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 At Home With Friends / Joshua Bell
Release Date: 09/29/2009 
Label:  Sony   Catalog #: 752716   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  George GershwinJohn DowlandAstor PiazzollaEnnio MorriconeTraditional
Richard RodgersEdgar MeyerEdvard GriegPaul McCartney
Sergei RachmaninovLuis Enriquez BacalovRegina SpektorAntonio Carlos Jobim
Diane WarrenRavi ShankarLee HoldridgeVarious
Mongo SantamariaMayer HawthorneLuis BacalovJuliana Hatfield

Performer:  Chris BottiJoshua BellStingCarel KraayenhofJosh Groban
Kristin ChenowethEdgar MeyerFrankie MorenoFrankie Moreno
Nathan GunnRegina SpektorDave GrusinChris Thile
Anoushka ShankarMarvin Hamlisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tiempo Libre

Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 

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The concept of At Home With Friends was inspired by Joshua Bell’s long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence, eclectic gatherings of musicians, actors, comics, literary figures and others who convene for the sheer joy of sharing their art in an informal setting. With this in mind, Bell has spent the past four years designing and building his home in Manhattan to accommodate the ideal "stay-at-home" venue.

On this recording, friends performing with Joshua Bell include Chris Botti, Sting, Carel Kraayenhof, Josh Groban, Edgar Meyer, Frankie Moreno, Nathan Gunn, Regina Spektor, Chris Thile, Anoushka Shankar, Marvin Hamlisch and even Sergei Rachmaninov by way of Zenph Re-performance technology.

"Some of my most precious memories of childhood recall the ‘family musicales’ in my home; my sisters, my parents, my cousins all playing music together and for each other during the holidays. Since then I went on to have many thrilling experiences in concert halls, but I still enjoy the experience of making music with my friends and family in a small, intimate setting. There’s nothing like sitting on a pillow by the piano surrounded by passionate artists, not quite sure who’s going to get up next to perform. It’s my hope that this recording figuratively transports listeners into the room with us."

- Joshua Bell

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1.  Porgy and Bess: I loves you, Porgy by George Gershwin
Performer:  Chris Botti (Trumpet), Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1935; USA 
Length: 4 Minutes 13 Secs. 
2.  Firste Booke of Songes: no 17, Come againe, sweet love doth now envite by John Dowland
Performer:  Sting (Voice), Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 1597; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs. 
3.  Enrico IV: Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
Performer:  Carel Kraayenhof (Bandoneon), Carel Kraayenhof (Bandoneón), Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1984; Argentina 
Length: 3 Minutes 54 Secs. 
4.  Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone
Performer:  Josh Groban (Voice), Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1988; Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs. 
5.  Para Ti by Traditional
Performer:  Joshua Bell (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tiempo Libre
Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs. 
6.  Babes in arms: My funny valentine by Richard Rodgers
Performer:  Joshua Bell (Violin), Kristin Chenoweth (Voice)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1937; USA 
Length: 5 Minutes 45 Secs. 
7.  Maybe So by Edgar Meyer
Performer:  Edgar Meyer (Bass), Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: 21st Century 
Written: USA 
Length: 4 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Notes: Composed with Sam Bush and Mike Marshall. 
8.  Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 45: Allegretto by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886-1887; Norway 
Length: 6 Minutes 41 Secs. 
9.  Eleanor Rigby by Paul McCartney
Performer:  Frankie Moreno (Voice), Joshua Bell (Violin), Frankie Moreno (Voice)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1966; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 58 Secs. 
10.  Songs (6), Op. 4: no 4, Sing not to me, beautiful maiden by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Nathan Gunn (Baritone), Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1892; Russia 
Length: 4 Minutes 12 Secs. 
11.  Il Postino: Main Theme by Luis Enriquez Bacalov
Performer:  Carel Kraayenhof (Bandoneón)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1994; Argentina 
Length: 3 Minutes 42 Secs. 
12.  Left Hand Song by Regina Spektor
Performer:  Joshua Bell (Violin), Regina Spektor (Voice)
Period: 21st Century 
Written: USA 
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 
13.  Chovendo na roseira by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Performer:  Dave Grusin (Piano), Edgar Meyer (Double Bass), Joshua Bell (Violin),
Chris Thile (Mandolin)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Brazil 
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs. 
14.  Look Away by Diane Warren
Performer:  Joshua Bell (Violin), Anoushka Shankar (Sitar)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: USA 
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. 
15.  Variant Moods by Ravi Shankar
Performer:  Anoushka Shankar (Sitar), Joshua Bell (Violin)
Length: 9 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Notes: This is the shorter version of "Variant Moods" by Ravi Shankar.  
16.  I'll Take Manhattan by Richard Rodgers
Performer:  Joshua Bell (Violin), Marvin Hamlisch (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: USA 
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 
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