This is a beautiful album is exactly as described as a “creative melting pot.” The album oscillates between popular music, like music from the movie Chocolat and the Aristocats, and things from the standard repertoire.
A beautiful live recording of one my favorites. Do yourself a favor and enjoy these vocal performances.
Barenboim recorded this for his 80th birthday and its a collection of the greats in miniature. Here’s what Barenboim said about this collection:
“I am grateful that Deutsche Grammophon has chosen to mark the year of my 80th birthday with recent performances as well as an album made during my early years with the label. I believe these recordings show how music exists as a world in itself, never the same twice, always changing, no matter how many times we perform a particular composition. This is the great privilege of being a musician, the chance to learn new things every time we play the same piece. And it’s a further privilege to be able to share this experience with audiences.”
Barenboim
Jordan Mattox 
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