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Happy Birthday
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
Happy Birthday
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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All Artists: Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
Title: Happy Birthday
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Wea
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Easy Listening
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 4943674039616
 

CD Reviews

Fantastic
05/18/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"The variations on "Happy Birthday", "Auld Lang Syne" and "God Save the King" (otherwise known as "My Country, 'Tis of Thee") are fun, but the jewel of this album is the Blitz Fantasy by Georgian composer Vato Kakhidze. Think Samuel Barber plus Mystere des Voix Bulgares. The composer sings in the Georgian folk style, and his theme is interwoven with the chamber orchestra, who play with a very nice sense of dynamics. The climax of the four movements, choral singing accompanied by an organ, rhythmic hand clapping, cymbals, strings and woodwinds, sounds crazy when described, but is absolutely thrilling. The style of singing may take some getting used to, but if you appreciate world music and romantic classical compositions, don't miss it! (You can hear a sample in the NPR "All Things Considered" interview with Kremer, broadcast 1/20/03.)"