André Previn - An 80th Birthday Celebration

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Album Summary

Performers

• Sylvia McNair (Soprano)
• Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
• John Williams (Guitar)
• Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
• Andre Previn (Piano)
• Herb Ellis (Guitar)
• Ray Brown (Double Bass)
• Shelly Manne (Drums)
• J.J. Johnson (Trombone)
• Red Mitchell (Double Bass)
• Frank Capp (Drums)
• Kenny Kirkland (Piano)
• Carl Allen (Drums)
• Joe Henderson (Tenor Saxophone)
• Terence Blanchard (Trumpet)
• Reginald Veal (Double Bass)

Conductors

• Previn, Andre
• Redford, J.A.C.
• Williams, John [Guitar]

Ensembles

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• London Symphony Orchestra
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Composers

• Ray Henderson (1896 - 1970)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950)
• André Previn (1929 - )
• George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Notes & Reviews:

Andre Previn will celebrate his 80th birthday this spring with a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall that reflect his incredible, tireless artistry - new compositions; Previn at the keyboard in jazz, chamber and concerto performances; and Previn the incomparable Maestro. To celebrate this legendary musician, Sony Masterworks draws upon Andre Previn's uniquely rich catalog and presents an 80th Birthday Celebration CD that showcases him as conductor, composer, arranger and performer, featuring recordings by and with some of his best-known friends and colleagues.

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Works Details

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The wasps :: Overture

• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1909

Previn, Andre : Concerto for Guitar

• Performer: John Williams (Guitar)
• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1971

Previn, Andre : Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse :: Main Theme

• Performer: Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
• Conductor: John Williams
• Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score

Henderson, Ray : Bye Bye Blackbird

• Performers: Andre Previn (Piano); Herb Ellis (Guitar); Ray Brown (Double Bass); Shelly Manne (Drums)
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1926

Weill, Kurt : Die Dreigroschenoper :: Die Moritat von Mackie Messer "Mack the knife"

• Performers: J.J. Johnson (Trombone); Red Mitchell (Double Bass); Frank Capp (Drums); Andre Previn (Piano)
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1928

Weill, Kurt : Happy End :: Bilbao Song

• Performers: Red Mitchell (Double Bass); Andre Previn (Piano); J.J. Johnson (Trombone); Frank Capp (Drums)
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1929

Gershwin, George : Damsel in Distress :: A foggy day

• Performers: Red Mitchell (Double Bass); Frank Capp (Drums); Andre Previn (Piano)
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1937

Previn, Andre : The Subterraneans

• Performers: Kenny Kirkland (Piano); Carl Allen (Drums); Joe Henderson (Tenor Saxophone); Terence Blanchard (Trumpet); Reginald Veal (Double Bass)
• Conductor: J.A.C. Redford
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score

Previn, Andre : Vocalise

• Performers: Sylvia McNair (Soprano); Andre Previn (Piano); Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1995