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Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart

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Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart
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StudioEMI Classics
Release DateOctober 25, 1990
UPC Code077776921921
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Tracks

  1. Cheek to Cheek - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Berlin, Irving
  2. Isn't This a Lovely Day? - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Berlin, Irving
  3. The Piccolino - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Berlin, Irving
  4. Change Partners - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Berlin, Irving
  5. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Berlin, Irving
  6. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Berlin, Irving
  7. Arr for 2 violins & ensemble - Sir Yehudi Menuhin,
  8. The Way You Look Tonight - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Fields, Dorothy
  9. Pick Yourself Up - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Kern, Jerome
  10. A Fine Romance - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Fields, Dorothy
  11. All the Things You Are - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Hammerstein, Oscar
  12. Why Do I Love You? - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Hammerstein, Oscar
  13. I Get a Kick Out of You - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Porter, Cole
  14. Night and Day - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Porter, Cole
  15. Looking at You - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Porter, Cole
  16. Just One of Those Things - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Porter, Cole
  17. My Funny Valentine - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Rodgers, Richard
  18. Thou Swell - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Rodgers, Richard
  19. The Lady Is a Tramp - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Rodgers, Richard
  20. The Blue Room - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Rodgers, Richard

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (2 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteA really Fine RomanceQuote
It doesn't get any better than these two playing these guys! Some of it was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Use your imagination... It's all just swell. July 5, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteA Musical TreatQuote
"The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments." ~ Charles-Auguste De Bériot ~

Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grapelli together had made some of the most beautiful music ever-recorded. And I believe that this is one of the many successful albums they recorded together. In this recording, both violinists have showed their excellent musicianship and interpretative eloquence as well, making it one of my most cherished CDs from my collection.

These are the main ingredients of a perfectly-made CD for your listening pleasure: mix violins, piano, bass and drums together, combine two terrific violinists, season with the best melodies in the 20s, 30s and 40s from Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart. Add the musical talents of Nelson Riddle, Max Harris, Martin Taylor, Eddie Tripp, Alan Clare and the rest of the studio musicians. Now all you have to do is to sit back, relax and savor these stunning melodies coming from your CD player. Listen to it in full-volume and fill your music room with the sheer beauty of these classics.

One of my favorite musical instruments is violin. With its four strings, it gives a whole wide range of musical versatility and I simply love the fascinating sound it produces.

My personal highlights are the best tunes from Jerome Kern - "The Way You Look Tonight" (Nelson Riddle arranged this particular track and conducted the Woodwind and Brass section), "A Fine Romance," "Pick Yourself Up," "Why Do I Love You?" and "All The Things You Are."

My choices from Irving Berlin's gems are - "Isn't It A Lovely Day?" featuring the great artistry of Nelson Riddle in arranging and conducting, "Cheek To Cheek" and "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm."

The Cole Porter repertoire represented his musical sophistication in "Night And Day," "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and "Just One Of Those Things."

The choice cuts from the talented and creative team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are "My Funny Valentine" and "Thou Swell."

Listening to this CD is so delectable and equivalent to having my favorite dessert - be it Tiramisu, New York Cheesecake, Black Forest Cake, Chocolate Soufflé, Créme Brulee, Chocolate Mousse or Chocolate-Coated Strawberries! ;)

A musical treat.
January 8, 2006

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