Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted July 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2022 Pianist Simone Pedroni, cellist Cecilia Tsan and flutist Sara Andon will tribute John Williams' 90th birthday with three special chamber recitals at the Ninth Edition of Alagna Music Festival "From Bach to Williams" in Alagna Valsesia (Italy), a lovely location at the foot of Italy’s northern Alps. The performances will take place over three days from August 6 to August 8 and will feature arrangements for chamber duo and trio from some of Williams' most haunting and lyrical scores including SCHINDLER'S LIST, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THE RIVER, JANE EYRE and THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST among others, together with pieces from the classical repertoire by Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms and Nino Rota. https://www.dabachawilliams.com/alagna-music-festival-2022 Full program: https://www.dabachawilliams.com/_files/ugd/1f2576_4df18884a3bd4414a9da37ab3867fb69.pdf Tom, KittBash, thx99 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,640 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I just read through the full program. Lots of cool selections. I would love to hear the AI piece. TownerFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,394 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I'd love an arrangement of Chamber of Secrets for chamber orchestra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,262 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Hadn't life played a trick on me, I would be flying there next week. Unfortunately that won't be the case. I was there in 2019 and Alagna is the most beautiful place for music and look forward to returning there, hopefully in 2023 (even without the wonderful Williams tribute). TownerFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Amazing program, wish I could be there! TownerFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 308 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Did they ever say who did the arrangements? It kind of reminds me of an album Keisuke Wakao did with other BSO members. I don't think that album ever made it online, I got it at Tanglewood. I think it was only released in Japan. The entire booklet is in Japanese, but I believe Williams did all the arrangements. I would assume that because they are absolutely incredible. Silly me I never had the book scanned otherwise I would upload it for someone to translate. Or perhaps The Legacy of John Williams has already looking into it or could check on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, WilliamsStarShip2282 said: Did they ever say who did the arrangements? It kind of reminds me of an album Keisuke Wakao did with other BSO members. I don't think that album ever made it online, I got it at Tanglewood. I think it was only released in Japan. The entire booklet is in Japanese, but I believe Williams did all the arrangements. I would assume that because they are absolutely incredible. Silly me I never had the book scanned otherwise I would upload it for someone to translate. Or perhaps The Legacy of John Williams has already looking into it or could check on that. Simone Pedroni has previously recorded Williams' music for Varese Sarabande label on Themes And Transcriptions For Piano album and several transcriptions were done by Williams himself (Lincoln and The Book Thief suites). Keisuke Wakao's album was available also outside Japan but quite infrequently (E.g. I found my copy by chance for 5 € at German Amazon) and Williams did in fact only arrange The Days Between from Stepmom for it anf played piano for that track. The rest of the arrangements were by someone else. Sara Andon and Simone Pedroni recorded also an album of Ennio Morricone's music a few years ago so here's to hoping we'll get a new CD of these Williams arrangements. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 4 hours ago, WilliamsStarShip2282 said: Did they ever say who did the arrangements? It kind of reminds me of an album Keisuke Wakao did with other BSO members. I don't think that album ever made it online, I got it at Tanglewood. I think it was only released in Japan. The entire booklet is in Japanese, but I believe Williams did all the arrangements. I would assume that because they are absolutely incredible. Silly me I never had the book scanned otherwise I would upload it for someone to translate. Or perhaps The Legacy of John Williams has already looking into it or could check on that. The Keisuke Wakao album arrangements (for oboe, string quartet, harp and piano) were all by Kazunori Maruyama according to the booklet (who also plays piano on the recording). Williams himself did the oboe & piano arrangement of Stepmom as a gift for Keisuke and recorded it with him at the piano. At the Alagna Festival, the Andon/Tsan/Pedroni trio will perform brand-new arrangements for cello, flute and piano penned by Simone Pedroni, plus flute & piano arrangements again by Pedroni, and the regulary published JW cello & piano suites from Schindler's List and Memoirs of a Geisha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 Just came back from Alagna and these recitals were absolutely magnificent. Sara Andon, Cecilia Tsan and Simone Pedroni were all on fire and these new arrangements are just incredible. Before the Sunday concert, Pedroni announced officially that these arrangements will be soon recorded in Los Angeles for a new album project celebrating John Williams' 90th birthday produced by Robert Townson. Wait till you hear them! MaxTheHouseelf, Muad'Dib, Jay and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 11:39 AM, TownerFan said: Pedroni announced officially that these arrangements will be soon recorded in Los Angeles for a new album project celebrating John Williams' 90th birthday produced by Robert Townson. 2022 sure is packed with new John Williams albums! TownerFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,343 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 09/08/2022 at 5:39 PM, TownerFan said: Before the Sunday concert, Pedroni announced officially that these arrangements will be soon recorded in Los Angeles for a new album project celebrating John Williams' 90th birthday produced by Robert Townson. By the way, weren't these arrangements expected to be recorded and published on album? Does anybody know, what happened to this project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 On 04/01/2024 at 10:43 AM, GerateWohl said: By the way, weren't these arrangements expected to be recorded and published on album? Does anybody know, what happened to this project? Yes. GerateWohl, mstrox and JTN 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,343 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 minute ago, Jurassic Shark said: Yes. What would I do without you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 13 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: What would I do without you? Sounds like a Bryan Adams song. GerateWohl and JTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,002 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Sounds like a Bryan Adams song. GerateWohl: Look in to your heart, Jurassic Shark, you will find There is nothing there to hide @Jurassic SharkThat's the lyrics, not my fault. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciarlese 248 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 It should be this album: https://www.facebook.com/share/rta7mu3mRdPgK9Ne/ One track is also available: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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