Peter Breiners Slovak Dances, Naughty and Sad

Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 4:30 a.m.

Peter Breiner is one of the world\u2019s most performed composer/arranger/conductors with record sales in the millions and over 200 CD titles to his credit.\xa0Slovak Dances, Naughty and Sad, the latest of his many releases for Naxos, consolidates his outstanding reputation as an arranger. It features Breiner\u2019s typically colourful orchestrations that include a wide variety of tuned and untuned percussion. It\u2019s also an extraordinary mix of world music, improvisation and symphonic composition, enhanced by the involvement of acclaimed specialist soloists such as multi-instrumentalist Marian Friedl and virtuoso accordionist Boris Lenko. This really is a hit not to be missed. Raymond Bisha is your host.