The Brandenburgs

The Brandenburgs
- NEW - LOUSSIER JACQUES - BACHTHE BRANDENBURGS - CD CD
In bringing a sprightly jazz-trio sound to classical works, most notably by J.S. Bach, pianist Jacques Loussier has been dismissed as a lightweight popularizer by both hardcore jazz fans and serious classical enthusiasts. Yet he must be doing something right to be at it more than 45 years after founding his Play Bach Trio. Loussier's strategy in tackling all six of Bach's beloved Brandenburg Concertos, he said, involved "reducing his music to its essence" rather than elaborating on the musical texts as he once did. As ever, the notes are exceptionally clean and the rhythms neat, though bassist Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac and drummer Andre Aprino give them aÂ bit more oomph. Lo these decades after crossover ventures such as Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo a la Turk," and the Modern Jazz Quartet's superior Bachian delights, the jazz-meets-classical concept can be a bit dated. But Loussier's commitment to it can't be denied.Â Â --Lloyd SachsÂ
Country USA
Brand TELARC
Manufacturer Telarc
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 1705646
Model 2023792
ReleaseDate 2006-10-24
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 089408364426
EANs 0089408364426

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