Gershwin, George > Botti, Chris

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

5 Stars: Favorites from the 5 Browns

1 CD / RCA Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux (6), for piano, 4 hands, Op. 11; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Ignaz Friedman: Mu...
Performers: Botti, Chris; Brown, Deondra; Brown, Desirae; Brown, Gregory; Brown, Melody; Brown, Ryan
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Ensemble: The 5 Browns

Personnel: Chris Botti (trumpet); Ryan Brown , Deondra Brown, Melody Brown, Gregory Brown (piano).

5 Stars: Favorites from the 5 Browns collects 16 classical pop cuts from the five ivory-tappin...continue...

Browns in Blue

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-10-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Astor Piazzolla: History of the Tango; Claude Debussy: Suite b...
Performers: Botti, Chris; Brown, Deondra; Brown, Desirae; Brown, Gregory; Brown, Melody; Brown, Ryan; Field, Gregg; Martin, Dean; Shaham, Gil
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Ensemble: The 5 Browns

The siblings that made Juilliard history by attending the prestigious institution simultaneously have returned with their most commercial album to date. On 'Browns In Blue,'...continue...