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Bach Improvisations by Ira Stein
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fave it Contemporary | New Age
9 tracks | 61 minutes
Released Nov 2005
on Lost Time Music
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:49 Cantata No. 122, Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122 FREE 04:49 Cantata No. 122, Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122 "GIFT MP3" 04:49 Cantata No. 122, Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 09:08 Cantata No. 31, BWV 31, Es woll' uns Gott gnädig sein BUY MP3 09:08 Cantata No. 31, BWV 31, Es woll' uns Gott gnädig sein "GIFT MP3" 09:08 Cantata No. 31, BWV 31, Es woll' uns Gott gnädig sein
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 11:24 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Hilf, Herr Jesu, lass gelingen BUY MP3 11:24 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Hilf, Herr Jesu, lass gelingen "GIFT MP3" 11:24 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Hilf, Herr Jesu, lass gelingen
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:47 Choral for 4 voices, Liebster jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 373 BUY MP3 04:47 Choral for 4 voices, Liebster jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 373 "GIFT MP3" 04:47 Choral for 4 voices, Liebster jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 373
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:33 Chorale for 4 voices, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV 402 BUY MP3 06:33 Chorale for 4 voices, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV 402 "GIFT MP3" 06:33 Chorale for 4 voices, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV 402
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 09:00 Chorale for 4 voices, Wir glauben all en einen Gott, BWV 437 BUY MP3 09:00 Chorale for 4 voices, Wir glauben all en einen Gott, BWV 437 "GIFT MP3" 09:00 Chorale for 4 voices, Wir glauben all en einen Gott, BWV 437
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:09 Jesu, meine Freude, motet for chorus and continuo, BWV 227 BUY MP3 06:09 Jesu, meine Freude, motet for chorus and continuo, BWV 227 "GIFT MP3" 06:09 Jesu, meine Freude, motet for chorus and continuo, BWV 227
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 Chorale for 4 voices, Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 3 BUY MP3 04:39 Chorale for 4 voices, Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 3 "GIFT MP3" 04:39 Chorale for 4 voices, Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 3
This album features exciting improvisations on the music of J.S. Bach. The elegant and highly melodic sound of this trio combines the subtleties of classical music with the live energy and interplay of jazz.
Bio / Background
Before he even reached the age of 20, pianist/composer Ira Stein had already signed his first recording contract and released his first album on Windham Hill Records, ELEMENTS (1982). In collaboration with oboist Russel Walder, he went on to record two more albums, TRANSIT (1986) and UNDER THE EYE (1990). The duo toured extensively throughout the United States.
In 1991, Stein formed a new group that features the original combination of piano, cello, and soprano saxophone. The new music is a highly melodic acoustic mix where jazz meets classical- a dynamic balance of form and improvisation. The group released CAROUSEL (1992) and then SPUR OF THE MOMENT (1994) on Narada Records. Their most recent recording, BACH IMPROVISATIONS, was recorded live in concert at Yoshi's, an internationally- known jazz club in Oakland, California. This highly original album features lyrical and elegant improvisations on nine Bach Chorales. It was released in 1999 on the Lost Time Records label.
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