Track Listings (15) - Disc #1| All Artists: Eastside Sinfonietta Title: Eastside Sinfonietta: Don't Be Afraid Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Catasonic Records Release Date: 6/24/2003 Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830) Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 641444929429, 0641444929429 |
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You ought to be able to smell and feel it, not just hear and see it. Otherwise you haven't stuck your nose far enough into the world of Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and their circle of musical/dramatic accomplices. And the m... more » |
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Product Description You ought to be able to smell and feel it, not just hear and see it. Otherwise you haven't stuck your nose far enough into the world of Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and their circle of musical/dramatic accomplices. And the musicians of the Eastside Sinfonietta help you do that - not by omitting baths, but by breathing and jostling the music like the human beings they are. Recognizing a natural Brechtian in singer Weba Garretson, the organizers of the Brecht Centennial asked her to participate. Garretson didn't look to the classical community to staff the Eastside Sinfonietta; instead she dug into her own post-punk, street-art back yard. You will hear ontological/semiotic/commercial discursions on the subject of rice. You will hear of social malaise, violence and perverted love. And you will perhaps feel that the music of Weimar Germany can seem very modern, and enduringly truthful. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsEisler and Weill with an edge James K. Miller | Cleveland Heights, Ohio USA | 02/23/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "The Eastside Sinfonietta's "Don't Be Afraid," featuring the nuanced, cutting vocals of Weba Garretson, adds a (West Coast) American voice to the current of Weill and Eisler songs sung in English (and sung as they should be sung. ) In recent decades the Australian Robyn Archer and the German Dagmar Krause have released wonderful CDs in English, to add to Gisela May's benchmark German language recordings. This recording belongs in that exalted league, recreating these songs, forcing them to full and bitter flowering once again for this century and this generation of listeners. The musical interpretations here grow out of an avant garde/club scene sensibility. There are other ways to do this music, but this approach tends to strip off the cloying nostagia which sometimes comes with Weimar era music, nostalgia which is in truth completely opposed to the spirit of Brecht's words, and Eisler's and Weill's music. One has to hope that Ms. Garretson and the Eastside Sinfonietta of Los Angeles will attempt an album devoted exclusively to Hanns Eisler's powerful songs -- so little known by American singers and audiences." Absolutely Nothing to Fear ! Alan Ronay | Los Angeles, California | 02/06/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "One has reason to fear the too well traveled Weil/Brecht musical terrain. It' s been trampled to death with second rate homages. So it was with a jolt of excitement and welcome surprise that I experienced the Don't' Be Afraid album. The Eastside Sinfonietta, and the remarkable Weba Garretson, have infused the repertoire (plus the happy inclusion of Hanss Eisler pieces) with a fresh and inspired take on the songs. The extremely gifted ensemble performs the difficult trick of channeling the Weimar standards so that they are born again with a rare clarity and contemporary impact. Weba Garretson dazzles with her version of Youkali Tango and personalizes all the favorites that had lost their impact until she came along. This CD is a fearsome experience. Don't hesitate for a minute. Enjoy!" Exceptional Weill Collyer Brother | 05/14/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "I second the comments of the previous review--Weba Garretson's "Youkeli Tango" is remarkably beautiful. The whole cd is terrific, with the orchestrations contributing what amounts to half of a spectacular duet."
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