Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano

Andre Previn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca U.S.
• ASIN: B000PIU1KQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,350 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #28 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Germany

Editorial Reviews

THE FIRST SOLO PIANO ALBUM FROM THE LEGENDARY ANDRÉ PREVIN IN OVER A DECADE André Previn may well be the most widely-accomplished musical renaissance man of his time or any other: no other musician or composer has had a comparable career and worked in so many diverse areas--not even the late Leonard Bernstein. Only André Previn has found enduring success as a classical conductor, a jazz pianist, a hit songwriter, a composer of scores for films and musical comedies, and, more recently, even of operas. He is also releasing a new jazz album, Alone (his first since 2001's Live At The Jazz Standard), and his first album of solo piano in over a decade. Mr. Previn stresses that he has never "shuttled back and forth" between the worlds of jazz and classical music; when he made the commitment to the classical tradition in the mid-`60s, it was a permanent, full-time one. However, he has taken the occasional jazz vacation over the last four decades, much of the delight of connoisseurs of jazz.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano, January 9, 2008

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Wolfgang "Rick" (Los Angeles, USA) - See all my reviews

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This is exactly what one would expect for straight ahead jazz piano but seems hard to find. As advertised it is only solo piano w/ no performance gimmicks - this may sound a little Spartan to some, but if you appreciate great piano playing and love jazz this is it! I have played it dozens of times since receiving the disk in mid December a few weeks ago and am not tired of it. This CD will be on my disk changer for a good portion of the new year.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous jazz, August 16, 2007

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H.P. "Heather" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano (Audio CD)

This cd is superb. It has everything a jazz lover wants to hear, delicious improvisation, affection for the songs, sublime and elegant playing. This is a masterful recording and will keep me company for as many years as Previn's "Ballads" album has. Between those two cd's I am set for life!

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Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, if you like this soft, jazz piano, October 5, 2007

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Eve Welts "Eclectic reader" (Waltham, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This CD was done during an early period in Previn's musical classical life, when he was still very much in touch with his love of jazz. I think it might have been a happy time in his personal life as well. I find it lovely to listen to, especially since it is non-intrusive as I am getting other things done. Unlike more modern stuff that seems to go no where, these are familiar songs with words to sing along with him, should you remember them and have a mind to sing.