"A Leaf" Beatles Piano Transcriptions
Track Listings
| 1. A Leaf: Paul McCartney | ||
| 2. Short Fantasy on gGive Peace a Chanceh - arranged by Frederic Rzewski | ||
| 3. Hey Jude - arranged by Ichizo Okashiro | ||
| 4. Golden Slumbers - arranged by Toru Takemitsu | ||
| 5. Michelle - arranged by Barbara Monk-Feldman | ||
| 6. Yesterday - arranged by Ichizo Okashiro | ||
| 7. Aki 2.2 - arranged by Ryuchi Sakamoto (Magical Mystery Tour)2-7 Writing & Composed by Lennon & McCartney | ||
| 8. gbillet douxh : Michel Block |
Editorial Reviews Unlike the Beatles transcriptions by these modern classical composers, A Leaf is a classically-styled piano solo piece, written by the pop star Paul McCartney as a serious composition. It is his second work in the classical idiom after his first Liverpool Oratorio. A Leaf, in its orchestral version can be heard on the album, 'Working Classical,' though it was originally conceived as solo piano piece.
Classical Music Web, December, 2003
...first rate musical minds and inspirations! A must-have for anyone equally enamoured of the Beatles and contemporary classical music.
All Music Guide, December, 2003
This is not an easy listening classical crossover album...gems...superbly done.
Album Description
This CD contains four arrangements from Aki Takahashi's Hyper Beatles project, which commissioned 47 composers from around the world to arrange their favorite Beatles songs: Toru Takemitsu (who also uniquely embarked on a Beatles transcription project for solo guitar), Frederic Rzewski, Barbara Monk-Feldman and Ryuichi Sakamoto...a tremendous range in approaches. Sakamoto's Aki2.2, on the one hand, allows the performer to play according to her own inner musical instincts, based on basic impulses provided in the score - a technique that follows the example of John Cage and certain other modern composers.
"A Leaf" Beatles Piano Transcriptions
"A Leaf" Beatles Piano Transcriptions, Music, Michel Block, John & Paul McCartney Lennon, Paul McCartney, Frederic Rzewski, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chitose Okashiro, Keyboard, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Music for Keyboard, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Vocal, Vocal Music
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