The October Suite [Original recording remastered]

The October Suite [Original recording remastered]

The October Suite [Original recording remastered]

ASIN: B00007KMSN

Editorial Reviews
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An often overlooked gem from the Impulse catalog, The October Suite is a sensitive collaboration between two different sensibilities: Steve Kuhn's avant-garde piano solos and Gary McFarland's classically-tinged scores for strings and woodwinds. While many attempts at merging classical and jazz were failures that bore little fruit, October Suite succeeded magnificently. McFarland's scores starkly evoke the autumnal melancholy of the month of October, while Kuhn's piano darts around poking at and expanding on the themes set forth by the composer. This is challenging music that isn't challenging to listen to and it's nice to see this classic album back in print. --Kristian St. Clair

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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Manufacturer: Jri Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ChopinAll Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by GraingerAll Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by RubinsteinAll Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by SchubertAll Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by TchaikovskyAll Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by DebussyAll Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
EtudesEtudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
BagatellesBagatelles | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
ImpromptusImpromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
ScherzoScherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000IKTO
Release Date: 1996-06-01

Tracks:

  1. Prbule in E flat Major (von Henselt)
  2. Impromptu in E flat Major, Op. 90, No. 2 (Schubert)
  3. Prbule in a minor (von Henselt)
  4. Bagatelle "Fse", WoO 59 (Beethoven)
  5. Prbule in C Major (von Henselt)
  6. Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 (Chopin)
  7. Etude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin)
  8. Prbule in c sharp minor (von Henselt)
  9. Scherzo No. 3 in c sharp minor, Op. 39 (Chopin)
  10. Prbule in F Major (von Henselt)
  11. Melody in F (Rubinstein)
  12. Prbule in d minor (von Henselt)
  13. "Autumn Song (October)" from "The Seasons", Op. 37b (Tchaikovsky)
  14. Prbule in E Major (von Henselt)
  15. "Troika (November)" from "The Seasons" (Tchaikovsky)
  16. Prbule in G Major (von Henselt)
  17. "The Swan" from "Carnival of the Animals" (Camille Saint-Sa, arranged by Frederick Moyer)
  18. Prbule in A flat Major (von Henselt)
  19. "Clair de Lune" from "Suite Bergamasque" (Debussy)
  20. "Rhapsody in Blue" (Gershwin)
  21. Prbule in E flat Major (von Henselt)
  22. Irish Tune from Country Derry ("Danny Boy") (arranged by Percy Grainger)

Album Description

In this program of familiar classics, ten of the works are preceded by preambules by Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889). A delightful genre that has faded from use during this century, a preambule (often called "prelude"), was a very short piece played before a larger work to prepare the listener for the tonality and mood to follow. These miniatures were improvised or composed to sound improvised. The practice of performing preambules is old, the earliest written examples dating back to the 15th century. Preambules were in vogue among pianists throughout the Classical and Romantic eras. Mozart wrote four of them (Capriccio, K. 395); Moscheles, fifty; Clementi, at least thirty; and Hummel, twenty-four. Among the most beautiful and effective is Henselt's set of twenty-four which covers all the major and minor keys.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Aboluteley the best.......2006-09-01

Being a classical pianist, I have heard many collections of piano recordings and personally most all of Moyer's fantastic collection, but this CD is definitely a must own. It contains in my opinion the most beautiful and moving songs of classical music and covers the best of the classical, romantic and contemporary periods. A gem for sure. It is one of my most listened to CDs and Moyer's technique and especially his mastery of the expression and feel of each composer is unequalled by anyone. Cliburn and Rubenstein move over.

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