Norwegian Wood (1995)

About this title: There are literally hundreds of muzak albums by the likes of 101 Strings, Ferrante & Teicher, and Mitch Miller. Each album has a theme, like 101 Strings Plays the Ramones or Ferrante & Teicher Salute Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band. Most of them are easily ignored. Every so often, however, a true gem arises from the fog. Norwegian Wood by Trio Rococo is such a gem. Niels Eje (oboe and oboe d'amore), Inge Mulvad (cello), and Berit Spaelling (harp) have translated 15 John Lennon/Paul McCartney songs and one George Harrison song lovingly and meticulously. These familiar pieces take on a ... read more

Tracks:

1. Eleanor Rigby [Lennon/McCartney]
2. Yesterday [Lennon/McCartney]
3. Here Comes the Sun [Harrison]
4. Because [Lennon/McCartney]
5. Day Tripper [Lennon/McCartney]
6. Michelle [Lennon/McCartney]
7. And I Love Her (Harp Solo) [Lennon/McCartney]
8. Blackbird [Lennon/McCartney]
9. In My Life [Lennon/McCartney]
10. For No One [Lennon/McCartney]
11. All My Loving [Lennon/McCartney]
12. Here, There and Everywhere [Lennon/McCartney]
13. I Am the Walrus [Lennon/McCartney]
14. She's Leaving Home [Lennon/McCartney]
15. The Fool on the Hill [Lennon/McCartney]
16. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [Lennon/McCartney]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.