Olga Scheps - Melody (2019)

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Olga Scheps - Melody (2019)

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For "Melody" pianist Olga Scheps has compiled her favorite tunes from Bach to Aphex Twin and surprises with known and unknown pieces from four centuries as well as first recordings by Sven Helbig, Vivan and Ketan Bhatti and Chilly Gonzales. A selection that is equally a discovery for classical music experts and fans of simply beautiful piano music. The ECHO award winner thus proves her unique position as a concert pianist: she can perform the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto in the Philharmonic Hall on one day and play pieces by Chilly Gonzales or Erik Satie in clubs or popfestivals the next day. On melody she combines both worlds and presents melodic and little-known classical pieces by Edward Griegs, Giovanni Sgambati or Alessandro Marcellos and combines them with some of the best-known classical melodies, such as Beethoven's "Für Elise", Chopin's Nocturne, Op. 9 or Ludovico Einaudi's "Una Mattina". This sound-painting program complements her with contemporary pieces, including "Avril 14th" by electro-pioneer Aphex Twin or "Armellodie" by Chilly Gonzales. From this comes also "Olga Gigue", which the Grammy winner especially for Olga Scheps composed. Even composer Sven Helbig, with whom Scheps has already collaborated for the album "100% Scooter", developed a piano version of his orchestral piece "Am Abend" solely for Olga Scheps. A special highlight is the adaptation of Mussorgsky's Promenade No. 1 by the Berlin composers Vivan and Ketan Bhatti. The recording is part of the soundtrack to the new show of the Flying Steps "Flying Pictures".