Pop singer My Linh chats with Mozart on new CD

(10-09-2005)

HA NOI — Pop singer My Linh goes a little bit classical with her new CD Chat Voi Mozart (Chat with Mozart) to be released today.

The CD includes eight new songs based on well-known classical pieces by A Vivaldi, R A Schumann and P I Tchaikovsky, given new arrangements as well as new Vietnamese lyrics by lyricist Duong Thu.

"I felt a lot of emotion while recording the album’s songs, which express both classical and pop music forms. But all the songs also contain a ‘Vietnamese’ element," said Linh.

"The influence of classical music is limited in modern life, especially in Viet Nam. It is considered an unpalatable form, and it hasn’t been welcomed by most young people," admitted Thu.

"But My Linh and I, along with Anh Quan and Huy Tuan, who arranged the songs for the CD, are fans of classical music, so all of us wanted to share our passion with younger people. We see Chat with Mozart as a bridge to lead them to classical music," Thu said.

Although it seemed a near impossible task to set Vietnamese words to the classical melodies, Thu found the right combination. Chat with Mozart breaks new ground by combining elegant classical music with more ebullient modern music styles.

Arrangers Anh Quan and Huy Tuan faced challenges in orchestrating the CD because "we had to mix many different musical styles favoured by young people, including Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop and funk," Tuan said.

Singer My Linh will autograph her new CD this morning at Tien Phong Book Store, 175 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, in Ha Noi. — VNS