For those of you who like a good Banjo, yet still like classical music, Bela Fleck has a CD that he recorded with various artists (who are accompanying him on piano, cello, marimba, guitar, etc, depending on the piece) doing works from Scarlatti, Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Paganini, and a few others. The musicianship is exemplary!
Anyone other than me have this CD?
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I've heard clips of it, and it was certainly interesting to hear the music transcribed for the banjo. But I'm a classical music purist, so I don't regard it as more than a novelty recording. If I want to hear Chopin, I want to hear it on the piano.
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Perhaps you may have a music store in your town that uses the system to where you scan the CD into a listening station, and can hear a portion of each song. That would be a good idea. . . . . . . or even finding it on itunes. The CD is called Bela Fleck, perpetual motion.Saurencaerthai wrote:It sounds like it could be interesting or a novelty. I'll have to see about getting my hands on a copy at some point.
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I've actually just realised that a banjo sounds pretty much like a harpsichord. I wonder if any banjo player would have the chops to try and transcribe some Scarlatti sonatas or Bach suites into the banjo....
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