Lisa Batiashvili
Lisa Batiashvili - City Lights (CD)
In her new project, City Lights, Lisa Batiashvili gathers all the places and memories that have been important in her life and career together with some of the world’s most beautiful music.
A journey from her native Georgia to Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires and Hollywood that features ground-breaking collaborations with artists as diverse as Miloš, Katie Melua and Till Brönner. City Lights shares the beautiful melodies from Cinema Paradiso and Chaplin’s own compositions with all time classics from Piazzolla, J.S. Bach and the late Michel Legrand - all in new arrangements by Nikoloz Rachveli - and last, but not least a new song by Katie Melua about the magic of London.
FEATURING
Katie Melua
Miloš
Till Brönner
Max Hornung
brand new arrangements by Nikoloz Rachveli
1. CITY MEMORIES
Terry Theme from Limelight
Music by Charles Chaplin
La Violetera
Music by José Padilla Sanchez
Je Cherche Apres Titine
Music by Leo Daniderff
Awakening from Limelight
Music by Charles Chaplin
Theme from Modern Times
Music by Charles Chaplin
Terry Theme from Limelight
Music by Charles Chaplin
2. MUNICH
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Ich ruf’ zu Dir (BWV 639)
arr. for violin solo and strings by Anders Hillborg
3. PARIS
Michael Jean Legrand (1932–2019)
Paris Violon
Transcription: Nikoloz Rachveli (*1979)
Text: Eddy Marnay (1920–2003)
4 BERLIN
Ralph Maria Siegel (1911–1972)
Ich hab‘ noch einen Koffer in Berlin
Text: Aldo v. Pinelli (1912–1967)
Till Brönner, trumpet
5. HELSINKI
Traditional
Evening Song
arr. by Jarkko Riihimäki (*1974)
6. VIENNA
Johann Strauss (I) (1808-1849)
Furioso Galopp (Vienna Tune), Op.114
after motifs by Franz Liszt
adapted for violin and orchestra by Nikoloz Rachveli
7. ROME
Ennio Morricone (*1928), Andrea Morricone (*1964)
Love Theme (from Cinema Paradiso)
arr. for Violin, Cello and Orchestra by Nikoloz Rachveli,
Gil Goldstein (*1950)
Maximilian Hornung, cello
8. BUENOS AIRES
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Vuelvo al sur / The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
arr. for violin, guitar and orchestra by Nikoloz Rachveli
Miloš Karadaglić, guitar
9. NEW YORK
Goin’ Home
from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95
orchestrated by Tamás Batiashvili
Katie Melua (*1984)f
No Better Magic
Written by Katie Melua
arr. for Violin, Voice, Guitar and Orchestra by Nikoloz Rachveli
Katie Melua, singer
Tim Harries: bass
Zurab Melua: guitars
11. BUDAPEST
Traditional Ciocârlia
arr. by Stephan Koncz (*1984)
12. TBILISI
Gija Kancheli (1935-2019)
Medley by Nikoloz Rachveli with excerpts from:
1. Herio Bichebo
2. Tovlis Panteli
3. Lament
4. Styx
Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Berlin (1–7, 9)
Georgia Philharmonic (8, 10-12)