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The saxophone has a strange ‘semi-detached’ relationship with the symphony orchestra, and is widely considered to be more at home in a jazz setting. However, many composers have been seduced by the sound and wide range of colours and sonorities the instrument produces. From Glazunov’s concerto to presentday composers, the repertoire has grown to include some fascinating works. This CD ‘Légende’ gathers together French works with a very Mediterranean feel. The sultry sound of the saxophone is used to tremendous effect in Schmitt’s exotic Légende. Tomasi’s imposing concerto and the vibrant Tableaux de Provence by Paule Maurice will be discoveries for most listeners, and welcome ones as well. Theodore Kerkezos is one of the leading saxophonists of his generation, and a champion of modern music. He is also active in preserving and bringing to a wider audience the repertoire for his instrument – much of which is little known. This CD is a fascinating programme of unusual repertoire, and the highly evocative music conjures vivid images of the south of France. “He's a tremendous instrumentalist, approaching everything he does with fire and commitment...Most of these composers associate the saxophone with sensuality and gorgeousness, and sometimes, more awkwardly, with orientalist notions of the foreign. The major work here is Debussy's Rapsodie with its sultry evocation of Moorish Spain.” The Guardian, 7th October 2010 *** “Debussy’s Rapsodie, Florent Schmitt’s Légende and Vincent d’Indy’s Choral varié all hauntingly exploit the mellow reedy timbre, and Kerkezos, together with the LSO, finds a refined range of colouring and expression for each. A disc full of surprises.” The Telegraph, 8th October 2010 **** “Debussy's Rapsodie...drew on Parisian street vendors' cries for some motifs, investing the material with an urban bustle, though it was also infused with a Moorish flavour – a blend of the exotic and the urbane which also found in Tomasi's Concerto Pour Saxophone Et Orchestre and Schmitt's Légende” The Independent, 22nd October 2010 *** “There is a wonderful opalescent, fluid quality to the way he observes both drama and subtleties of colouring...[Kerkezos] brings evocative atmosphere and zest to the charming musical snapshots in Paule Maurice's Tableaux de Provence.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2010 “Kerkezos makes the classical saxophone sound great - a sprightly, unblemished tone coloured with an excited, balmy vibrato and, obviously, the London Symphony Orchestra play faultlessly...One for saxophonists - and lovers of French exotica - everywhere” Classic FM Magazine, January 2011 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Roberto Servile (baritone), Theodore Kerkezos (saxophone), Idil Biret (piano), Jiri Stivin (recorder), Konstantin Scherbakov (piano), Chloe Hanslip (violin), Caspar Frantz (piano), Nina Tichman (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), Enno Voorhorst (guitar), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Jeno Jando (piano), Tianwa Yang (violin), Hellen Kwon (soprano), Alain Trudel (trombone), Michiko Otaki (piano), Roger Chase (viola), Ilya Kaler (violin), James Barbagallo (piano), Philippe Bernold (flute), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Simon Lindley (organ), Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Raimund Havenith (piano) Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Kodaly Quartet, Auer String Quartet, Navarre Symphony Orchestra, Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Budapest Cl, Will Humburg, Martyn Brabbins, Richard Edlinger, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo, Michael Halasz, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Jean-Francois Monnard | |
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Jeno Jando (piano), Wolfgang Rubsam (organ), Georg Tichy (baritone), Ilya Kaler (violin), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Daniel Rothert (recorder), Roderick Shaw (harpsichord), Patrick Gallois (flute), Fabrice Pierre (harp), Theodore Kerkezos (saxophone), Peter Nagy (piano), Balazs Szokolay (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Kodaly Quartet, Slovaca Philharmonia , Aradia Ensemble, Failoni Orchestra, Budapest, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra,, Carl Davis, Johannes Wildner, Libor Pesek, Kevin Mallon, Michael Halasz, Istvan Bogar, Ondrej Lenard, Robert Craft, Marin Alsop, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Katarina Andreasson, Martyn Brabbins, Oliver Dohnanyi, Keith Brion, David Lloyd-Jones | |
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Theodore Kerkezos (saxophones) Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Myron Michailidis “Apparently the start of another series from Naxos – Greek Classics – there is a double attraction here: the instrument and the origins of the music. … Whether your motivation is to hear music for the saxophone or from Greece, this disc is an unmissable bargain.” MusicWeb | | | (also available to download from $6.25) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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"Theodore Kerkezos makes the disc very special, his virtuosity sweeping aside the music’s pyrotechnics with a stunning display of agility. The speed with which he can ripple through the fun of Scaramouche, and the silky smooth quality of Debussy’s Rhapsody, contrasts with a display of unusual and bright-lit colours in Song of Dionysus."
-- David Denton, Yorkshire Post | | | (also available to download from $6.25) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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