French Connection
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Label: Odradek Records
Cat No: ODRCD337
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 10th February 2017
Contents
Works
Fantaisie brillante sur des airs de CarmenAria
Legende
Rhapsody for alto saxophone and piano or orchestra, L98
Fantaisie sur un theme original
Prelude, Cadence et Finale
Danses exotiques (5) for saxophone and piano
Fantaisie-Impromptu
Tableaux de Provence
Scaramouche: suite for saxophone and piano (or orchestra), op.165c
Tango Etudes (6)
Legende, op.66
Artists
Duo UltimaWorks
Fantaisie brillante sur des airs de CarmenAria
Legende
Rhapsody for alto saxophone and piano or orchestra, L98
Fantaisie sur un theme original
Prelude, Cadence et Finale
Danses exotiques (5) for saxophone and piano
Fantaisie-Impromptu
Tableaux de Provence
Scaramouche: suite for saxophone and piano (or orchestra), op.165c
Tango Etudes (6)
Legende, op.66
Artists
Duo UltimaAbout
Many of the works on this collection belong to or are related to impressionism, including stunning pieces by Debussy, Schmitt and Jolivet, although there is also music from composers such as Milhaud, who rejected and moved beyond impressionism, alongside works of the earlier, more Romantic French school. Some of these Romantic pieces have been adapted from their original incarnations for flute and piano; Guido Bäumer's first instrument was the flute, so he is uniquely placed to interpret this material with fluency and finesse. The collection is rounded off by Argentine composer Piazzolla, whose Tango-Études combine the discipline of the French instrumental study with the unmistakeable rhythmic pulse of the tango.
One of many highlights, French Connection includes the evocative Tableaux de Provence by Paule Maurice, who was inspired to capture the essence of Provençale life by a holiday she spent in the region with the great saxophonist Marcel Mule and his wife, and with her husband, fellow composer Pierre Lantier.
The first saxophone record owned by Guido Bäumer was a collection of French music. He became so enthralled by it that he decided to become a classical saxophonist. Now, this process comes full circle, as, with pianist Aladár Rácz, he pays tribute to the repertoire which so caught his imagination - and changed the course of his life. This is the second Odradek CD from this duo, following the success of their debut disc, Flashback.
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