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Bolling: Suite for Chamber Orchestra

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I have most of Claude Bolling's Suites. This one to date is my favorite. The pieces on this CD contain many enjoyable melodies. I think this CD merges the classic and jazz sound the best. The transition between the piano and orchestra are very smooth. It is perhaps a little more classical sounding then the others I have. Bolling seems to develop his theme a little bit more then the other suites.

1: Gracieuse (7:15) about 4 minutes into the piano takes the lead, but the orchestra is in a dialogue.

2: Sereine (7:55) My favorite on the album. It starts off with a very mellow classical piano. Oboes start to play the lead. The Chamber orchestra and piano then take up a dialogue; Most of the different instruments are featured somewhere in the piece.

3: EnJouee (6:48) The music starts off with a melody that I enjoy a lot.

4: Aria, Animee: (15:18) Starts off very soft and quite. Then about 8 minutes into the tract there is a Jazz piano solo- ad lib. That serves as the transition. Animee picks up the speed a little. Overall a very mellow piece.

5: Brillante (10:40) Starts off with a light classic violin sound. Then the orchestra builds with French horns. The jazz piano kicks in but blends nicely with the classical sound. People who might like this CD

1. People who like the other Bolling Jazz Suites

2. People whom like classical chamber orchestra music.

3. Those who enjoy long extended pieces.

People who might not care for this CD

1. Classical or Jazz purest.

2. Those who don't like any music over 4 minutes long

3. People who limit themselves only to the most POPular music styles

I'm a pianist who will be performing this wonderful piece in a couple of weeks (5/5/01). The more I work on it the more I like it. Against a baroque background, Bolling has ingeniously and unapologetically superimposed every kind of jazz you can think of -- blues, ragtime, Latin, stomp, waltz, modern, and on and on. I know of no other composer who could have put together such a tour de force. This piece deserves a much wider hearing. Buy it!

I have gone through 2 vinyl albums, 3 cassettes, and 2 CDs. I cannot live without it in my library. I love Bolling and this is indeed one of my very favorites. It always gets me going. Even my 16-year old likes it.

A classically trained jazz musician creates a very interesting chamber music recording. Perfect for a person like myself that is starting to love classical after many years of enjoying the creativity of jazz. Mr Bill

Este bello cd nos muestra un trabajo verdaderamente bello del genial pianista y compositor francés Claude Bolling, que esta vez nos deleita con cinco hermosas composiciones donde - desarrollando el matrimonio clásico-jazz, que tanto éxito le deparó - combina los bellos sonidos de la English Chamber Orchestra dirigido por otro gran músico como fue el legendario flautista Jean-Pierre Rampal, y el sonido emblemático de un trío de jazz. Mezcla ingeniosa y versátil la de este fantástico compositor donde la música solo depara ingeniosas e imaginativas frases y desarrollos.
Destaca el hermoso lirismo de la pieza "Sereine", donde picardía y melancolía entran en una simbiosis encantadora.
Maravillosa fuga la que nos regala Bolling en el tema "Enjouée".
El "Aria:Animée" es de una belleza magistral, intima, encantadora y de hermosa instrumentación.
Ingeniosas síncopas fugadas en "Brillante" con que finaliza esta estupenda producción.
Una verdadera joya de la música.

If you have any liking at all for Jazz and/or Classical, or even if you simply love music in general, then this release will leave you wanting for more. I mean, WOW! What a fantastic blend! I could gush on and on, but the bottom line is that this is a great recording of some great music and it will almost certainly make you smile.