Description
Some of the songs will be instantly recognisable to her fans - and they will be amazed. Because after almost 40 years, these songs sound fresher than they did in the 1960s. Without a large orchestra, accompanied only by bass, guitar, piano and violin, EstherOfarim sings songs from her rich repertoire. The spectrum ranges from Shakespeare toLeonard Cohen, from Kurt Weill to the Beatles. The title song of her new programme, 'I'll See You In My Dreams', was a number one hit in the American charts for weeks in the1920s, and when Esther Ofarim sings it, you know why, because she sings the piecewith great vitality and freshness, accompanied by the choir singing of her musicians. You can feel her acting skills up close when she implores 'Surabaya Johnny', and how many versions are there of "Yesterday" and 'Hallelujah'? We've heard countless ones. But Esther Ofarim's interpretation makes you listen closely again to these familiar pieces.