAMMY AND LATIN GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER SEBASTIAN KRYS, "FROM AN ORIGINAL IDEA BY ELVIS COSTELLO" FIRST SINGLE UNVEILED TODAY IS JUANES PERFORMING "PUMP IT UP" THE ALBUM STARS: CAMI, DRACO ROSA, FITO PÁEZ, FRANCISCA VALENZUELA Y LUIS HUM...
As Costello and Krys began to think of artists that would be a good fit, they discovered that This Year’s Model was an important record to many artists in the pan-Latin world, but its true nature had never been fully appreciated because of the language barrier. They enlisted many Costello fans, a few who Krys and Costello felt would be a great fit for the song, and all of whom have stellar careers and were excited to participate and bring their own styles to the immediacy and poignancy of the original songs, helping to create an entirely new listening experience.