| Lancette Arts Journal Founded in 2000 |
Music - Pop |
December 2003 |
Kabarett, with mezzo soprapno Jean Stilwell, CBC Records, MVCD 1162, 66:37 minutes
By Alidė Kohlhaas
The CD Kabarett, recently issued by CBC Records, has everything going for it. It features an outstanding singer, mezzo-soprano Jean Stilwell, an outstanding accompanist, pianist Robert Kortgaard, and a stellar group of instrumentalists working with conductor/arranger Peter Tiefenbach, sometime CBC Radop host. So, why am I not exactly bowled over by this acoustically excellent CD?
It is, in part, a personal matter. When I listen to music described as German cabaret music, I feel very uncomfortable, and at times I have to force myself to continue listening to it. Yet, to many people such music is a great deal of fun. In fact, it is very fashionable in certain circles as being "with it". Many, who like this music, are those who enjoyed the musical Cabaret with Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. It never occurred to them that . . .
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