Estilo String Quartet
Alternative Tracks
Album · Classical Crossover · 2018 · Estilo String Quartet
Defiance, protest, love, and fear are just some of the themes of the Estilo String Quartet’s second album of pop arrangements. Its title is a play on the term “Alternative Facts,” which has become something of a leitmotif for our times. Sting’s cocky classic “Englishman in New York” is delivered with swagger, Rihanna’s über-hit “Umbrella” transformed into a wistful ballad.“To Build a Home,” meanwhile, preserves the intimate beauty of The Cinematic Orchestra’s original, while “Somewhere over the Rainbow” makes charming use of the 1990 version by late Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
Alternative Tracks
Estilo String Quartet
Defiance, protest, love, and fear are just some of the themes of the Estilo String Quartet’s second album of pop arrangements. Its title is a play on the term “Alternative Facts,” which has become something of a leitmotif for our times. Sting’s cocky classic “Englishman in New York” is delivered with swagger, Rihanna’s über-hit “Umbrella” transformed into a wistful ballad.“To Build a Home,” meanwhile, preserves the intimate beauty of The Cinematic Orchestra’s original, while “Somewhere over the Rainbow” makes charming use of the 1990 version by late Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
