Classics meet Jazz 1

This volume contains a wide selection of famous musical themes from Bach to Carl Orff. Some of them were originally written for the piano; most have had their scores carefully arranged to make them easy to play on the piano. Each piece is followed with a jazz interpretation, which can either be played alone or alongside the 'original' version. Perhaps this will show that the 'classics' are not all that far removed from jazz, and that music of earlier periods contains many of the essential characteristics of jazz. Doesn't Lully's 'Gavotte', for instance, contain one of the most famous jazz themes ever? The 'Blue Gavotte' may make this clearer. The theme from Mozart's Sonata in A major (K 331) doesn't require many rhythmic changes to give it a blues flavour ('Mozart Goes Blues'). The driving rhythm of the ostinato bass in Carl Orff's 'O Fortuna' would suit modern jazz-rock performers well, with a few small changes ('A Fortune for a Tune'). What do Bizet's 'Habanera', Brahms' 'Hungarian Dance No. 5' and Paganini's 'Caprice No. 24' have in common? Why have they been turned into salsa music ('Habanera con Cigarro', 'Hungarian Salsa No. 5', 'Capriccio Latino')? Much of this is up to the individual: if you want to discover similarities, they are easy to find.

Uwe Korn (born in 1962) studied composition and piano in Germany at the conservatories of Stuttgart, Aachen and Trossingen. Since then he has worked in various musical fi elds as a composer, pianist and music educator. His publications include both compositions and arrangements as well as educational volumes, the most popular being the "... meets Jazz" series of books for piano ("Classics meet Jazz" Vol. 1 & 2, "Tango meets Jazz", "Christmas meets Jazz").

Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Thema aus der Ouvertüre) - Korn: The Barber's Swing - J. S. Bach: Badinerie aus der Suite Nr.2 - Korn: Goodinery - J. S. Bach: Toccata d-Moll BWV 565 - Korn: Jazz Toccata - Lully: Gavotte - Korn: Blue Gavotte - Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 94 Paukenschlag (Thema aus dem 2. Satz) - Korn: Surprise Samba - Paganini / Liszt: Caprice Nr.24 - Korn: Jazz Caprice - Händel: Sarabande aus der Suite in d-Moll HWV 437 - Korn: Sarabanda Rock - Ivanovici: Donauwellen - Korn: Blue Danube Waves - Bizet: Habanera aus "Carmen" - Korn: Habanera con Cigarro - W. A. Mozart: Sonate A-Dur KV 331 Thema aus dem 1. Satz - Korn: Mozart Goes Blues - Smetana: Die Moldau - Korn: Moldau at Night - Verdi: Triumph-Marsch aus Aida - Korn: Aida Groove - Beethoven: Die Wut über den verlorenen Groschen - Korn: Lost Penny Rag - R. Schumann: Träumerei - Korn: Dreamery - Monti: Czardas - Korn: Jazz Czardas - Grieg: Lied der Solvejg - Korn: Solvejg's Bossa - Grieg: In der Halle des Bergkönigs aus Peer Gynt - Korn: The Mountain Kings Mood - Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna - Korn: Ariana's Dream - Brahms: Ungarischer Tanz Nr.5 - Korn: Hungarian Salsa No.5 - Orff: O Fortuna aus "Carmina Burana" - Korn: A Fortune For A Tune