Notes and Editorial Reviews
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
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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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Works on This Recording
1.
Catch Me If You Can: Main Theme by John T. Williams
Performer:
Claude Delangle (Saxophone)
Conductor:
Christian Lindberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Swedish Wind Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Notes: Arrangement: J. Bocock
2.
Divertimento by Roger Boutry
Performer:
Claude Delangle (Saxophone)
Conductor:
Christian Lindberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Swedish Wind Ensemble
Period: Modern
3.
Concerto for Saxophone and Band, Op. 26 by Paul Creston
Performer:
Claude Delangle (Saxophone)
Conductor:
Christian Lindberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Swedish Wind Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; USA
4.
Escualo by Astor Piazzolla
Performer:
Claude Delangle (Saxophone)
Conductor:
Christian Lindberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Swedish Wind Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: Argentina
Notes: Arrangement: Teho
5.
La création du monde, Op. 81 by Darius Milhaud
Conductor:
Christian Lindberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Swedish Wind Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; France
6.
Salute the band by Anders Emilsson
Conductor:
Christian Lindberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Swedish Wind Ensemble
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