Kreisler of the Saxophone

Rudy Wiedoeft (Composer), Harry / Brown, Tom Cook (Composer), Frantisek Drdla (Composer), Rudy / Savino, Domenico Wiedoeft (Composer), Sebastian Yradier (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Charles G. Dawes (Composer), Riccardo Drigo (Composer), Rosebrook (Composer), Fred / Ring, Justin Hager (Composer), Jean Gabriel-Marie (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Ethelbert Nevin (Composer), Rudy / Frey, Hugo Wiedoeft (Composer), Six Brown Brothers (Performer), Wiedoeft Saxophone Sextet (Performer), Oscar Levant (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Six Brown Brothers, Wiedoeft Saxophone Sextet, Oscar Levant
• Composer: Rudy Wiedoeft, Harry / Brown, Tom Cook, Frantisek Drdla, Rudy / Savino, Domenico Wiedoeft, Sebastian Yradier, et al.
• Audio CD (August 12, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Clarinet Classics
• ASIN: B0000044DE
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,727 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sax Serene, for saxophone & band

2. Saxarella, for saxophone & piano

3. That Moaning Saxophone Rag, for saxophone ensemble

4. Valse Vanité, for saxophone & piano

5. Souvenir for saxophone & piano

6. Dans l'Orient, for saxophone

7. La paloma, for voice & piano (or orchestra)

8. Valse Mazanetta, for saxophone & piano

9. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2

10. Melody for violin & piano

11. Serenade

12. Sax-O-Phun for saxophone & piano

13. Saxophone Fantasie

14. Saxema, for saxophone & orchestra

15. Valse Erica, for saxophone & orchestra

16. Danse-Hongroise

17. La Cinquantaine

18. Serenade Badine

19. Melodie

20. Song of the Volga Boatmen, arranged for saxophone & piano

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rudy Weidoeft - "Kreisler of the Saxophone", April 8, 2003

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Robert J. Silvia (Lander, Wyoming United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kreisler of the Saxophone (Audio CD)

He's not your typical jazz saxophonist. His playing is amazing. He had fantastic tounging techniques. I have never heard anything like this before. His ability to jump from the high octave to the very low octave and back again, in fast tounging grace note passages is equally amazing.

On this CD you can hear him play both the alto and the now obsolete C-Melody sax, which was a very popular sax to play in his day.

I would recommend any saxophonist have a listen to this. A word of caution is in order though: These cuts were taken from old 78 rpm records. They do not have the high quality you would expect in a modern CD recording. That stated, Rudy should still be listened to today.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kreisler OF the Saxophone, to be correct, April 3, 2007

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Eric Stott (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kreisler on the Saxophone (Audio CD)

For some reason the title of this collection is constantly gotten wrong online. If you want a sizable collection of Wiedoeft's recordings, or want to hear some fine sax playing, buy this- it's easily found from many retailers online. Don't expect modern sound quality- these are all 20's or older and the age shows. BTW- as an added curiosity Wiedoeft's accompanist on some of these sides is Oscar Levant!

4.0 out of 5 stars Four Star Review, September 7, 2009

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Robert R. Kunkel "rob k st. thomas" (St. Thomas USVI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kreisler on the Saxophone (Audio CD)

I was so confused to see Ludwig van Beethoven as the "composer." True, in this in this wonderful mess is a song that incorporates one of Ludwig's songs. Probably the fact that his last name starts with a "B" (early in the alphabet) makes it come out that way. Or just Rudy's legacy. Rudy was a great pitch man, so to speak, for his sound for his sound and his career. Rudoph Valentino changed his name to because of this C-mel sax player. By today's standards this collection is tinny but it captures the verve of that man and that era. Thank you one of the reviewers for making it clear why the title is confusing and thank you Amazon for a credit card that gives me free access to this treasure. I put my own spin on one of the Rudy tunes with my old Conn Cel-mel that I am starting to work with again. Life is great! rob