An evening of musical humour.
Aleksey Igudesman, violin - Hyung-Ki Joo, piano
Programme: "And now Rachmaminov", on the occasion of the composer's 150th birthday.
French premiere.
For IGUDESMAN&JOO, failure is the mantra of their success: that is why they celebrate Rachmaninoff as their hero. Devastated, he rose like a Phoenix from the ashes to compose some of the most famous melodies, passed like no other into popular culture.
"And Now Rachmaninoff' marks the return of classics such as the cult classic 'Rachmaninoff Had Big Hands' and 'Rachmaninoff by Himself', arguably the composer's most famous tune. The show also includes new songs such as 'They Call Me Sergei' and 'Staying at Home' - or when the Bee Gees meet Rachmaninoff: a painfully ironic number about the evil of the past.
a painfully ironic number about Rachmaninoff's homesickness. IGUDESMAN&JOO also pay tribute to Rachmaninoff as an outstanding arranger, arranging his arrangement of Kreisler's Liebesleid and Liebesfreud with humour and tenderness. Feel what Marilyn Monroe felt: "When I listen to Rachmaninoff, I shudder... I get goose bumps.... Don't stop! Don't stop!"
