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Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach
Grooving Classics (XRCD24)
Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 94 in G major ("Surprise"/"The Drumstroke"/"Mit dem Pauken - Harold Farberman, Dvorak, Antonin
2. "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" Revisited - Harold Farberman, Tchaikovsky, Pytor
3. Les Can Can - Harold Farberman, Tchaikovsky, Pytor
4. [Excerpt] [Excerpt] - Harold Farberman, Tchaikovsky, Pytor
5. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (firs - Harold Farberman, Traditional
6. Danse Chinoise - Harold Farberman, Bizet, Georges
7. Danse Arabe
8. Danse Russe
9. The Red River Valley
10. Habanera Fantasia

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CD Details

All Artists: Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Johann II [Junior] Strauss, Antonin Dvorak, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Canadian Traditional, Georges Bizet, Harold Farberman, Ethos Percussion Group, Northwest Sinfonietta
Title: Grooving Classics (XRCD24)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Fim [1st Impression]
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 2/20/2007
Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Romantic (c.1820-1910), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 4892843001186

Synopsis

Product Description

"Conductor and composer Harold Faberman and I have crossed creative paths for more than a decade with numerous acclaimed recordings under the Golden Strings and FIM labels including the first ever All Percussion Piano Concertos and Percussion Fantasia, just to name a few. In honor of his 75th birthday, it has been my wish to celebrate his artistry with a recording of his latest arrangements of popular classics. Maestro Faberman selected and conducted two remarkable ensembles: Ethos Percussion Group and the Colorado String Quartet. This unusual combination proved electrifying and revealed a whole new array of instrumental combinations and colors. To capture these great musicians' creative chemistry, we turned to no other than recording legend Prof. Keith Johnson of Reference Recordings." - Winston MA, First Impression Music
Track Listing
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
1. Variations on a theme from the "Surprise" Symphony (1792)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
2. "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" Revisited (1787)
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
3. "Can Can" from Les Contes d'Hoffman (1881)
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)
4. Die Fledermaus (1874)
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
5. Adagio from the "New World" Symphony (1839)
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Dances from "The Nutcracker" (1892)
6. Danse Chinoise
7. Danse Arade
8. Danse Russe
Traditional
9. Red River Valley
Bonus Track:
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) / Harold Farberman (b.1929)
10. Habanera Fantasia from "Carmen" (2004)

Total Time: 46:25

CD Reviews

Classical Music With Contemporary Flair

Rebecca*rhapsodyinblue* | CA USA | 12/07/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For fans of classical music who welcome non-traditional arrangements and interpretations of classical pieces for a change, "Grooving Classics" is the perfect album to listen to. It's such a novelty listening to these classical pieces with contemporary flair. Harold Farberman, the ingenious maestro, did extraordinary charts on the arrangements and orchestrations on all tracks and conducted the Colorado Strings Quartet, Ethos Percussion Group and Northwest Sinfonietta. This is one recording that I can truly vouch the sound quality which is above par where you could hear the strings and percussions clearly. There's nothing to whine about as to the sound quality. It simply sounds perfect.

My choicest cuts include Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik," "Habanera Fantasia" from George Bizet's opera "Carmen," "Can Can" from Les Contes d'Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach, "Adagio" from the New World Symphony and Peter Tchaikovsky's "Dances from the Nutcracker."

The only non-classical piece is a traditional song "Red River Valley," but it is a welcome addition to this collection. This is also one of the highlights where Harold Farberman arranged it in a creative fashion by infusing snippets of the tune "Home On The Range." It is absolutely an extraordinary piece.

This is the most unusual classical recording I've ever come across in my listening journey, but I did enjoy it.

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