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Brazil / Quatuor Ebène


Release Date: 05/13/2014 
Label:  Erato   Catalog #: 632043   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Bernard Lavilliers,  Marcos Valle,  Stevie Wonder,  Wayne Shorter,   ... 
Performer:  Bernard Lavilliers,  Stacey Kent,  Marcos Valle
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Number of Discs: 1 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

It's Brazil as you've never heard it before in this new album from Quatuor Ebène. Bossa nova and samba are shaken up in an intoxicating multicultural cocktail with the score from Terry Gilliam's 1985 film Brazil, Argentinian tango, and numbers by songwriters from Stevie Wonder and Sting to Charlie Chaplin. Joining the Quatuor Ebène as special guests are eclectic French singer-songwriter Bernard Lavilliers and the stylish American jazz singer Stacey Kent.

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“*****
You don’t have to be a fan of string quartets or the World Cup to love the Quatuor Ebène’s laidback exploration of popular music written in or inspired by Brazil.” – The Times (London) It's Brazil as you've never heard it before in this new album from Quatuor Ebène. Bossa nova and samba are shaken up in an intoxicating multicultural cocktail with the score from Terry Gilliam's 1985 film Brazil, Argentinian tango, and numbers by songwriters from Stevie Wonder and Sting to Charlie Chaplin. Joining the Quatuor Ebène as special guests are eclectic French singer-songwriter Bernard Lavilliers and the stylish American jazz singer Stacey Kent.

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“*****
You don’t have to be a fan of string quartets or the World Cup to love the Quatuor Ebène’s laidback exploration of popular music written in or inspired by Brazil.” – The Times (London) Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
O'gringo by Bernard Lavilliers
Performer:  Bernard Lavilliers (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: Modern 
2.
So Nice by Marcos Valle
Performer:  Stacey Kent (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: Modern 
3.
I Can't Help It by Stevie Wonder
Performer:  Stacey Kent (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
4.
Ana Maria by Wayne Shorter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: Modern 
5.
Fragile by Sting
Performer:  Stacey Kent (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1986 
6.
Guitar Song by Bernard Lavilliers
Performer:  Bernard Lavilliers (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: Modern 
7.
Aguas de Marco by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Performer:  Stacey Kent (Voice), Marcos Valle (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Brazil 
8.
Bebé by Hermeto Pascoal
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: 20th Century 
9.
The Ice Hotel by Jim Tomlinson
Performer:  Stacey Kent (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
10.
Salomé by Bernard Lavilliers
Performer:  Bernard Lavilliers (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: Modern 
11.
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Argentina 
12.
Modern Times: Smile by Charles Chaplin
Performer:  Stacey Kent (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; England 
13.
Brazil Odyssey by Pierre Colombet
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Quatuor Ebène

Sound Samples

O'gringo: Lavilliers: O'gringo
So Nice: Valle, M / Valle, P: So nice
I Can't Help It: Wonder / Greene: I Can't Help It
Ana Maria: Shorter: Ana Maria
Fragile: Sting: Fragile
Guitar Song: Lavilliers: Guitar Song
Águas De Março: Jobim: Águas De Março
Bebê: Pasquale: Bebê
The Ice Hotel: Tomlinson: The Ice Hotel
Salomé: Lavilliers: Salomé
Libertango: Piazzolla: Libertango
Smile: Chaplin: Smile
Brazil: Barroso: Brazil

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 An exhilirating ride June 4, 2014 By Steven Mitchell Freedman (Raleigh, NC) See All My Reviews "My wife and I heard the Quatuor Ebene at Duke last year in a stunning performance of classical chamber music. We had known that this group ventured into other spheres of musical endeavor. This album displays their wonderful talents splendidly. I must say this album is not to be missed even by the stodgiest of chamber music aficionados like me. What a wonderful ride. Simply exhilirating" Report Abuse
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