The Road Not Taken: French Saxophone Masterpieces
Track Listings
| 1. Improvisation | ||
| 2. Danse Des Demons | ||
| 3. Plainte | ||
| 4. Espieglerie | ||
| 5. Sonatine - C. Pascal | ||
| 6. Andante con moto (vielle chanson) | ||
| 7. Gai, assez anime | ||
| 8. Andante esprissivo | ||
| 9. Moderato con moto | ||
| 10. Allegro moderato | ||
| 11. Andante quasi adagio | ||
| 12. Large (beau soir) | ||
| 13. Andantino | ||
| 14. Allegretto con moto | ||
| 15. Allegretto quasi andantino | ||
| 16. Allegretto | ||
| 17. Allegretto (danse printaniere) | ||
| 18. Andante (march funebre) | ||
| 19. Allegro moderato | ||
| 20. Eglogue |
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
The Road Not Taken: French Saxophone Masterpieces is a collection of some of the most influential and important music in the saxophone repertoire. With the exception of the Pieces Caracteristiques of Dubois, no current recording exsisted untill now of these works. The title, "The Road Not Taken", comes of course from the famous poem of Robert Frost, but it was also the title of a 1994 New York Times article discussing the life and music of the French composer Charles Koechlin (1867-1950). Koechlin had lived his creative life as he saw fit, with little regard to fame, fortune, or current trends. If he had then his music would not have been as individual as it was. This approach to creativity could also be used to describe the entire school of French composition. During the later half of the 19th century French composers became extremely nationalistic. The German school of composition was taking over in Europe. The French decided not to allow such a thing to happen in France. Therefore they set out to create what we now call the "French sound". It is beautifully unique. The music on this recording would not have exsisted if the French artistic community had not taken the road that allowed them to find there own voice.
The Road Not Taken: French Saxophone Masterpieces, Music, Dubois / Koechlin / Pascal / Bonneau / Sauguet, Richard Hodges, John Forconi
The Road Not Taken: French Saxophone Masterpieces
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