Dieter Ilg - Parsifal (2013)

Jazz and classical, Dieter Ilg knows both worlds well. Partly to learn about the history of music, he studied classical double bass at the Freiburg music academy though he had decided to become a jazz bass player at the age of 16. Now one of the leading jazz bassists in Europe, Ilg has occupied himself for years with Guiseppe Verdi, a contemporary and Italian Counterpart of that most formidable, gigantic, and definitely most German of all opera composers, Richard Wagner. With his trio, his subtle and unique interpretation of the famed Verdi opera 'Otello' (in live and studio versions), Ilg elicited rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.