eing there, that's the elusive illusion all audiophiles are after. Being in the concert hall almost able to look into the sound-stage and see where the musicians are. These live performances took place over two seasons at the famed Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.
Gershwin's Three Preludes, song transcriptions for solo piano, and the Fantasy on Porgy and Bess, arranged by Earl Wild. Plus a Sterophile-commissioned arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue. Recorded with 24-bit resolution.
Musicians:
Hyperion Knight, piano
Krzystof Zimowski, Anthony Templeton, Carol Swift-Matton, Linda Anderson, violins
Katherine Reynolds, Christine Johnson Rancier, violas
Joan Zucker, cello
Jean-Luc Matton, double bass
Robert Borer, trumpet
Debra Taylor, trombone
Tia Perdomo, clarinet
Lori Lovato, bass clarinet
Jeff Cornelius, Steven Kimple, percussion
Selections:
George Gershwin
1. Rhapsody in Blue
Three Preludes
2. Prelude I
3. Prelude II
4. Prelude III
Four Songs
5. Fascination Rhythm
6. The Man I Love
7. I Got Rhythm
8. Embraceable You
Five Songs
9. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
10. Someone To Watch Over Me
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. Love Is Here To Stay
13. A Foggy Day
14. Porgy and Bess Fantasy
Total Time: 65:01
Recorded at the First United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 10-12, 1997.
| By Labels | Stereophile |
|---|---|
| By Genre | Jazz |