Her First Dance
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Her First Dance is an album by pianist Misha Alperin
recorded in 2006 and released on the ECM label.
Mikhail Alperin
Mikhail "Misha" Alperin is a Ukrainian jazz musician.Alperin was born in Kamenez Podolsky, Ukraine and grew up in Moldavia, where he was classically trained. In 1980, he formed one of the first Moldavian jazz ensembles. He moved to Moscow in the 1980s and founded the Moscow Art Trio there with...
recorded in 2006 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a beautiful recording and perhaps, as idiosyncratic as it is, Alperin's finest moment for ECM yet".Track listing
- All compositions by Mikhail Alperin except as indicated
- "Vayan" - 6:12
- "Her First Dance" - 5:16
- "A New Day" - 3:23
- "April in February" - 2:39
- "Jump" - 3:24
- "Tiflis" - 6:00
- "Lonely in White" - 4:28
- "Frozen Tears" - 5:25
- "The Russian Song" (Arkady Shilkloper) - 4:31
- "Via Dolorosa" - 7:21
- Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in July 2006.
Personnel
- Mikhail AlperinMikhail AlperinMikhail "Misha" Alperin is a Ukrainian jazz musician.Alperin was born in Kamenez Podolsky, Ukraine and grew up in Moldavia, where he was classically trained. In 1980, he formed one of the first Moldavian jazz ensembles. He moved to Moscow in the 1980s and founded the Moscow Art Trio there with...
— pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Arkady Shilkloper — French horn, fluegelhorn
- Anja Lechner — celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...