| The Othello Syndrome | ||||
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| Studio album by Uri Caine Ensemble | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | February 2005 to March 2008 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical music, Jazz | |||
| Length | 75:23 | |||
| Label | Winter & Winter 910 135–2 | |||
| Producer | Stefan Winter | |||
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The Othello Syndrome is an album by pianist Uri Caine featuring compositions based on excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello which was released on the Winter & Winter label in 2008. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
In his review for Allmusic, Ken Dryden notes that "Opera fans without a sense of humor will scoff at this recording, but Caine shows a love of the music, even in his madcap charts". [2] PopMatters correspondent Will Layman said "The Othello Syndrome, Caine's zany take on Verdi's 1887 opera, is Caine's most consistently focused classical project and, plainly, one of the very best". [3] On the website All About Jazz , C. Michael Bailey wrote, "The Othello Syndrome is Uri Caine at his mad scientist best: conjuring music from a million different places and making it sound like it was with you at home all the time". [4] JazzTimes reviewer, Perry Tannenbaum, observed "The Othello Syndrome is obviously a meticulously crafted piece. While its daring and eclecticism will no doubt spark lively controversy, its heart points up the beauty of Verdi's score". [5]
All compositions by Uri Caine after Giuseppe Verdi
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