BBC Moscow correspondent recomposes ABBA
NewsSteve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Moscow correspondent, is a passionate pianist with a taste for music high and low.
News of an ABBA return was too much to pass him by. So he recomposed ‘Waterloo’ as a Tchaikovsky-style miniature.
Very excited to hear ABBA are releasing their first studio album for 40 years. But here’s a thought (from a Moscow correspondent): what would ABBA sound like in the style of the Russian classics…? I came up with this. #Waterlooski @BBCNews @BBCWorld @BBCRadio2 @BBCRadio3 @ABBA pic.twitter.com/4I5RFkEjH1
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) September 2, 2021
Much nicer to listen to than the original version.
Recomposing…..also known as….arranging…..
Dudley Moore used to do that.
with a much higher level of sophistication however
Benny’s own classical album on DG is better.
Much more in the style of something like Addinsel than any Russian, (especially Rachmaninoff as he suggested.)