This Bach release by progressive bluegrass mandolinist Chris Thile is one of the most widely publicized projects of its kind since the classical performances by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis in 1990, or even, before that, since Barbra Streisand's Classical Barbra release of 1976; Streisand, like Thile (as part of the band Nickel Creek), was a former resident of the pop top 20, which Marsalis never reached. Thile has been a gleeful genre crosser whose efforts have ranged from post-bop jazz to alternative rock to Bach ...
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This Bach release by progressive bluegrass mandolinist Chris Thile is one of the most widely publicized projects of its kind since the classical performances by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis in 1990, or even, before that, since Barbra Streisand's Classical Barbra release of 1976; Streisand, like Thile (as part of the band Nickel Creek), was a former resident of the pop top 20, which Marsalis never reached. Thile has been a gleeful genre crosser whose efforts have ranged from post-bop jazz to alternative rock to Bach several times in the past. And the idea of playing Bach on a mandolin is not so radical in itself; other plucked stringed instruments played significant roles in his musical world. Thus there is no reason for Thile to treat this project as a novelty, and indeed he does not do so: his approach to Bach is serious. The ingenuity of these performances, which should appeal equally to Thile's longtime fans and to classical listeners with the slightest sympathy for crossover projects, is that he...
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Seller's Description:
Fine in very good packaging. Signed. Originally released: 2013. SIGNED by Chris Thile on front of sleeve. CD is in fine, lightly used condition. We ship daily from our smoke-free, humidity-controlled premises.
