Jazz Articles about Erich Kunzel

About Erich Kunzel

Album Review

Erich Kunzel and the Cincinatti Pops Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker - Favorite Selections

Read "Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker - Favorite Selections" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
November 23, 2007

In time for the holiday seasons, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra are revisiting a classic with Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker - Favorite Selections. The CD provides nearly an hour and fifteen minutes of music from the popular ballet. Kunzel's accomplishments are many. The conductor's achievements include the 2006 National Medal of Arts, presented by President and Mrs. Bush; and four consecutive years as Billboard magazine's Crossover Classical Artist of the Year. Kunzel and the ...

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Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops "Big Band" Orchestra: Route 66/That Nelson Riddle Sound

Read "Route 66/That Nelson Riddle Sound" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 2000

I'm sure anyone old enough to remember the ‘60's will no doubt remember that old tube (or possibly transistor) radio that dad had on the kitchen counter top, tuned to a station playing what was called the beautiful music. The music that poured forth from that tiny three-inch speaker was the highly orchestrated and skillfully arranged big band renditions of popular songs. What you probably didn't realize at the time was that, as dad was making that fresh pot of ...