Global hit
Here on the Global Hit we love the eclectic.
That’s what got us interested in Canadian classical pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin.
His new album’s called ” Marc-Andre Hamelin in a State of Jazz.”
Marc-Andre Hamelin in the WGBH studios with host Lisa MullinsMarc-Andre Hamelin in the WGBH studios with host Lisa Mullins
Hamelin’s assembled pieces by musicians who fused jazz and 20th century classical for the piano.
One is a set of arrangements based on songs by the late Charles Trenet…a French music-hall and recording star through much of the last century.
Bulgarian-born pianist Alexis Weissenberg got a hold of this… and other Trenet songs…..and put his own spin on them.
Marc-Andre Hamelin says Weissenberg loved popular songs …but kept his passion for it a secret.
That’s it for our program today.
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