Carmen, one of the most popular operas of all time, is about a strong and proud woman who lives by her own law. On her new album, the iconic jazz pianist Aki Takase takes up this convention-breaking figure and shapes her interpretation of Carmen as a rhapsody. As a seemingly loose sequence of lightly floating, dance-like musical thoughts based on the themes of Carmen by Bizet, unbound by any form and almost bordering on anarchy.
The pianist and her two collaborators - Vincent Courtois and Daniel Erdmann - display their superior instrumental skills and improvisational abilities with furious speed and great precision in their interplay with Nakamura's supple mezzo-sopranoo. jpc.de
Tracklist :
1. Trio 6:43
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
2. Sevilla 7:05
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
3. Lalala 3:25
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
4. Intermezzo For Don Jose 1:31
Music By – Daniel Erdmann, Vincent Courtois
5. Carmen Chanson 3:38
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
6. Prelude 2:18
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
7. Shadow 4:19
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
8. Three Variations 3:53
Music By – Aki Takase, Daniel Erdmann, Vincent Courtois
9. Torrero 4:41
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
10. Night Of Spade 4:29
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
11. Puzzle 1:10
Music By – Aki Takase, Vincent Courtois
12. Habanera 4:28
Composed By [Composition By], Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Aki Takase
Music By – Georges Bizet
Credits :
Cello – Vincent Courtois
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mezzo-soprano] – Mayumi Nakamura
Piano, Harpsichord – Aki Takase
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Daniel Erdmann
