A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder

A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder

A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder

ASIN: B00000B00C

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Thunderstorm. Experience the rapture of nature's own symphony, the celestial sounds of the thunderstorm. The night sky lights up, the rain begins to fall, and you slowly drift into a sense of peace, sell-bing and total relaxation.

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A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • New definitions for arias and Lieder
  • One of the most creative albums of 2000
 A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder
Don Byron
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000B00C
Release Date: 2000-11-07

Tracks:

  1. Check Up
  2. Zwielicht (Twilight)
  3. Glitter And Be Gay
  4. Basquiat
  5. It's Over
  6. Creepin'
  7. Nessun Dorma
  8. Soldier In The Rain
  9. Reach Out I'll Be There
  10. The Ladies Who Lunch
  11. Larghetto

Product Description

Thunderstorm. Experience the rapture of nature's own symphony, the celestial sounds of the thunderstorm. The night sky lights up, the rain begins to fall, and you slowly drift into a sense of peace, sell-bing and total relaxation.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars New definitions for arias and Lieder.......2002-07-18

Creative is the word here. Innovative also fits. And fresh is another apt adjective. The result practically defies genre classification. "Classical crossover" might describe this CD the best.

The most important thing is the fact that this blending works, and it brings out a previously overlooked quality in such songs as "It's Over", "Reach out, I'll Be There", and "The Ladies Who Lunch". And on the other hand, this blending makes pieces such as "Zwielicht", "Nessun Dorma", and "Larghetto" more accessible to a larger audience.

A major consideration here is that neither the classical nor the popular works are compromised. This CD deserves to be a lot more popular than it is.

4 out of 5 stars One of the most creative albums of 2000.......2002-06-15

Don Byron is the man... Who else would put Puccini's 'Nessun Dorma', Sondheim's 'The Ladies Who Lunch' (featuring the amazing Cassandra Wilson), and 'Reach Out (I'll Be There)' by the Four Tops, on the same album?

To go further, who would infuse their own style into these pieces to such an extent where they all sound like equal parts in a gigantic musical vein? Don Byron, that's who.

The personal highlight is definitely 'It's Over' which former Pat Metheny Group vocalist Mark Ledford handles adeptly.

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