Masha Qrella - Speak Low - Loewe & Weill In Exile [6/23] *

Artist:

Qrella, Masha

Description:

Personnel: Masha Qrella (vocals, guitar); Rike Schuberty (vocals, guitar); Michael Muhlhaus (vocals, organ, bass instrument); Andy Haberl (drums).
The affable, low-key indie-pop of Masha Qrella probably isn`t the obvious choice in providing interpretations of classic Broadway songs by composers Kurt Weill and Frederick Loewe. But the former Contriva front woman does her best to put a homey lo-fi pop spin on songs usually associated with musical theatre on SPEAK LOW: LOEWE & WEILL IN EXILE, an album commissioned by Berlin`s House of World Cultures to commemorate their 50th anniversary. While the stripped-back and largely unadorned arrangements here are worlds away from the giddy theatricality of Weill`s and Loewe`s compositions, Qrella imbues classics such as "Speak Low" and "I`m a Stranger Here Myself" with convincing authority, conveying their timeless message through simple melodic voicings led by her understated yet powerful pipes.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Talk to the Trees
2. My Ship
3. Speak Low
4. One Life to Live
5. On the Street Where You Live
6. Drunken Scene
7. Wandering Star
8. I`m a Stranger Here Myself
9. Little Prince
10. September Song
11. Saga of Jenny

Album Information

Release Date:

06/23/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Morr Music

Producer:

Norman Nitzsche

Catalog Number:

MORR 091CD

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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