剛看到以前在德國認識的一個德國鋼琴家朋友Frank Düpree分享他與兩位爵士音樂家改編給三重奏的卡布斯丁的變奏曲，作品41
Nikolai Kapustin | Variations, op. 41
Frank Dupree 🎹feat. Mini Schulz and Obi Jenne
Nikolai Kapustin is one of my favorite composers . Beside George Jacob Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein, Nikolai Kapustin's works hits exactly the middle between classical music and jazz! In his "Variations, op. 41" for piano solo he uses the same Russian melody like Igor Stravinsky does in his "The Rite of Spring" for the famous introduction of the bassoon solo, but he transfers the theme trough many kinds of jazz styles like Swing, Jazz-Waltz or even a really fast Bebop. I absolutely love that piece.
I had the pleasure to play this masterwork together with two German high-class jazz musicians: Mini Schulz (bass 🎸) & Obi Jenne (drums 🥁). It makes the piece even more jazzy.
Please have a listen! Flicking with the fingers on the off-beats is a must.😎
Thousand thanks go to my film producer. This was our 5th film in only 1,5 years. Raphael Hustedt, you are just gorgeous! I also want to thank Matthias Reusch for making us sound so good!
Recording: December 2018, Backnang Bürgerhaus
