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La Creation du Monde / Delangle, Lindberg
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Details
- Composer
- BOUTRY, ROGER CRESTON, PAUL
- Artist
- Christian, Claude, Lindberg, Delangle
- Format
- CD
- Label
- BIS
- Released
- Feb 01, 2013
- Catalog #
- BIS-1640
- UPC
- 7318590016404
About
Milhaud’s La création du Monde used to be quite popular, at least on disc, but it seems to have vanished from the discography recently, at least until now. Christian Lindberg has assembled a varied and interesting program built around Milhaud’s jazz ballet masterpiece, and featuring solo saxophonist Claude Delangle. He’s featured in a splendid performance of Paul Creston’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band (another unfairly neglected work), Roger Boutry’s really charming Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Winds, John Williams’ rather commercial Catch Me If You Can, and the obligatory Piazzolla arrangement (Escualo).
The Swedish Wind Ensemble by itself stars in Anders Emilsson’s witty and harmonically entertaining Salute the Band, and in the Milhaud, which receives a performance of exceptional virtuosity, but also extreme mellowness. At the opening the sound is simply gorgeous, but as the work proceeds it would have been nice to hear a more “dirty” sound from the ensemble. Today’s players are so technically adept that they can do anything smoothly, but there are times when the music demands a certain edge that’s not generously evident here.
It’s not a huge problem, to be honest, especially when the program is so much fun, and BIS’s engineering is absolutely demonstration quality. In context, the playing is all of a piece, and it’s pretty excellent.
-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
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Here’s a colorful, sophisticated program showcasing the marvelous alto saxophonist Claude Delangle, who’s collaborated with Piazzolla, Boulez, Berio, Takemitsu, and Salonen and who has been singled out for praise on MusicWeb International before. His new album with the Swedish Wind Ensemble is consistently ear-catching.
The appetizer is a suite of three numbers from John Williams’ film score Catch Me If You Can, one of my favorites of Williams - it avoids cliché and captures the movie’s spirit well. Then it’s on to the title work, Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde. Delangle is absent, but some friends of the players join for the string parts. It’s a delightful, jazzy performance with spirited solos.
Roger Boutry’s Divertimento for saxophone and band has a seductive French swagger and incredible songlike slow movement which make its appeal instant. Boutry arranged the piece for this recording; it was originally for sax and strings, and the rescoring includes great touches like muted trumpets in the andante.
The introduction to Paul Creston’s concerto makes it sound like the American response to Khachaturian (xylophone!), but the solo saxophonist’s lyrical instincts take over the proceedings, including a great duet with flutes. The finale is bursting with wit; it feels like something I know and love and can’t quite put my finger on.
Anders Emilsson’s Salute the Band is the odd piece out, a mosaic of ideas: some pulsate, some clash, some have Elgarian pomp, some are tense, some are grindingly dissonant … and Piazzolla’s Escualo is a wonderful encore.
With good sound and BIS’s usual classy presentation - although this is not an SACD hybrid - I find this absurdly easy to welcome. Anyone interested in the saxophone or jazzy, snappy modern repertoire will find much to enjoy. It’s a cosmopolitan, sophisticated album to put on while enjoying a glass of red wine and some witty conversation.
-- Brian Reinhart, MusicWeb International
The Swedish Wind Ensemble by itself stars in Anders Emilsson’s witty and harmonically entertaining Salute the Band, and in the Milhaud, which receives a performance of exceptional virtuosity, but also extreme mellowness. At the opening the sound is simply gorgeous, but as the work proceeds it would have been nice to hear a more “dirty” sound from the ensemble. Today’s players are so technically adept that they can do anything smoothly, but there are times when the music demands a certain edge that’s not generously evident here.
It’s not a huge problem, to be honest, especially when the program is so much fun, and BIS’s engineering is absolutely demonstration quality. In context, the playing is all of a piece, and it’s pretty excellent.
-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
-------
Here’s a colorful, sophisticated program showcasing the marvelous alto saxophonist Claude Delangle, who’s collaborated with Piazzolla, Boulez, Berio, Takemitsu, and Salonen and who has been singled out for praise on MusicWeb International before. His new album with the Swedish Wind Ensemble is consistently ear-catching.
The appetizer is a suite of three numbers from John Williams’ film score Catch Me If You Can, one of my favorites of Williams - it avoids cliché and captures the movie’s spirit well. Then it’s on to the title work, Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde. Delangle is absent, but some friends of the players join for the string parts. It’s a delightful, jazzy performance with spirited solos.
Roger Boutry’s Divertimento for saxophone and band has a seductive French swagger and incredible songlike slow movement which make its appeal instant. Boutry arranged the piece for this recording; it was originally for sax and strings, and the rescoring includes great touches like muted trumpets in the andante.
The introduction to Paul Creston’s concerto makes it sound like the American response to Khachaturian (xylophone!), but the solo saxophonist’s lyrical instincts take over the proceedings, including a great duet with flutes. The finale is bursting with wit; it feels like something I know and love and can’t quite put my finger on.
Anders Emilsson’s Salute the Band is the odd piece out, a mosaic of ideas: some pulsate, some clash, some have Elgarian pomp, some are tense, some are grindingly dissonant … and Piazzolla’s Escualo is a wonderful encore.
With good sound and BIS’s usual classy presentation - although this is not an SACD hybrid - I find this absurdly easy to welcome. Anyone interested in the saxophone or jazzy, snappy modern repertoire will find much to enjoy. It’s a cosmopolitan, sophisticated album to put on while enjoying a glass of red wine and some witty conversation.
-- Brian Reinhart, MusicWeb International
Tracklist 17 tracks
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1 I. Stealthily 02:51
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Stealthily
- Duration
- 02:51
- Composer
- John Williams
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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2 II. Reflectively and Freely 02:11
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Reflectively and Freely
- Duration
- 02:11
- Composer
- John Williams
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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3 III. Joyfully 01:48
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Joyfully
- Duration
- 01:48
- Composer
- John Williams
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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4 I. Overture: Modéré 04:01
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Overture: Modéré
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Performer
- Claude Delangle, Jonas Lindgard, Christian Bergqvist, Christina Wirdegren Alin, Stefan Lindgren
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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5 I. Le chaos avant la creation 01:42
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Le chaos avant la creation
- Duration
- 01:42
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Performer
- Claude Delangle, Jonas Lindgard, Christian Bergqvist, Christina Wirdegren Alin, Stefan Lindgren
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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6 II. La naissance de la flore et de la faune 02:56
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. La naissance de la flore et de la faune
- Duration
- 02:56
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Performer
- Claude Delangle, Jonas Lindgard, Christian Bergqvist, Christina Wirdegren Alin, Stefan Lindgren
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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7 III. La naissance de l'homme et de la femme 02:02
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. La naissance de l'homme et de la femme
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Performer
- Claude Delangle, Jonas Lindgard, Christian Bergqvist, Christina Wirdegren Alin, Stefan Lindgren
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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8 IV. Le desir 03:49
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Le desir
- Duration
- 03:49
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Performer
- Claude Delangle, Jonas Lindgard, Christian Bergqvist, Christina Wirdegren Alin, Stefan Lindgren
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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9 V. Le printemps ou l'apaisement 01:41
- Track
- 9
- Title
- V. Le printemps ou l'apaisement
- Duration
- 01:41
- Composer
- Darius Milhaud
- Performer
- Claude Delangle, Jonas Lindgard, Christian Bergqvist, Christina Wirdegren Alin, Stefan Lindgren
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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10 I. Allegro ma non troppo 03:13
- Track
- 10
- Title
- I. Allegro ma non troppo
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Roger Boutry
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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11 II. Andante - Cadence 03:47
- Track
- 11
- Title
- II. Andante - Cadence
- Duration
- 03:47
- Composer
- Roger Boutry
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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12 III. Presto 01:45
- Track
- 12
- Title
- III. Presto
- Duration
- 01:45
- Composer
- Roger Boutry
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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13 I. Energetic 06:14
- Track
- 13
- Title
- I. Energetic
- Duration
- 06:14
- Composer
- Paul Creston
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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14 II. Meditative 07:12
- Track
- 14
- Title
- II. Meditative
- Duration
- 07:12
- Composer
- Paul Creston
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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15 III. Rhythmic 05:26
- Track
- 15
- Title
- III. Rhythmic
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Paul Creston
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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16 Salute the Band 11:57
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Salute the Band
- Duration
- 11:57
- Composer
- Anders Emilsson
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg
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17 Escualo (arr. Teho) 04:03
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Escualo (arr. Teho)
- Duration
- 04:03
- Composer
- Astor Piazzolla
- Performer
- Claude Delangle
- Ensemble
- Swedish Wind Ensemble
- Conductor
- Christian Lindberg