Singers of Songs: Music with Violoncello

Dave Baker, the famous jazz trombonist and composer mixes styles, genres, and instrumentations to produce pure joy. Manuel Fischer-Dieskau has now discovered works for us that Baker dedicated to the great cello genius Janos Starker, who recently passed away – an extraordinary tribute to a genuinely great musician. Manuel Fischer-Dieskau studied with Janos Starker and today is an internationally acclaimed soloist. For this first recording of Baker’s cello music, he and his fellow musicians have once again closely collaborated with the composer. Also available: Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) Sämtliche Sonaten für Violoncello und Klavier, Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, Violoncello Connie Shih, Klavier MDG 603 1661-2