Title: Open, Expressive Performances
Product review: Great classical artists sometimes have that common touch in performing for the people. We have seen contralto Marian Anderson sing Negro spirituals, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade act and sing in Show Boat , cellist Yo Yo Ma play the theme in Crouching Tiger, and composer Philip Glass nominated for Academy Awards in three film scores. The great violinist and humanitarian Isaac Stern plays 20 short violin encores to perfection. He describes these selections as "music that is as open as the smiling face of a child-- music that speaks directly from the heart to the heart...." Examples are Debussy's Clair de Lune, Stephen Foster's Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair and Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee. There is strong support from the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. The liner notes are insightful. The CD length is a generous 75:17. Through the years I come back to this cd to get a quick lift in spirit and think of Isaac Stern who gave so much.
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