Gnu Quartet: Something Gnu

Gnu Quartet: Stefano Cabrera, cello; Roberto Izzo, violin; Francesca Rapetti, flute; Raffaele Rebaudengo, alto; Featuring: Ferruccio Spinetti, doublebass on track 1 (Beat it), Giovanni Ceccarelli, piano on track 6 (Message in a bottle)

Beat it (M. Jackson - Warner Chappell) / Undisclosed Desires (M. Bellamy - Lossecharod Ltd) / Cinéma (C. Nougaro - M. Legrand - Les éditions du Chiffre Neuf) / Megu Megun (F. De Andrè - I. Fossati - M. Pagani - Universal Music Publishing) / Misread (Eirik Boe - BMG Music Publishing Ltd) / Message in a Bottle (Sting - Ed. GM Sumner) / Carta o Contanti (S. Cabrera - Little Bonzaï) / Norvegian Wood (J. Lennon / P. Mc Cartney - Music House Ltd) / Mr T. (S. Cabrera - Little Bonzaï) / Le Jazz et la java (C. Nougaro - J. Datin - Les éditions du Chiffre Neuf) / Una Giornata Uggiosa (Mogol - L. Battisti - Acqua Azzura Ed. Mus.) / Beautiful Day (P.D. Hewson "Bono" - Universal Music Publishing)

The Gnu (pronounced "New") Quartet is a young Italian quartet whose musicians trained in classical music before deciding to skip school, put their instruments over their shoulder and return to their youth to try their hand at all kinds of music except classical! So that's how they come to evoke The Beatles, Police, Nougaro, U2, Muse and even Michael Jackson! Not forgetting a few of their own compositions... A lovely open-minded spirit of generosity runs through this album of talent and elegance, a true showcase for the quartet thanks to the diversity of their music.

Price: $25.98