Compared with some of caines other jazzclassical mashups including vivid meditations on bachs goldberg variations, or the music of wagner and mahler the treatments here feel more like. Uri caine born june 8, 1956, philadelphia, united states is an american classical and jazz pianist and composer. The goldberg variations recorded 2000 winter and winter. Hardly a classical purist, caine combines bach s music with a variety of jazz styles everything from hard bop to dixieland to bossa nova as well as gospel, ragtime, salsa, tango. Oct, 2009 compared with some of caine s other jazzclassical mashups including vivid meditations on bachs goldberg variations, or the music of wagner and mahler the treatments here feel more like. The key to the goldberg variation education the guardian. The goldberg variations by uri caine ensemble, kettwiger bach. And while caine has tackled mahler, wagner and schumann with much success, on this release, the pianist melds classical music with genre hopping, doses of humor and sprightly. In 2000 caine released a version of schumanns dichterliebe song cycle, love fugue, and a new version of the goldberg variations. The goldberg variations uri caine ensemble, uri after j. This is a thing called love uri caine, piano kenny. The goldberg variations, an album by uri caine, uri caine ensemble, kettwiger bach ensemble, koln string quartet on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
And while caine has tackled mahler, wagner and schumann with much success, on this release, the pianist melds classical music with genre hopping, doses of humor and sprightly interludes that makes for one heck of an extravaganza. Uri caine musician music database radio swiss jazz. Rarely has so much unpleasantness been put into a fictional character. The goldberg variationsrecorded 2000 winter and winter.
The son of burton caine, a professor at temple law school, and poet shulamith wechter caine, caine began. The classical variations is a perfect companion to his previous recordings of beethovens diabelli variations, bachs goldberg variations, malhers ghost gustaf mahler at toblack, plays mozart, wagner e venezia, and schumann love fugue. Introducing uri caine shortlistcompilation released 2015 winter and winter the book of daysrecorded 2015 xas records with the prism saxophone quartetmatthew levy,zachary shemon,robert young,taimur sullivan. Find uri caine discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The best reason to hate bachs goldberg variationsaside from the obvious reason that.
Variations for lute and clarinet, and for lute and flute, sound good together. The goldberg variations by uri caine ensemble, kettwiger. Drinking song uri caine, piano joyce hammann, violin achille succi, clarinet ralph alessi, trumpet nguyen le, guitar tim lefebvre, bass zach danziger, drums 06. Enjoy the virtuosity of bachs goldberg variations, now that his work is open and freely available for all of us. Aug 25, 2016 by this point, uri caine, the solo artist, has vanished without ceremony. The variations are named after johann gottlieb goldberg, who may have been the first performer. Uri caine timeline featuring albums and other highlights.
These acts of negationof self, of closure, of stylistic purityraise essential questions about the goldberg variations, and about the totalizing enlightenment project to which it, and works like it, belong. We started building a programme around the bach goldberg variations and uris variations on them he is famed for these. First published in 1741, the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Caine, a jazz pianist who has previously recorded treatments of mahler, schumann and wagner, has taken bachs variations, interpolated more than 40 of his own and arranged the lot for a variety of ensembles in a variety of styles. Recorded in remembrance of 250th anniversary of the death of johann sebastian bach 16851750. Diabelli variations, and 2005s return to mahler, dark flame. Bachs famous goldberg variations, according to legend a work commissioned by count keyserlingk to entertain him. All of these recordings have a relationship with the current classical variations.
Sphere music uri caine tracklists, lyrics, live, songs. I also did a version of bachs goldberg variations, which is something i had heard since i was a kid. The goldberg variations, bwv 988, is a musical composition for harpsichord by johann sebastian bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. Caine has also reworked bachs goldberg variations, beethovens diabelli variations, as well as wagner, schumann and mozart. The goldberg variations uri caine ensemble album by uri caine ensemble. The goldberg variations, bwv 988, are a work written for harpsichord by johann sebastian bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. Deceptive cadence professor christoph wolff, todays top bach answer man, helps kick off a week of goldberg explorations.
Pianist rudolf serkin took up the goldberg variations in the late 1920s, but polish harpsichordist wanda landowska was the first to record the. Introducing uri caine shortlist 1992 2015 jazz messengers. Goldberg variations and 25 related entities entities finder. A truly modern jazz musician, pianistcomposer uri caine has a indisputably inclusive and diverse approach. Juni 1956 in philadelphia, pennsylvania ist ein us amerikanischer musiker. Book of angels volume 6, urlichtprimal light, and devotion. You can book online now for uri caines ten performances touring the country in march 2016. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Much like frequent collaborator don byron, pianist uri caine is a masterful jazz improviser who knows his way through and around the supposed straightaheadavant garde jazz fence. The nzsq on collaborating with uri caine chamber music blog. Check out the goldberg variations by uri caine on amazon music. I t lasts over an hour without a break, it consists of 30 variations on one aria, and it was written more than 250 years ago. In 2001 he teamed up with drummer zach danziger to conceive an original project fusing live jungle and drumnbass beats with fusion jazz called uri caine bedrock 3, they have toured worldwide including a new york based. Caines the goldberg variations is a magnificent event for the aural senses.
Uri caine is such a risktaker, and this twocd set finds the philadelphiaborn pianist taking more than his share of liberties with bachs goldberg variations. Caine borjade spela piano vid sju ars alder och fick undervisning av jazzpianisten bernard peiffer nar han var tolv. Uri caines goldberg variations, albeit on a less exalted level, can be added to the list. In 2001, he teamed up with drummer zach danziger to conceive an original project fusing live jungle and drum n bass beats with fusion jazz called uri caine bedrock 3. Having already explored the music of composers including mahler and schumann, caine has turned his attention to bach and the seminal goldberg variations. Caine continues his surveys of beethovens diabelli variations, bachs goldberg variations, schumann lieder, mahler symphonies, and mozart piano pieces, bringing in his usual group of topdrawer musicians including chris speed, don byron, dave binney, david gilmore, nguyen le, and dj logic.
Bernard peiffer had turned me on to the glenn gould recording of it. Bbc music magazine on uri caines diabelli variations with this combination of piety and irreverance, his projects have endeared him to classical listeners hungry for an innovative voice that can engage seriously. New uri caine and the goldberg variations uri caine album see. Nov 29, 2017 or the idea of having this beautiful music with a dj soloing over it, or letting people in the group play. Reimagining the goldbergs as an orchestral period piece by. First published in 1741, the work is one of the most important citation needed examples of the variation form. Piano, clarinet and drums again work pleasingly in desdemonas lament, after verdi whose compositions are intrinsically dramatic. The best reason to hate bachs goldberg variationsaside from the.
It is named after johann gottlieb goldberg, who may also have been the first performer of the work. The bostonbased chamber orchestra a far cry has been performing a dramatic orchestration with pianist simone dinnerstein of late. Amid the plethora of bach discs released in 2000 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death comes something truly original, groundbreaking even, from new york jazz performer and arranger uri caine and his band. Uri caine ensemble the goldberg variations 2000, cd. But why does a book s main character have to be likable.
The 5 tracks after bachs goldberg variations worked the best. Introducing uri caineshortlistcompilation released 2015 winter and winter the book of daysrecorded 2015 xas records with the prism saxophone quartetmatthew levy,zachary shemon,robert young,taimur sullivan. Uri caine, fodd 8 juni 1956 i philadelphia, ar en amerikansk klassisk och jazz pianist och kompositor biografi. In 2001 he teamed up with drummer zach danziger to conceive an original project fusing live jungle and drumnbass beats with fusion jazz called uri caine bedrock 3, they have toured worldwide including a new yorkbased. To say the main character, gloria goldberg goldberg garrison gloria ggg is unlikable is an understatement. Uri caine ensemble the goldberg variations 2000, cd discogs. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. The goldberg variations by johann sebastian bach recording 12 editions published.
Pianistcomposer uri caine has assembled a rather large aggregation of talent for this thoroughly audacious rendering of johann sebastian bachs the goldberg variations. The bedrock project and other collaborations in 2001, he teamed up with drummer zach danziger to conceive an original project fusing live jungle and drum n bass beats with fusion jazz called uri caine bedrock 3. Uri caine the goldberg variations donostia 2000 youtube. The goldberg variations by uri caine on amazon music. The goldberg variations is a double cd album by pianist uri caines ensemble performing johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations recorded in. How long has this been going on uri caine, piano 05. The classical variations, an album by uri caine on spotify. By this point, uri caine, the solo artist, has vanished without ceremony. Jeremy denk joins us all week to explore the goldberg variations. He is, of course, not the first musician to link the improvisatory skills of baroque musicians with those of jazz players, but the 70plus tracks on this twocd release go way beyond mere. Reimagining the goldbergs as an orchestral period piece. Aria and 70 variations adapted, arranged and composed by uri caine music.
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