Closing the distance between classical music and Broadway, between the old world and the new, this album is born out of a stunning encounter between two performers. Kate Lindsey is an opera star whose career is skyrocketing. She has stunned audiences with her performances of Mozart and Purcell, but grew up steeped in the music of Broadway, from Gershwin to Cole Porter. Baptiste Trotignon is a multie award-winning jazz pianist who plays with big names like Brad Mehldau or Tom Harrell, but who has a long-held interest in classical music, even composing a piano concerto for Nicholas Angelich. Together, they have produced a rich and varied programme around the songs of Kurt Weill, from Nanna's Lied to trouble Man, as well as the classics from The Threepenny Opera and Lost in the Stars. This journey through three European languages brings the listener to the very beginnings of jazz, and features all-new arrangements and deft improvisations by pianist Baptiste Trotignon. Lindsey and Trotignon also pay homage to three composers who, like Weill, all emigrated to the United States: Alma Mahler, Zemlinsky and Korngold. London-based American mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey joins Alpha Classics for several recordings over the coming years.

Tracklist:

Nannas Lied
The Threepenny Opera: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Act I: Barbara-Song: Einst Glaubte Ich (Arr. B. Trotignon For
Lost In The Stars: Lost In The Stars, Act I: Trouble Man: Irina, I Fabsalom Comes Back To You (Arr. B. Trotignon For Voice And P
5 Gesänge: 5 Gesänge: No. 1. Hymne
Je Ne T'aime Pas
Lost In The Stars: Lost In The Stars, Act I: Thousands Of Miles - Big Mole (Arr. B. Trotignon For Voice And Piano)
One Touch Of Venus (Arr. B. Trotignon For Voice And Piano): One Touch Of Venus: Don't Look Now (Arr. B. Trotignon For Voice
6 Einfache Lieder, Op. 9: 6 Einfache Lieder, Op. 9: No. 1. Schneeglöckchen
5 Lieder: 5 Lieder: No. 1. Die Stille Stadt
4 Abschiedslieder, Op. 14: 4 Abschiedslieder, Op. 14: No. 3. Mond, So Gehst Du Wieder Auf
Street Scene: Street Scene, Act I: Lonely House - Act II: We'll Go Away Together (Arr. B. Trotignon For Voice And Piano)
Der Abschiedsbrief
Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny: Aufstieg Und Fall Der Stadt Mahagonny: Denn Wie Man Sich Bettet, So Liegt Man (Arr. B. Tr
Buddy On The Nightshift - Berlin Im Licht
Turmwächterlied Und Andere Gesänge, Op. 8: Turmwachterlied Und Andere Gesange, Op. 8: No. 2. Und Hat Der Tag All Seine
Ehetanzlied Und Andere Gesänge, Op. 10: Ehetanzlied Und Andere Gesange, Op. 10: No. 2. Selige Stunde

UPC: 3760014192722
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 5.12.17
Format: CD

Kate Lindsey / Trotignon,Baptiste - Thousands of Miles (CD)