Transcribing pieces for different instrumentation is a practice that extends far back into music history; it is sometimes met with opposition by purists. There are some transcriptions, however, that have become such a traditional part of an instrument's repertoire that it's almost hard to remember that they are, in fact, transcriptions from some other instrument. Something Borrowed, an album by cellist Jonathan Aasgaard and pianist Ian Buckle, predominantly features works such as these -- Fauré's Après un rêve, Rachmaninov ...
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Transcribing pieces for different instrumentation is a practice that extends far back into music history; it is sometimes met with opposition by purists. There are some transcriptions, however, that have become such a traditional part of an instrument's repertoire that it's almost hard to remember that they are, in fact, transcriptions from some other instrument. Something Borrowed, an album by cellist Jonathan Aasgaard and pianist Ian Buckle, predominantly features works such as these -- Fauré's Après un rêve, Rachmaninov's Vocalise, Chopin's C sharp minor Nocturne, and Ravel's Pièce en forme de Habanera -- works that cellists have clearly made their own. Aasgaard includes other crowd pleasers like Rimsky-Korsakov's nimble Flight of the Bumble Bee and Pablo de Sarasate's virtuosic Zigeunerweisen. Buckle throws his hat in the ring with his own transcription of 3 Songs of Roger Quilter. While the repertoire itself is completely enjoyable, there's still something lacking in this album. Aasgaard's playing...
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