Sony Music came up with the concept of bringing the great banjo player Béla Fleck together with other eclectic musicians to create arrangements of well-known classical music. This recording features several tracks for banjo and marimba along with many other imaginative combinations. His arrangements are generally minimalist and understated, but percussionist Evelyn Glennie, violinist Joshua Bell, bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinist Chris Thile join in on this ground-breaking disc.
Awards
Best Classical Crossover Album: 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Repertoire
Scarlatti/Fleck: Keyboard Sonata in C Major K. 159
Bach/Fleck: Two-Part Invention No. 13
Debussy/Fleck: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children’s Corner
Chopin/Fleck: Mazurka in F-sharp Minor
Bach/Fleck: Prelude from Partita No.3 for Solo Violin
Chopin/Fleck: Etude in C-sharp Minor
Chopin/Fleck: Mazurka in F-sharp Minor
Bach/Fleck: Three-Part Invention No. 10
Tchaikovsky/Fleck: Melody in E-flat
Brahms/Fleck: Presto in G minor I after Bach
Bach/Fleck: Prelude from Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 1
Bach/Fleck: Three-Part Invention No. 15
Paganini/Fleck: Moto Perpetuo
Scarlatti/Fleck: Keyboard Sonata in D minor K. 213
Bach/Fleck: Two-Part Invention No. 6
Beethoven/Fleck: Adagio sostenuto from ‘Moonlight’ Sonata
Bach/Fleck: Two-Part Invention No. 11
Beethoven/Fleck: Seven Variations on “God Save the King”
Bach/Fleck: Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 7
Paganini/Fleck: Moto Perpetuo (Bluegrass version)
Performers
Banjo: Béla Fleck
with special guests
Violin: Joshua Bell
Cello: Gary Hoffman
Marimba: Evelyn Glennie
Bass and Piano: Edgar Myer
Mandolin: Chris Thile
Steel String Guitar: James Bryan Sutton
Guitar: John Williams
