Wagner e Venezia

by Uri Caine

Overview

Uri Caine, like many other jazz players, has a fairly solid background in classical music. Unlike many jazz players, he has found a way to successfully work in the classical repertoire while using improvisation and love of a variety of musical styles he came by as a jazz player. To that end, Caine has released a handful of stunningly original albums covering the music of Mahler, Schumann, Bach, and Wagner. While Caine's critically acclaimed Mahler (Urlicht/Primal Light) and Bach (Goldberg Variations) discs have featured him, at times, radically reworking the material, this fine Wagner program finds the pianist sticking mostly to the original scores. And even though the occasional drum machine and DJ treatment heard on other discs are not present, Caine does include an accordion and double bass to the basic quartet of two violins, cello, and piano. Recorded live in Venice at the Piazza San Marco, Wagner e Venezia takes in the overtures from Die Meistersinger, Lohengrin, and Tannhaueser, as well as the "Liebestod" from Tristan und Isolde. For the most part, the music moves at a lithe pace, matching the festive sounds of the crowd with exuberant and playful performances. Maybe not the right fit for classical purists, but certainly a fine offering for the adventurous listener. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/1998
Label:	WINTER & WINTER
UPC:	0025091001323

Tracks

1. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90~Liebestod
2. Tannh¿¿user, opera, WWV 70~Ouvert¿¿re
3. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75~3. Akt Ouvert¿¿re
4. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90~Prelude
5. Die Meistersinger von N¿¿rnberg, opera, WWV 96~Ouvert¿¿re
6. Die Walk¿¿re (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b~Der Ritt der Walk¿¿ren
7. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75~1. Akt Ouvert¿¿re

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Uri Caine   Primary Artist,Piano,Ensemble,Conductor
Dominic Cortese   Accordion
Drew Gress   Double Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Erik Friedlander   Cello
Joyce Hammann   Violin
Mark Feldman   Violin
Uri Caine Ensemble   Ensemble

Technical Credits

Adrian von Ripka   Digital Mastering,Mastering
Tomoko Okubo   Translation
Yvan Renou   Translation
Friedrich Nietzsche   Text
Domenico Bresolin   Photography
Osvaldo Boehm   Cover Photo,Photography
A.E. Ayres   Translation
Luis Carlos Gago   Translation
Eric Zwang   Coordination
Joseph Albert   Photography
Klaudia Ladurner   Translation
Antonio Rotta   Cover Art
Richard Wagner   Composer
Uri Caine   Arranger
Carlos Albrecht   Digital Editing,Editing
Stefan Winter   Producer
Guenter Mattei   Layout Design