Légende: Theodore Kerkezos

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Kerkezos makes the classical saxophone sound great - a sprightly, unblemished tone coloured with an excited, balmy vibrato and, obviously, the London Symphony Orchestra play faultlessly...One... — Classic FM Magazine, January 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Sep 2010
Catalogue No: ONYX4065
Label: Onyx
Length: 66 minutes

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December 2010

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Debussy: Rapsodie pour Orchestra et Saxophone Solo: Très modéré - Allegretto scherzando

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Theodore Kerkezos, London Symphony Orchestra
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Schmitt, F: Légende, Op. 66

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Theodore Kerkezos, London Symphony Orchestra
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Henri Thomas: Concerto pour Saxophone et Orchestre

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Theodore Kerkezos, London Symphony Orchestra
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I. Andante

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II. Giration, Finale - Allegro

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Indy: Choral varié, Op. 55

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Theodore Kerkezos, London Symphony Orchestra
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Maurice: Tableaux de Provence

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Theodore Kerkezos, London Symphony Orchestra
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I. Dance of the Young Girls

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II. Song for My Love

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III. The Bohemian Girl

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IV. The Sigh of the Soul for the Alyscamps

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V. The Bumblebee

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The saxophone has a strange ‘semi-detached’ relationship with the symphony orchestra, and is widely considered to be more at home in a jazz setting. However, many composers have been seduced by the sound and wide range of colours and sonorities the instrument produces. From Glazunov’s concerto to presentday composers, the repertoire has grown to include some fascinating works.

This CD ‘Légende’ gathers together French works with a very Mediterranean feel.

The sultry sound of the saxophone is used to tremendous effect in Schmitt’s exotic Légende. Tomasi’s imposing concerto and the vibrant Tableaux de Provence by Paule Maurice will be discoveries for most listeners, and welcome ones as well.

Theodore Kerkezos is one of the leading saxophonists of his generation, and a champion of modern music. He is also active in preserving and bringing to a wider audience the repertoire for his instrument – much of which is little known.

This CD is a fascinating programme of unusual repertoire, and the highly evocative music conjures vivid images of the south of France.

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January 2011

Kerkezos makes the classical saxophone sound great - a sprightly, unblemished tone coloured with an excited, balmy vibrato and, obviously, the London Symphony Orchestra play faultlessly...One for saxophonists - and lovers of French exotica - everywhere

December 2010

There is a wonderful opalescent, fluid quality to the way he observes both drama and subtleties of colouring...[Kerkezos] brings evocative atmosphere and zest to the charming musical snapshots in Paule Maurice's Tableaux de Provence.

7th October 2010

He's a tremendous instrumentalist, approaching everything he does with fire and commitment...Most of these composers associate the saxophone with sensuality and gorgeousness, and sometimes, more awkwardly, with orientalist notions of the foreign. The major work here is Debussy's Rapsodie with its sultry evocation of Moorish Spain.

22nd October 2010

Debussy's Rapsodie...drew on Parisian street vendors' cries for some motifs, investing the material with an urban bustle, though it was also infused with a Moorish flavour – a blend of the exotic and the urbane which also found in Tomasi's Concerto Pour Saxophone Et Orchestre and Schmitt's Légende

8th October 2010

Debussy’s Rapsodie, Florent Schmitt’s Légende and Vincent d’Indy’s Choral varié all hauntingly exploit the mellow reedy timbre, and Kerkezos, together with the LSO, finds a refined range of colouring and expression for each. A disc full of surprises.

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