Historic Saxophone [Import]

Joseph Arban (Composer), Leon Chic (Composer), Jules Auguste Demersseman (Composer), Pierre Agricola Genin (Composer), Hyacinthe Elenore Klose (Composer), Jerome Savari (Composer), Jean Baptiste Singelee (Composer), Odile Delangle (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Odile Delangle
• Composer: Joseph Arban, Leon Chic, Jules Auguste Demersseman, Pierre Agricola Genin, Hyacinthe Elenore Klose, et al.
• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B0001DMWK2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #289,287 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fantaisie sur un thème original, for saxophone & piano

2. Fantaisie sur des motifs du Freischutz, for alto saxophone & piano

3. Variations sur un thème espagnol, for alto saxophone & piano, Op. 15

4. Deuxième Solo (Cavatine), for baritone saxophone & piano

5. Caprice, for soprano saxophone & piano, Op. 80

6. Fantaisie, for soprano saxophone & piano, Op. 89

7. Caprice et variations, for alto saxophone & piano

8. Premier Solo (Andante et boléro), for tenor saxophone & piano

9. Concerto, for tenor saxophone & piano, Op. 57

10. Solo sur la Tyrolienne, for saxophone & piano

11. Solo de concours du Conservatoire, for alto saxophone & piano, Op. 13

12. Solo de Concert, for baritone saxophone & piano, Op. 77

13. Daniel (Fantaisie dramatique d'après E. Depas), for alto saxophone & piano

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful collection of early works for the saxophone, February 25, 2004

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Daniel Graser "saxgod685" (Wappingers Falls, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Historic Saxophone (Audio CD)

On his latest release that was actually recorded in 1998, Claude Delangle has chosen to play several early French pieces all written in the 19th century when the saxophone was stirring a lot of excitement in composers all around Europe, for this disc, particularly in France. On this record, he plays soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. Keeping with the title of the album, Delangle plays on an historic alto saxophone made at the turn of the century (around 1899) to Adolphe Sax's specifications. What amazed me about this is that first of all, he keeps it perfectly in tune, not an easy thing to do, and second of all, he still has that very colorful French tone that we have all come to love about him. For the pieces that are not for alto, he plays on current Selmer instruments. The performances are top notch and played with the style of the time of the compositions, with a little bit of contemporary French stylistic ideas of vibrato, phrasing and tone color. This is definitely worth picking up as Delangle plays the works of Singelee, Demersseman, Savari, Genin, Klose, and Chic masterfully. Highest Recommendation.