André Previn
Born: 6th April 1929, Berlin, Germany
Died: 28th February 2019, New York, U.S.A
Nationality: American, German
André George Previn was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three prongs: Hollywood, jazz, and classical music. On each he achieved success, and the latter two were part of his life until the end. In movies, he arranged and composed music. In jazz, he was a celebrated trio pianist, a piano-accompanist to singers of standards, and pianist-interpreter of songs from the "Great American Songbook".
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Recording of the Week,
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mutter's Virtuosi
The violinist and her ensemble of virtuoso string players present a dazzingly eclectic programme of works by Vivaldi, Bach, Bologne, and André Previn.
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André Previn (1929-2019)
The German-born American conductor, composer and jazz pianist, who served as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra after a glittering early career in Hollywood, has died today in Manhattan.
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- A Different Kind of Blues (5)
- A Sleepin' Bee (1)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (3)
- A Tune for Heather (4)
- André Previn’s Music Night Signature Tune (2)
- As imperceptibly as Grief (1)
- Billy the Kid (1)
- Bowing and Scraping (4)
- Brief Encounter (1)
- But Not For Me (1)
- Catgut Your Tongue (3)
- Cello Sonata (1993) (2)
- Chocolate Apricot (5)
- Concerto for Guitar (2)
- Diversions (3)
- Double Concerto for Violin, Contrabass and Orchestra (1)
- Five Pages from My Calendar (1)
- Four Outings for Brass (4)
- Four Songs for soprano, cello & piano (2)
- Good morning midnight (1)
- Honey and Rue (2)
- I want magic! (1)
- It's a Breeze (3)
- It's good to have you near again (1)
- It’s a breeze (1)
- It’s About Time (1)
- Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill: Theme (1)
- Just For Now (2)
- Like Blue (1)
- Little Face (5)
- Look At Him Go (5)
- Love Is Here To Stay (1)
- Make Up Your Mind (5)
- Matthew's Piano Book (1)
- Night Thoughts (5)
- Nonet for two string quartets and double bass (2)
- Paraphrase on a Theme of William Walton (1)
- Piano Concerto (2)
- Quiet Didding (1)
- Rain in My Head (4)
- Sallie Chisum remembers (1)
- Sallie Chisum remembers Billy the Kid (4)
- Sonata for Bassoon & Piano (4)
- Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1)
- Sonata for violin and piano "Vineyard" (1)
- Song (1)
- Tango Song and Dance (1)
- The Faraway Part Of Town (2)
- The Five of Us (5)
- The Giraffes go to Hamburg (1)
- The Gospel Of No Name City (1)
- The Invisible Drummer (2)
- The Red Bar (4)
- The Subterraneans (2)
- Theme from "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (2)
- Three Blind Mice (boogie version) (1)
- Three Blind Mice (waltz version) (1)
- Three Dickinson Songs (3)
- Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (5)
- Triolet for Brass (1)
- Two Little Serenades (for Itzhak Perlman) (1)
- Two Remembrances for soprano, alto flute & piano (1)
- Variations On A Theme By Haydn For Solo Piano (1)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 (2)
- Vocalise (9)
- Where I Wonder (1)
- Where, I wonder (2)
- Who reads reviews? (5)
- Will there really be a morning? (1)