Moonlight and Music

We had fun with ideas here and they include stamping feet in La Cumparsita, quotes from The Magnificent Seven in Long Ago and Far Away,  and sounds of the sirens and fog of the blitz at the start of Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye.

The cd title is taken from the lyrics of the opening track – “There May be Trouble Ahead, But While There’s Moonlight and Music and Love and Romance, Let’s Face the Music and Dance” – a great tune and admirable sentiments! We hope you enjoy our versions of these lovely songs.

“I’d like to very strongly recommend this remarkable string duo cd which is delivered with consummate skill and style and beautifully recorded. Joanna and Roger bring to their playing a fun, unfusty fluency that makes every number a delight.While supplying splendid background music, the arrangements really need to be carefully and smilingly appreciated one by one. As a similarly trained classical violinist my admiration almost borders on the envious for their combined elan and skill.”  David Bateman, Professional Concert Violinist and Teacher

Track listings

1    Let’s Face the Music and Dance   – Irving Berlin

2    Night and Day – Cole Porter

3    Long Ago and Far Away – Jerome Kern

4    I Won’t Dance – Jerome Kern

5    Bess, You Is My Woman Now – George Gershwin

6    Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller/ Harry Brooks

7    Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man – Jerome Kern

8    I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter

9    Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Jerome Kern

10  Pick Yourself Up – Jerome Kern

11  Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter

12  They Can’t Take That Away From Me – George Gershwin

13  September Song – Kurt Weill

14  La Cumparsita – Gerardo Rodriguez