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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Ave Maria (CD) | |
| Details | Karr performs four different composer's Ave Marias. The theme behind this very spiritual music is well represented in this unique compilation album featuring many great artists. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Après un Rêve (CD) | |
| Details | For bassists, this album should have been titled "Hindemith Sonata." Karr's non-academic approach to this romantic music is very compelling and different from most interpretations. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Songs of Prayer (CD) | |
| Details | The soulful sound of the doublebass with organ is perfectly suited for this kind of meditative music. The performance is so absorbing that it demands the listeners full attention. This music is so successful with this combination of instruments that the Karr/Lewis Duo plan to release more CDs of this spiritual nature. | |
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| Artist | Lori Laitman, Gary Karr, Will Sharp |
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| Album | Dreaming - The Songs of Lori Laitman (CD) | |
| Details | Dreaming features a powerfully emotional new work by composer Lori Laitman who specifically wrote it for Gary Karr and Baritone voice. With its poignant and reflective texts written by Holocaust victims, both the voice of Will Sharp and the expressiveness of the doublebass makes this music come alive for a stunning sonic and poetic experience. The way these two artists work together in this extraordinary composition is nothing short of amazing. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Kol Nidrei (CD) | |
| Details | The Kol Nidrei was the musical impetus that put Karr on the path toward a solo career. He first performed this music in a synagogue at the age of eleven and still considers it his most personal piece. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Berceuse (CD) | |
| Details | "Granny's Dream" was Karr's teacher, Herman Reinshagen's favorite piece. When you hear this, you can easily sense the flood of soulful memories from Karr's youth. All the music on this recording would have pleased his 90 year old mentor. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Gary Karr Plays Religious Songs and Hymns (CD) | |
| Details | Not all of the music on this disc was meant to be played in a house of worship. The pieces were chosen by my Japanese friends who strongly felt a religious experience when they heard this music. For certain, the Schumann "Abendlied" is so powerful that one can't help feeling that this music was inspired by the Almighty. The playing of the "Abendlied" and "Evening Prayer" alone are worth the recording. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Gary Karr Recital (CD) | |
| Details | Recorded in the resonating acoustics of a large church, the combination of harpsichord with the doublebass works extremely well. The four works chosen for this disc represents Karr's favorite non-Bach Baroque pieces. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | John Downey Concerto (CD) | |
| Details | The most important work commissioned by Gary Karr, this concerto gives new light and energy to the doublebass as a respected solo instrument with orchestra. Downey composed one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of the doublebass. | |
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| Artist | Gary Karr |
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| Album | Two Cultures, One Heart (CD) | |
| Details | Karr's infatuation with lyrical pieces that can be arranged for the doublebass led to his many recordings of vocal music. He found the sadness and passion of Taiwanese folk songs particularly moving. Like the Japanese Songs, these, too, have an international appeal. | |
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