Ottmar Liebert
Leaning Into The Night
The Story
"Leaning Into The Night" features a collection of classical pieces with familiar themes and five Ottmar Liebert compositions gracefully interwoven to make a unique whole. Four of the Liebert pieces are known to his fans from other albums and one, "The Winding Road/La Primavera", here receives its first recording. Legendary Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves also contributes one tune, "The Call", which he composed at Ottmar's request -- it features a recording Ottmar made in the Middle East of a muezzin's call to prayer. All these selections have been arranged for orchestra by Castro-Neves, who has created a lush, romantic setting for Ottmar's performances on the guitar. An immediate smash success entering the Billboard Classical Crossover chart at #1, "Leaning Into The Night" was co-produced and arranged by Castro-Neves.
The Music
04:39 | Secreto From Impresiones Intimas | Instrumental |
04:06 | Buleria De Las Golondrinas | Instrumental |
05:38 | Prelude No. 3 | Instrumental |
05:09 | Yasmeen | Instrumental |
04:09 | Adagio Assai From Concerto For Piano... | Instrumental |
04:08 | The Winding Road/La Primavera | Instrumental |
04:45 | The Call | Instrumental |
03:23 | Premiere Gymnopedie | Instrumental |
06:19 | Morning Arrival In Goa | Instrumental |
06:19 | Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte | Instrumental |
05:02 | Bombay | Instrumental |
03:15 | O Mio Babbino Caro From Gianni Schicchi | Instrumental |
The Artists
Ottmar Liebert | Guitar, Production, Photography |
Mark Clark | Percussion |
Jon Gagan | Fretless Bass, Low Bass |
Stefan Liebert | Engineering, Production, Mixing |
Gary Lyons | Engineering |
Oscar Castro-Neves | Production, Conducting, Arrangement, Mixing |
Gary Gilette | Engineering, Mixing |
Doug Sax | Mastering |
Millicent Bly | Mastering Assistance |
Nancy Donald | Art Direction |
Dana Ross | Photography |
Recorded at Spiral Subwave in Santa Fe, New Mexico, January and February, 1997.
Orchestra recorded at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California, February, 1997. Mixed at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California, March, 1997. Mastered at The Mastering Lab. Design and collage by Hooshik, additional photography by Reisig & Taylor |