Pop Songs Jan Vogler, BBC Philharmonic & Omer Meir Wellber

• Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643): L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act III:
• 1 Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act III: Pur ti miro (Arr. for Cello, Accordion & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 03:47
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III:
• 2 Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am Laid in Earth "Didos Lament" (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 03:58
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Giustino, RV 717, Act I:
• 3 Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717, Act I: Vedrò con mio diletto (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 02:29
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1741 - 1787): Orfeo ed Euridice, WQ 30, Act III:
• 4 Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, WQ 30, Act III: Che faro senza Euridice (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 02:58
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act II:
• 5 Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act II: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 02:55
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835): Norma, Act I:
• 6 Bellini: Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 07:12
• Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868): Il barbiere di Siviglia:
• 7 Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 04:39
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875): Carmen, ED 31, Act II:
• 8 Bizet: Carmen, ED 31, Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 04:07
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901): La Traviata, Act I:
• 9 Verdi: La Traviata, Act I: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi" (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 02:59
• Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883): Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act III:
• 10 Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act III: O du mein holder Abendstern (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 04:55
• George Gershwin (1898 - 1937): Porgy and Bess, Act I:
• 11 Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Jan Vogler) 03:07
• E. Drake (1919 - 2015): It Was a Very Good Year (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra):
• 12 Drake: It Was a Very Good Year (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) 04:30
• McCartney (b. 1942), Lennon (1940 - 1980): Golden Slumbers (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra)
• 13 McCartney, Lennon: Golden Slumbers (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) 03:04
• G. Moore (1952 - 2011): Still Got the Blues (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra):
• 14 Moore: Still Got the Blues (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) 06:26
• M.J. Jackson (1958 - 2009): Billie Jean (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra):
• 15 Jackson: Billie Jean (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) 04:32
• Total Runtime 01:01:38

Info for Pop Songs

As a cellist, Jan Vogler is always on the lookout for interesting repertoire expansions for his instrument. After the world premiere recording of the "Three Continents" cello concerto written for him by three composers for his last album, Jan Vogler now lets his cello "sing" the "pop songs" of past centuries. His partners are the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Omer Meir Wellber. The new arrangements span a range from Monteverdi to Michael Jackson, from Mozart to the Beatles.

Jan Vogler has selected a total of 15 catchy tunes from four centuries for "Pop Songs". These include world-famous arias such as that of the Queen of the Night from Mozart's Magic Flute, the "Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma or the famous "Flower Aria" from Bizet's Carmen, and thus vocal pieces that were popular hits at the time and still are today - as with Gershwin's "Summertime", Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" or "Golden Slumbers" by Lennon / McCartney, which have also been recorded.

For almost 20 years, musical range has been one of Jan Vogler's trademarks: "I've played Jimi Hendrix on the cello, been on stage with Eric Clapton and Bill Murray. It's always inspired me a lot to try new things." And so, for him, the new album is just a logical continuation of projects like "Songbook," realized together with guitarist Ismo Eskelinen, or the successful album "MyTunes."

"I grew up listening to opera in East Berlin, my father was a cellist at the Komische Oper. I heard many of the arias recorded here for the first time there as a child. When working on 'Pop Songs,' I was in close dialogue with Omer Meir Wellber. Together we then developed a playlist that shows how popular arias become pop songs, a very exciting story. Telling it with the cello was a wonderful challenge and broadening of horizons for me," says Jan Vogler.

Pop Songs" is divided into three blocks. Beginning with the Baroque to Mozart, through the great opera classics of the Romantic period - until you get to the home stretch with Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and Gary Moore, racing towards Michael Jackson. "Jackson is our final point," says Jan Vogler, "because this is where the final break with pop music as we define it today takes place. In terms of craftsmanship, like everything else with him, it's absolutely superbly done. Rhythmically almost a bit reminiscent of Shostakovich. With this heated atmosphere, he really pushes open the door to completely new musical worlds once again."

Jan Vogler, cello
BBC Philharmonic
Omer Meir Wellber, conductor

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