Suggest Costello for GABRIELA MONTERO improvisation

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johnfoyle
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Suggest Costello for GABRIELA MONTERO improvisation

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Just got this from BBC Newsnight ; Ms Montero was pretty amazing doing just such an exercise in a show I saw her do in Dublin in '06.

http://tinyurl.com/279wnz

' FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY 22:30 GMT - BBC TWO
GABRIELA MONTERO - IMPROVISING YOUR SUGGESTIONS LIVE



Classical improvisation was a serious art for masters
such as Beethoven and Liszt, and Venezuelan pianist
Gabriela Montero is fast proving it is not a lost art.

Montero can take whatever suggestions she is given and
turn them into fully formed compositions, drawing on
jazz, tango and even blues.

For Newsnight, she has set herself a challenge: on
Tuesday's programme Gabriela will perform an
improvised live piece based on your suggestions.

In the past she has improvised around classical works
from Vivaldi, crossed Bizet with Scott Joplin and
played Bach in the style of Italian pianist Busoni.

Her repertoire also includes more eclectic
inspirations - the Archers theme tune, Gloria Gaynor's
I Will Survive, Christmas carols and even football
chants have been woven into pieces. She is also happy
to use abstract themes - weather, moods, seasons - as
leitmotifs.

So leave your suggestions here

http://tinyurl.com/2fz5jx


for Gabriela to improvise around - and watch with
fascination and awe on Tuesday evening (Feb.19th).'
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