Notes and Editorial Reviews
Jacob Gade was a master of light music, and it would be very interesting to hear the orchestrations of as many of these pieces as are available. The two suites of Cinema Music are particularly interesting, not just as music, but as real bits of entertainment history. The waltzes are wonderfully seductive and languorous, and the tangos sexy, proof that there's much more to Gade than just Tango Jalousie. Christian Westergaard plays this music with the right light touch, elegance, and nice rhythmic lilt. Dacapo's sonics are excellent. Fans of light music will certainly want to hear this, but as I suggested at the top of this review, Gade deserves more systematic attention. Hopefully Dacapo is listening.
--David Hurwitz,
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Works on This Recording
1.
Valse ravisante, for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1916
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs.
2.
Valse rêveuse, for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1916
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 5 Minutes 43 Secs.
3.
Un soir à Maxim, valse brillante for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1918
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs.
4.
Cinema Music, for piano (Series 1) by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1926
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 14 Minutes 1 Secs.
5.
Mélodie, for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 1 Minutes 35 Secs.
6.
Monna Vanna, tango blues for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1924
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs.
7.
Tango charmeuse, for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1937
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.
8.
Cinema Music, for piano (Series 2) by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1926
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 18 Minutes 37 Secs.
9.
Lavender Scent, rêverie for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1923
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 4 Minutes 59 Secs.
10.
Ils sont passés, for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1918
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 5 Minutes 29 Secs.
11.
Phryné, valse lente for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1918
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 4 Minutes 53 Secs.
12.
Valse intime, for piano by Jacob Gade
Performer:
Christian Westergaard (Piano)
Written: 1921
Venue: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs.
Sound Samples
Un soir a Maxim: Valse brillante
Cinema Music: Series 1: No. 1. Andante pathetique
Cinema Music: Series 1: No. 2. Mysterioso
Cinema Music: Series 1: No. 3. Burlesque
Cinema Music: Series 1: No. 4. Agitato
Cinema Music: Series 1: No. 5. Intermezzo
Cinema Music: Series 1: No. 6. Moderato, poco agitato
Cinema Music: Series 2: No. 7. Stilhed
Cinema Music: Series 2: No. 8. Folkescene
Cinema Music: Series 2: No. 9. Mysterioso
Cinema Music: Series 2: No. 10. Chanson triste
Cinema Music: Series 2: No. 11. Entr'acte
Cinema Music: Series 2: No. 12. Storm Scene (Free after Rossini)
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