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Mozartband: Soul

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Label: Lawine Records
Released: 2001
Time:
 43:17
Category: Classical
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.mozartband.at
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2002.12.14
Price in €: 16,99



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[1] Financial Times (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 4:11
[2] Di Tante Sue Procelle (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 3:33
[3] Se Vuoi Ballare (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/L.daPonte) - 4:08
[4] Barbaro (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 4:15
[5] Aer Tranquillo (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 4:58
[6] Chi Mai (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 4:12
[7] Perche (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 5:41
[8] Se Vincendo (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 3:30
[9] L'Amero (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 5:21
[10] Ouverture From "Il Re Pastore" (W.A.Mozart/arr. W.Staribacher/P.Metastasio) - 3:28

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Mozartband are:
WOLFGAN STARIBACHER - 07 Accordions, Hammond B3 Organ, Fender Rhodes & Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Arrangements, Producer
ANTON BURGER - Violin, Mandoline, Producer
ANDREW JEZEK - Viola, Producer
VLADIMIR KACAR - Bassoon, Producer
ROBERT PISTRACHER - Bass, Producer
BARBARA KAROLYI - Soprano, Producer
ANETTE KOCH - Mezzo, Producer
CHRISTIAN WOLF - Tenor, Producer
YAGO PAUSCH - Drums on [1], Percussion, Producer
MARKUS PERSCHON - Drums on [3],[4],[6], Producer
PAUL SCHNEIDER - Drums on [5],[7], Producer

Guest Musicians:
LYNNE KIERAN - Alto
MARIA FRODL - Add. Vocals on [7]
MELISSA COLEMAN - Violoncello on [10]
HEINZ JÄGER - Upright Bass on [6]
ROBERT RIEGLER - Electric Bass on [10], Photo Fagott
HEINZ JIRAS HOHNER - Clavinet on [9]
SIEGFRIED HAGLMO - Diatonic Accordeon on [9]
OTMAR KLEIN - Diatonic Accordeon on [8]
KRZYSTOF DOBREK - Accordeon on [9]
HANS TSCHIRITSCH - Tuned Glasses & Ventilators on [9]

CLAUDIA WEINZIERL - Producer
WOLFGAN SPANNBERGER - Recording Engineer, Producer
FLORIAN "Flo" GLASZER - Recording Engineer, Mixing, Producer
OLIVER KÖNIG - Add. Recordings, Ass. Engineer
BIRGIT BRANDSTETTER - Add. Recordings, Ass. Engineer
MARTIN RAJEK - Mastering
SUNLA MAHN - Graphics

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2001 CD Lawine 811138



Countless efforts have been made in the rock & roll era to incorporate classical music into the mainstream. In the 1960s, Wendy Carlos issued the widely popular synthesized Switched-On series. Emerson, Lake & Palmer followed suit in the '70s by incorporating obvious classical themes into their progressive rock sound. The next decade saw Sky receiving the baton from ELP, followed by the likes of Trans-Siberian Orchestra in the '90s. While all of those artists cited classical composers as their inspiration, they didn't necessarily appeal to the strict classical aficionado. Soul, by Austria's Mozartband, has the potential of attracting a considerable crossover audience. Spearheaded by accordionist and arranger Wolfgang Staribacher Mozartband is devoted to the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. While retaining much of their original structures, Staribacher has also taken noticeable liberties when arranging these timeless and complex pieces. He's enlisted the services of classically trained vocalists Barbara Karolyi (soprano), Annette Koch (mezzo), and Lynne Kieran (alto) and frequently paired them with pop vocalist Christian Wolf, whose raspy voice conjures up comparisons to Rod Stewart and Michael Bolton. The interaction between the two diametrically opposed types of singers is mesmerizing and bone-chilling. Instrumentally, Staribacher incorporates many of Mozart's favorite instruments like violin, viola, bassoon, and violincello, but couples them with electric keyboards and modern rhythms. "Perche" even utilizes a slight hip-hop rhythm, which in tandem with Kieran's soulful alto and a backing gospel chorus creates a classical/contemporary hybrid likely unheard of in the classical realm. Staribacher's own style of accordion playing lies somewhere between the folk style of the Alps and the more refined Viennese approach. Signed to the independent German label Lawine, Mozartband has such potential and appeal that Virgin Germany couldn't pass on the distribution rights.

Dave Sleger - All Music Guide
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Der Österreicher Wolfgang Staribacher war ehemals Komponist und Produzent von Hubert von Goisern und seinen Alpinkatzen. Jetzt ist er Oberhaupt der Mozartband. Dahinter verbergen sich sieben virtuose Musiker und drei exzellente Sänger, die sich mit Ziehharmonika, Hammondorgel, Geige, Bratsche, Fagott, E-Bass und Schlagzeug an den "Heiligen Wolfgang Amadeus" gewagt haben. Die Mozartband hat Mozarts Oper Il Re Pastore radikal bearbeitet und als König des Glücks mit Elektronik und rhythmischer Akzentuierung und Verfremdung auf die Bühne gebracht. Dieses "musikgeschichtliche Experiment" von Rock meets Klassik wurde mit tosendem Beifall und gigantischem Jubel bedacht. All das ist jetzt auch auf der vorliegenden CD zu hören: dass nämlich der "Wolferl" immer noch "in" und total "cool" ist mit seinen Melodien. Es klingt zwar im ersten Moment etwas eigenwillig, Mozart mit Wurlitzer-Orgel und Keyboards zu hören und dazu den Bluessänger Christian Wolf mit seiner Interpretation der klassischen italienischen Texte. Aber -- es macht von Lied zu Lied mehr Spaß. Fazit: Für Crossover-Fans ein Leckerbissen, für alle anderen eine interessante Erfahrung, die sie sich nicht entgehen lassen sollten.

Julia Edenhofer - Amazon.de
 

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