Twin Strings ll

About the Artist
George Davidson’s love for the piano began in the early 80’s as he was growing up on Guernsey, a small island off the coast of France. His passion for the instrument continued and he has proved himself to be extremely gifted. He began his professional career as a pianist at the age of 17 when the Hyatt Regency Resort in Grand Cayman employed him to entertain the hotel guests. Shortly after that, he was asked to perform at Benjamin’s Roof Restaurant on Seven-Mile Beach where he then played for many years. Currently he is the Resident Pianist at the beautiful Westin Casuarina Resort in Grand Cayman. From the beginning many visitors have loved his expressive style and asked to take his music home with them. At their request, George went to the recording studio in the spring of 1993 to produce his first recording. It included many of his favorite selections, such as Ballad Pour Adeline, Memory from Cats, and All I ask of You from The Phantom of the Opera. The response to this first recording was so positive that George has continued to record new albums each year. His discography includes romantic favorites, French love songs, show tunes, and original compositions. George’s extraordinary talent has delighted fans from around the world.

Product Description
Bringing together the talents of George on the Grand Piano, Eugenio Leon on the Paraguayn Harpist, one of the few instruments that integrates the rhythms and sounds of both the contemporary and the classical. & Lev Ljova a Russian Violist, who plays a very soulful Viola on a handful of tracks. Lev composed several award winning works that earned him industry accolades in both 1995 and 1996.

Twin Strings ll,George Davidson & Eugenio Leon

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Average customer rating: from Solo Piano Publications

Twin Strings ll ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Reminiscing Loving You Twin Strings For The Love Of Music Allure ASIN: B00005QJ1V Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

1. Longer
2. Never On Sunday
3. Dust In The Wind
4. How Do You Keep the Music Playing
5. Apoya Tu Cabeza En Mi Hombro
6. Cant Help Falling In Love
7. Love Changes Everything (from Aspects of Love)
8. With You I'm Born Again
9. El Condor Pasa (I'd Rather Be A Hammer Than A Nail)
10. Through The Eyes Of Love (from Ice Castles)
11. What Would It Be Like * (original by George Davidson)
12. Hello
13. Without You
14. Jessica's Theme (from The Man From Snowey River)
15. Ansiedad
16. Crying
17. Only You

Album Description

Bringing together the talents of George on the Grand Piano, Eugenio Leon on the Paraguayn Harpist, one of the few instruments that integrates the rhythms and sounds of both the contemporary and the classical. & Lev Ljova a Russian Violist, who plays a very soulful Viola on a handful of tracks. Lev composed several award winning works that earned him industry accolades in both 1995 and 1996.

Customer Reviews:

from Solo Piano Publications.......2001-11-05

"Twin Strings II" is a very interesting collection of instrumental pieces played on piano (George Davidson) with and without viola accompaniment (Ljova), and Paraguayan harp (Eugenio Leon). Most of the songs are very familiar pop songs from the 60's through the 80's, including Roy Orbison's "Crying", Dan Fogelberg's "Longer", Simon and Garfunkel's "El Condor Pasa", and the theme from "Ice Castles". There are some show tunes like "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" and "Never On Sunday", and a couple of movie themes. A few of the harp pieces are not familiar to me, so they may be Paraguayan. The collection also includes a lovely original piece by George Davidson called "What Would It Be Like?" The piano and harp duet of "Can't Help Falling In Love" is wonderful - these two instruments are so different, but blend together so well here. Davidson also does an exceptional job with a very tender arrangement of "With You I'm Born Again" and a achingly beautiful take on Lionel Richie's "Hello". I also really like his version of "Crying".

Both of these musicians are regularly-featured entertainers at resorts in The Cayman Islands, and I would imagine that these are some of their most-requested and popular pieces. George Davidson's playing style is elegant and understated in the grand scheme of pianists who interpret other composers' work - especially when it comes to some of these frequently-played songs. He extensively uses arpeggios and runs up and down the piano, but not to the detriment of a melody, as many pianists do. His playing skills are superb, and his interpretations are fresh and evocative. I wasn't sure I could stand listening to another version of "Ice Castles", but he actually reminded me of why that piece has stayed so popular with it's simple and very pretty melody. I still don't like the song, but I only skipped over it a couple of times in the six or seven times I listened to the CD! That's saying something! I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing this CD, and if you are a fan of new versions of very popular music, I think you'll enjoy it, too!

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4. 49th Parallel
5. A Different Corner
6. All Rise [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
7. Amor
8. An Angel's Touch
9. Anticipating [CD-single] [Import]
10. Best of Friends

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