Music for Two - Bla Fleck & Edgar Meyer (2001) [Classical][mp3

Music for Two - Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer Audio CD: April 27, 2004 Label: Sony Format: Live Bitrate: 320 kbps On Music for Two, banjo wizard Béla Fleck and stand-up bass maestro Edgar Meyer effortlessly sail through a challenging program that includes compositions by Bach, a sonata by Henry Eccles, a Miles Davis tune, and a number of self-composed finger twisters. The amazing thing about this varied selection is not its eclecticism--which is only to be expected with these two--but that it all blends together so seamlessly. Fleck's jazz-tinged compositions (like "The Lake Effect" ) and Meyer's bluegrass-inspired tunes (like "Wishful Thinking" ) sit so comfortably next to Bach's baroque jewels and Davis's cool jazz that it makes you question the entire of concept of musical classification. (In fact, the Bach preludes, inventions, and partitas translate so well to the banjo/bass arrangements, you have to wonder if old JSB might not have had a bit of bluegrass in his soul.) Music for Two was recorded live at a series of 2001 concerts, where Fleck and Meyer proved conclusively that the banjo and the bass were capable of remarkable subtlety and not just twang and boom. ~ Michael John Simmons Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer are the unequivocal masters of their respective instruments, the banjo and the string bass, and have been such close friends for so long that a colloborative effort seems like a natural evolution of their ouvre. Indeed, the beauty of this disc is that the music does not get bogged down under the weight of their combined musical genius. On Music for Two, a Sony Classical release, Fleck and Meyer weave intricate tapestries of sound, combining straight classical transcriptions of Bach (the original classical virtuoso and arguably the touchstone for all of western music) with improvised tunes from their own repertoire. "Bug-Tussle" and "Pile Up" are upbeat, catchy newgrass charts that are heavy on the improv. "Blue Spruce" is a new-agey Flecktune featuring Bela in a semi-rare performance on the six-string guitar and Edgar on piano. "Wrong Number" pulls a fast one on the live audience, as an interrupting cell phone becomes an elaborate gag that is worked into the song itself. And the Bach transcriptions are not only 100% faithful, but 100% flawless. The added DVD only enhances the listening experience, as you get to see fingers and hands in action, making the virtuosity of Fleck and Meyer even more apparent. In the end, "Music for Two" proves that sometimes when you combine two musical talents of this caliber, one plus one equals MUCH more than just two. ~ Dustin Georgemiller Personnel: Bela Fleck - guitar, banjo Edgar Meyer - piano, double bass Music for Two - Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer DETAILED Tracks: (With Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer) Bug Tussle Composed by Bela Fleck Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard No. 10 in G major, BWV 796 (BC L51) Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach Pile-up Composed by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 24 in B minor (WTC I/24), BWV 869 (BC L103) Prelude No. 24 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach Solar Composed by Miles Davis Blue Spruce Composed by Bela Fleck Canon Composed by Edgar Meyer The One I Left Behind Composed by Bela Fleck Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1) Menuett I-II Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor (WTC I/2), BWV 847 (BC L81) Prelude No. 2 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach Palmyra Composed by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer The Lake Effect Composed by Bela Fleck Sonata for double bass in G minor Largo Composed by Henry Eccles Sonata for double bass in G minor Allegro Vivace Composed by Henry Eccles Wrong Number Composed by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer Woolly Mammoth Composed by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer Wishful Thinking, for double bass Composed by Edgar Meyer Music for Two - Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer Tracks: 01 Bug Tussle 02 Three-Part Invention 03 Pile-Up 04 Prelude No. 24 (From the Well-Tempered Clavier, Second Book) 05 Solar 06 Blue Spruce 07 Canon 08 One I Left Behind, The 09 V. Menuett I-II From Partita No. 1 10 Prelude No. 2 11 Palmyra 12 Lake Effect, The 13 Largo From Sonata 14 Allegro Vivace From Sonata 15 Wrong Number 16 Wooley Mamouth 17 Wishful Thinking

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ex_pat3 (2010-04-08)

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