Duo Ultima - French Connection [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.Boasting a breathtaking array of French music - and music inspired by France - for saxophone and piano, this two-disc set takes listeners on a tour of Gallic repertoire composed or adapted for this most versatile and seductive of combinations. The breadth of styles showcased in French Connection is unified by saxophonist Guido Bxe4umer's even and a warm tone.rrMany 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 Bxe4umer'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-xc9tudes combine the discipline of the French instrumental study with the unmistakeable rhythmic pulse of the tango.rrOn of many highlights, French Connection includes the evocative Tableaux de Provence by Paule Maurice, who was inspired to capture the essence of Provenxe7ale 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.rrThe first saxophone record owned by Guido Bxe4umer 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 Aladxe1r Rxe1cz, he pays tribute to the repertoire which so caught his imagination - and changed the course of his life. rrThis is the second Odradek CD from this duo, following the success of their debut disc, Flashback.

Andrxe9 Caplet:xa0Lxe9gende (1903)

Franxe7ois Borne:xa0Fantaisie Brillantexa0sur Des Airs Dexa0'Carmen' (1900)

Claude Debussy:xa0Rapsodie (1901/08)

Eugxe9ne Bozza:xa0Aria (1936)

Alfred Desenclos:xa0Prxe9lude, Cadence et Finale (1956)

Ules Demersseman:xa0Fantaisiexa0sur Un Thxe8me Original (1866)

Andrxe9xa0Jolivet:xa0Fantaisie-Impromptu

Jeanxa0Franxe7aix:xa0Cinq Danses Exotiques (1961) -xa0I. Pambiche

Pierrexa0xa0Sancan: Lamento (1956)

Jeanxa0Franxe7aix:xa0Cinq Danses Exotiques (1961) -xa0II. Baiao

Pierrexa0xa0Sancan: Rondo

Jeanxa0Franxe7aix:xa0Cinq Danses Exotiques (1961) -xa0III. Mambo

Florent Schmitt:xa0Lxe9gende,Op. 66 (1918)

Jeanxa0Franxe7aix:xa0Cinq Danses Exotiques (1961) -xa0IV. Samba Lenta

Jeanxa0Franxe7aix:xa0Cinq Danses Exotiques (1961) -xa0V. Merengue

Darius Milhaud:xa0Scaramouche (1936) -xa0I. Vif

Darius Milhaud:xa0Scaramouche (1936) -xa0II. Modxe9rxe9

Darius Milhaud:xa0Scaramouche (1936) -xa0III. Brazileira

Paule Maurice:xa0Tableaux De Provence (1960) - I. Farandole Des Jeunes Filles

Paule Maurice:xa0Tableaux De Provence (1960) - III. La Bohxe9mienne

Paule Maurice:xa0Tableaux De Provence (1960) - IV. Des Alyscamps L'xe2me Soupire

Paule Maurice:xa0Tableaux De Provence (1960) - V. Le Cabridan

Astor Piazzolla:xa0Tango-Etudes -xa0I.xa0Etudexa0No.1: Dxe9cidxe9

Astor Piazzolla:xa0Tango-Etudes -xa0I.xa0Etudexa0No.2: Anxieux Et Rubato

Astor Piazzolla:xa0Tango-Etudes -xa0I.xa0Etudexa0No.3: Molto Marcato E Energico

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