Steve Kuhn Trio – Pavane For A Dead Princess (2006) [Japan 2014] [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Steve Kuhn Trio – Pavane For A Dead Princess (2006) [Japan 2014] [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 70:38 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 2,21 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,94 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 890 MB

Pianist Steve Kuhn, accompanied by David Finck and Billy Drummond, explore classical works by a number of top composers from the 19th and 20th centuries on this Japanese release, though they are used as a launching pad for improvisation.Maurice Ravel’s ‘Pavane for a Dead Princess’ is recast as a soft samba, also incorporating a bit of an earlier standard that was derived from the French Impressionist’s piece, ‘The Lamp Is Low.’ Chopin is obviously one of Kuhn’s favorite classical composers, as three of his features, highlighted by a dreamy setting of ‘Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2.’ He brightens the tempo of Claude Debussy’s ‘Reverie’ while retaining its lyricism, while slowing Johannes Brahms’ ‘Lullaby’ to a crawl and demonstrating how a master jazz pianist utilizes space as an element of improvisation. Classical purists are always upset with jazz arrangements of ‘their’ music, but anyone who loves both musical worlds will appreciate Steve Kuhn’s thoughtful arrangements of music that has easily stood the test of time.

Tracklist:

01. I’m Always Chasing Rainbows – Fantasy Impronptu
02. Pavane For A Dead Princess
03. Moon Love (Symphony No.5, 2nd Movement)
04. One Red Rose Forever ~ Ich Liebe Dich
05. Swan Lake
06. Nocturne In E flat Major Op.9, No.2
07. Reverie
08. Prelude In E Minor Op.28, No.4
09. Full Moon And Empty Arms (Piano Concerto No.2, 3rd Movement)
10. Pavane
11. Lullaby

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