EPITAPH ON CELLO
Posted by
Sid Smith
on Aug 31, 2014
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My thanks to Albemuth for the folowing heads-up: A couple of days ago I crossed over a review of a new disk ("Uncovered")
by cellist Maya Beiser. As is something of a fad these days, her disk
covers pop-rock songs in a classical setting. The general opinion is
that her disk is a cut above the others.
The exciting thing for us is that one of the songs she covers is King Crimson’s Epitaph. I think she caught the mood of Epitaph very nicely, using multi-tracked cellos; it’s a lovely track. Beiser’s disk is being (legally) streamed at various locations on the web, so take a listen. (See her TED performance of Reich’s "Cello Counterpoint" while you’re at it.) I note that she will be on tour at the same time as KC in September, but on opposite sides of the US coast."
The exciting thing for us is that one of the songs she covers is King Crimson’s Epitaph. I think she caught the mood of Epitaph very nicely, using multi-tracked cellos; it’s a lovely track. Beiser’s disk is being (legally) streamed at various locations on the web, so take a listen. (See her TED performance of Reich’s "Cello Counterpoint" while you’re at it.) I note that she will be on tour at the same time as KC in September, but on opposite sides of the US coast."
