Classics meet Jazz 2

14 famous themes from music history, from Bach to Offenbach, each with its own jazzy interpretation - just as in Vol. 1. This edition shows that 'classical music' and jazz are not that distant from one another after all. Just imagine Grieg's Piano Concerto played on a bandoneon - and you have got the perfect tango! Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 1 is also ideal as a salsa ('Hungarian Salsa No.1'). Schubert's trout suffers a terrible fate, here it may continue to live in a lively ragtime ('Fish Rag'). With Mozart, the night is merry and friendly. but 'A Black Night Music' shows its dark side.

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").