Malkovich, John: The Music Critic
Malkovich, John: The Music Critic
Format: CD
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Artist: Malkovich, John
Label: Euroarts
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 880242657275
Genre: Classical Artists
One of the most prestigious venues in the world, Vienna Konzerthaus, togs it's main stage up into a legendary Viennese Coffee House setting, representing the tradition where poets, writers, critics and common people often gather to complain. Sipping his coffee with an Apfelstrudel on the side, John Malkovich slips into the role of the evil critic. Equipped with a frivolous potpourri of musical insults, he believes the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Prokofiev and the likes to be weary and dreary. Schumann fancies himself a "composer", while Brahms is a "giftless bastard". Claude Debussy is simply ugly. A sardonic mix of the most evil music critiques of the last centuries written about some of the greatest works of music are presented in The Music Critic. The CD recreates the character of the live show "The Music Critic", with the funniest quotes from music critics of the last centuries, delivered by John Malkovich. Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorak, Brahms, Schumann, Debussy, Kanchelli, Piazzolla and Igudesman. John Malkovich narrator, Aleksey Igudesman violin, So-Ock Kim violin, Max Baille viola, Tanja Tetzlaff cello, Hyung-Ki Joo piano.
Tracks:
1.1 Antonín Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81: III. Scherzo furiante
1.2 Dvorák’s Ugly Story
1.3 “Beethoven’s Crocodiles” - Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
1.4 “Brahms’ Torture”
1.5 “Brahms, the Ungifted Bastard” - Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Allegro affettuoso
1.6 Chopin Exaggeration
1.7 “Chopin Torn Up” - Frederic Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18
1.8 Kancheli In The Toilet
1.9 Giya Kancheli: Broken Chant
1.10 Igudesman Sucks
1.11 Aleksey Igudesman: Funk The String
1.12 Debussy’s Flat Head
1.13 Debussy’s Decomposition - Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
1.14 Schumann, The apostle
1.15 Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile
1.16 The Musicians’s Comeback
1.17 The Malkovich Torment by Aleksey Igudesman
1.18 Ave Astor Piazzolla by Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod, Astor Piazzolla, Aleksey Igudesman, Hyung-ki Joo
1.19 Alla Molto Turca by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Aleksey Igudesman, Hyung-ki Jo
