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Had I not already worked with Elvis Costello, I would immediately seek him out for a possible future collaboration, based on the beautiful and moving ''Juliet Letters''. Inspired by the true story of a Veronese professor who answered letters written to Juliet Capulet, Costello has joined forces with the Brodsky Quartet to produce an hour-long suite for voices and strings, his voice working beautifully with the exquisite string arrangements. ''The Juliet Letters'' is an incredible journey, enjoyable without being highbrow, and ranks as one of Costello's best. | |||
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A short, almost fanfarish, instrumental opening ("Deliver Us") perfectly announces the setting. The arrangement recalls many moods, from Schubert to the movie scores of Miklos Rozsa The musical influences often touch off childhood nostalgia, moments in my life decades ago when the simplest melodies permanently ingrained themselves in my psyche. Yet despite the vast references, Costello and the quartet have composed something very much their own. | A short, almost fanfarish, instrumental opening ("Deliver Us") perfectly announces the setting. The arrangement recalls many moods, from Schubert to the movie scores of Miklos Rozsa The musical influences often touch off childhood nostalgia, moments in my life decades ago when the simplest melodies permanently ingrained themselves in my psyche. Yet despite the vast references, Costello and the quartet have composed something very much their own. | ||
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With LP number 14, Costello has taken his artistry to a new great place. At a time when most artists are playing it safe and repeating themselves over and over again, there are still some (such as Lou Reed with ''Magic and Loss'') who understand that record-making can be on equal ground with literature and film as an art form. In the horrible '90s, we are lucky to have ''The Juliet Letters''. | With LP number 14, Costello has taken his artistry to a new great place. At a time when most artists are playing it safe and repeating themselves over and over again, there are still some (such as Lou Reed with ''Magic and Loss'') who understand that record-making can be on equal ground with literature and film as an art form. In the horrible '90s, we are lucky to have ''The Juliet Letters''. | ||
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{{tags}}[[The Juliet Letters]] {{-}} [[Hal Willner]] {{-}} [[Deliver Us]] {{-}} [[Swine]] {{-}} [[Expert Rites]] {{-}} [[Franz Schubert]] {{-}} [[Kurt Weill]] {{-}} [[Taking My Life In Your Hands]] {{-}} [[This Offer Is Unrepeatable]] {{-}} [[Dear Sweet Filthy World]] {{-}} [[This Sad Burlesque]] {{-}} [[Romeo's Seance]] {{-}} [[Damnation's Cellar]] {{-}} [[Bing Crosby]] {{-}} [[The Birds Will Still Be Singing]] {{-}} [[Juliet Capulet]] {{-}} [[Lou Reed]] {{-}} [[TV 1977-12-17 Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]] {{-}} [[Lorne Michaels]] | |||
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[[Hal Willner]] reviews ''[[The Juliet Letters]]''. | [[Hal Willner]] reviews ''[[The Juliet Letters]]''. | ||
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Lorne Michaels recalls EC's appearance on ''[[TV 1977-12-17 Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''. | [[Lorne Michaels]] recalls EC's appearance on ''[[TV 1977-12-17 Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''. | ||
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''Is there actually a lot of spontaneity in the show like that Steve Martin example? | ''Is there actually a lot of spontaneity in the show like that Steve Martin example? | ||
Yeah, well, as you saw with Sinead O'Connor — there was a spontaneous moment. There is a lot, there | Yeah, well, as you saw with Sinead O'Connor — there was a spontaneous moment. There is a lot, there are moments that are fortuitous. Last year Dana Carvey had a piece called "Massive Head Wound Harry" where a dog ate a bandage off his head [the dog was only supposed to lick the bandage but started to unravel it and Carvey had to struggle to keep his wig on]. Those kinds of things happen, you know. | ||
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