This CD is reissued by ArkivMusic.
Notes and Editorial Reviews
Recorded in 2003. Includes liner notes by Dominic Miller.
Personnel: Alejandro Lerner, Plácido Domingo (vocals); Rufus Miller (guitar); James Banbury (cello, keyboards, programming); Chris Botti (trumpet); Jason Rebello (piano); Richard Cottle (keyboards, programming); Miles Bould, Nick Patrick (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Nick Patrick; Andy Green.
Recording information: Angel Studios, Islington, London, England (03/2003); Budapest Radio Studios (03/2003); Forum Music Village, Rome, Italy (03/2003); Shire Studios, Wiltshire, England (03/2003); Studio Mega, Paris, France (03/2003).
Arrangers: Dominic Miller; Nick Patrick; Nick Ingman.
SHAPES is a collection of
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classical compositions by Bach, Satie, and Schubert, among others, that have been retooled for the Latin-influenced acoustic guitar of Dominic Miller. A seasoned session player, Miller has performed with a diverse roster of artists, most notably Sting, with whom he has recorded eleven albums including the critically acclaimed THE SOUL CAGES. In the liner notes, Miller credits Sting's gift of a book of Bach partitas and sonatas as the catalyst for this ambitious project. "Mass in B Minor (Qui Tollis)," a Bach choral work, is one of the album's unexpected gems. Miller reverses the Mass's melodic structure and replaces the vocal lines with a lush string arrangement, while he explores the counter-melody on guitar. This novel approach is what makes SHAPES such a pleasure. Miller's ability to profoundly reinvent these beloved compositions and yet deliver them with all their original passion and reverence is remarkable. "Ave Maria" is the one song Miller decides not to touch. He performs it exactly as written, but invites his friends Placido Domingo and Sting to perform it as a duet. The result is a classic performance that only adds depth to SHAPES' high luster.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Qui tollis peccata mundi by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747-1749; Leipzig, Germany
2.
Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
3.
Shape of My Heart by Sting
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar),
Sting (Voice)
4.
Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany
5.
Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 4th movement, Double "Presto" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720; Cöthen, Germany
6.
Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Sting (Voice),
Dominic Miller (Guitar),
Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
7.
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod by Sir Edward Elgar
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898-1899; England
8.
Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888; France
9.
Misa Criolla: Kyrie by Ariel Ramirez
Performer:
Placido Domingo (Tenor),
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; Argentina
10.
Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Excerpt(s) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar),
Alejandro Lerner ()
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
11.
Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar),
Chris Botti (Trumpet)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century; Germany
12.
Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight": 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: Classical
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria
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