Published Reviews
WQXR (New York)
06-Jan-2013
As Eckart Runge…sees it, the cello is the cinematic instrument par excellence. Its versatility provides the basis for “Cello Cinema,” an enjoyable collection of classic film themes, by composers such as Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Rota, Herrmann and Morricone, all arranged for cello and piano.
The sophisticated and occasionally cheeky arrangements, mainly by Runge and his pianist Jacques Ammon, include selections by Piazzolla (from “Henry IV” and “Sur”) and Gardel’s “Tanti Anni Prima,” famous from the tango scene in “Scent of a Woman.” Shostakovich’s music also comes off well, including two deeply lyrical selections from “The Gadfly.”
There are also the tragicomic sounds of Nino Rota’s score to “8 1/2,” the whimsical “Smile” by Chaplin…the off-kilter charms of Tom Waits’s “Helsinki Mood” from Jim Jarmush’s “Night on Earth,” and a cover of the surf-rock chestnut, “Misirlou,” from “Pulp Fiction.” © 2013 WQXR (New York)
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