These light and brief inventions act as buffers between the longer, more dramatic pieces, but end up serving as some of the highlights of the album. With Fleck often accompanied by Evelyn Glennie on marimba and Appalachia Waltz musicians Joshua Bell and Edgar Meyer on violin and bass, these short, delicate pieces weave in and out of the album, proving that the banjo can be seen in a different light altogether.
Fleck's picking is uniquely unparalleled in that he can so easily dip his feet into so many different genres with an instrument that is so quickly pigeonholed. The album drifts easily into the background, which is not necessarily a detraction but, knowing the fire that Fleck can unleash from his fingertips, it would have been nice to have a few more impassioned numbers on the album.
Three-Part Invention Sinfonia , for keyboard No. Melody in E flat major. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Presto No. Johannes Brahms. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. Adagio sostenuto. Ludwig van Beethoven. Stream or buy on:.
Release Date October 2, Genre Classical Country. Elegant Delicate Cerebral Reserved. Children's Corner, suite for piano or orchestra , L. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum Claude Debussy. Partita for solo violin No. Prelude Johann Sebastian Bach.
Melody in E flat major Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Studies 5 for piano, Anh. The purpose, it would seem, would be to explore not only the style but also to summon the perceived austerity of the genre and latch on to the sense of artistic legitimacy it has the capability to evoke.
Known for his impossibly demanding arrangements and performance of popular works and original compositions, Paganini was a star and an idol in his own time. While the standard tricks of that virtuosic Italian violinist are easily abandoned, including his propensity for purposely breaking strings until only one remained upon which he would finish the piece, his legendary displays of dexterity cannot be ignored.
Too often the tracks sound tentative and conservative, relegating the majority of the Bach inventions to mere academic exercises and leaving the Beethoven pieces devoid of much personality.
The arrangements of the works in question on the disc all belong to Fleck and his colleagues, including acclaimed classical guitarist John Williams, violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Gary Hoffman, percussionist Evelyn Glennie and pianist Edgar Meyer.
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