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Topic: Casta diva (arr. Alfred Jaell)  (Read 1434 times)

Offline ronde_des_sylphes

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Casta diva (arr. Alfred Jaell)
on: June 14, 2016, 09:52:21 AM
This lovely arrangement is from a larger entity, his Reminiscences de Norma, which I have been working on over the last two years. It is a more romantic setting than, for example, Thalberg's, which still retains some classicism about it. This extract is from a recent studio recording. I would post the whole thing, but I've got to bear in mind it is part of an album which I hope to see released commercially in about three months' time, and I can't go pre-posting it all on Pianostreet! ;)

https://soundcloud.com/andrew-wright-35/alfred-jaell-casta-diva

I hope you enjoy it.
My website - www.andrewwrightpianist.com
Info and samples from my first commercial album - https://youtu.be/IlRtSyPAVNU
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Re: Casta diva (arr. Alfred Jaell)
Reply #1 on: June 16, 2016, 02:23:24 AM
Oh Andrew .... you just burst my soul with a cacophony of emotions .....
. . . . the more I listen,  the music fills me with .... :( :'(  

member on behalf of my son, Lorenzo

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Re: Casta diva (arr. Alfred Jaell)
Reply #2 on: June 16, 2016, 10:24:16 AM
Thanks emill. I think it's a very emotional arrangement too. I believe I now know four concert arrangements of Casta diva - this has become my favourite even if I will always have a soft spot for Thalberg's.
My website - www.andrewwrightpianist.com
Info and samples from my first commercial album - https://youtu.be/IlRtSyPAVNU
My SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/andrew-wright-35

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Re: Casta diva (arr. Alfred Jaell)
Reply #3 on: June 28, 2016, 09:40:10 AM
Ronde, i  am late to this party. The name Jaell is not uknown to me but hobestly i cannot rember how or whem i came across him.  This was such a refreshing treat. Cannot put my finger exactly on what moved me in this sample/expple but i can offer that as a listener that i enjoted this immensely.   :D

I have been playing and replaying these in traffic and it has kept me calm and engaged in beautiful music  :)
 Actually were it not for your fine renditions of these  and others from your soundcloud and cd, i fear i would have punched and broken something in my car over traffic smd congestion fits of rage >:( >:(.  That says.something, seriously i would have punched someone or something by now ala the incredible hulk by now but your playing transported my mind elsewhere.
Bravo
Incredibly lovely playing on all of these  8)

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Re: Casta diva (arr. Alfred Jaell)
Reply #4 on: June 28, 2016, 08:30:44 PM
Thanks visitor, much appreciated. I have grown very fond of this arrangement and can't wait to get the full disc completed! A little bit more progress made earlier this week. :)
My website - www.andrewwrightpianist.com
Info and samples from my first commercial album - https://youtu.be/IlRtSyPAVNU
My SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/andrew-wright-35
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