BOBBY McFERRIN & CHICK COREA - The Mozart Sessions [1996] FLAC

The informal title says a great deal about the contents of The Mozart Sessions, which could have been called Concerti for Piano and Orchestra, Nos. 23 and 20, since that is, for the most part, what it is. But of course the conductors, vocalist Bobby McFerrin and jazz keyboard player Chick Corea, are not your average classical musicians. Nor is there any doubt about the non-traditional

nature of the recording, when it starts with McFerrin's patented improvisational vocals followed

by Corea's piano inventions under the title "Prelude." So, for a start, purists should be warned away. On the other hand, the more adventurous may be slightly disappointed, since after they get the preliminaries out of the way, McFerrin and Corea, aided and abetted by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, turn in pleasant but unexceptional readings of the concerti, with Corea especially eschewing any attempt at dazzle in what are usually showcase pieces. The piano work is fluid and the orchestral accompaniment delicate, but the principals seem sufficiently concerned about getting anything wrong not to really take off. At the end, as Corea once again improvises in tandem with McFerrin's voice, one longs for more of their interaction, perhaps in a less restrictive context. by William Ruhlmann 

Tracklist:

1. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No 23 In A Major K 488-1-Prelude-Allegro

2. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No 23 In A Major K 488-2-Adagio

3. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No 23 In A Major K 488-3-Allegro Assai

4. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No 2 In D Minor K 466-1-Prelude-Allegro

5. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No 2 In D Minor K 466-2-Romance

6. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No 2 In D Minor K 466-3-Rondo (Allegro Assai)

7. Song For Amadeus-Improvisation On Sonata No 2 In F Major K 28-189E-2 Adagio

1. Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

Performer: Chick Corea (Piano)

Conductor: Bobby McFerrin

Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Written: 1786 

Date of Recording: 1996

Length: 29 Minutes 36 Secs.

Notes: This selection begins with an improvisation entitled "Prelude" (Bobby McFerrin, vocals; Chick Corea, piano).

2. Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

Performer: Chick Corea (Piano)

Conductor: Bobby McFerrin

Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Written: 1785 

Date of Recording: 1996

Length: 34 Minutes 0 Secs.

Notes: This selection begins with an improvisation entitled "Prelude" (BobbyMcFerrin, vocals; Chick Corea, piano).

3. Song for Amadeus by Chick Corea 

Performer: Bobby McFerrin (Voice), Chick Corea (Piano)

Period: 20th Century

Written: USA 

Date of Recording: 1996

Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.

Notes: This work is an improvisation on the Adagio (2nd) movement of W. A. Mozart's "Sonata for Piano no. 2 in F Major, K. 280 (189e)".

BOBBY McFERRIN & CHICK COREA 

 The Mozart Sessions 

[1996] Sony / FLAC / scans

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