| All Artists: Bizet, Villa-Lobos, Serebrier, The President's Own, United States Marine Band Title: Bizet: Carmen Symphony Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Naxos Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 2/26/2008 Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Classical Styles: Swing Jazz, Marches, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 747313072774 |
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 | Bizet, Villa-Lobos, Serebrier Bizet: Carmen Symphony Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Classical Having orchestrated Gershwin's piano works (at the request of Gershwin's family), numerous Grieg songs, and more recently a symphonic synthesis of Janacek's The Makropulos Case, Jose Serebrier compiled a sequence of orches... more » |
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Album Description Having orchestrated Gershwin's piano works (at the request of Gershwin's family), numerous Grieg songs, and more recently a symphonic synthesis of Janacek's The Makropulos Case, Jose Serebrier compiled a sequence of orchestral interludes from Bizet's Carmen to try to extend its magic to the concert hall. Carmen Symphony, unlike the well-known Carmen Suites, follows the thread of the opera. Serebrier has always been fascinated my the music of the Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, and Mexican Dance is his homage to this original composer. This, and Serebrier's own Night Cry are world premiere recordings. The United States Marine Band, the oldest professional musical institution in the United States regularly invites prominent conductors. This is a recording of a concert performance in 2007. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsBEST BAND RECORDING EVER M.W. | Seattle, Washington | 03/08/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "It seems rather incredible that this recording is taken from a live concert, because the balances between the different sections is so perfectly achieved, and there is such perfection in the playing. However, what comes across in this CD is the excitement of a live performance, the magic, especialy in the Carmen Symphony by Bizet-Serebrier. I remember that this work won the Latin GRAMMY a couple of years ago on a CD with the orchestral version. This new band version is even better and more lively than the previous one. Carmen Symphony is a terrific work. The United Sates Marine Band are obviously great, and they seem inspired by the baton of Jose Serebrier, who conducts them in masterful performances of the Suite from the Ballet "Estancia" by Alberto Ginastera in a riveting performance. Just as exciting is the Concerto Grosso by Heitor Villa-Lobos, which displays the incredible tecnique of four soloists from the band. Serebrier's version of the Revueltas work, "Mexican Dance", will surely become a favorite. My own predilection is for Serebrier's own "Night Cry", a very moving work for brass instruments, which the audience obviously embraced." The Marine Band in a stellar performance carl mcmath | us of a | 08/09/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "This "live" recording by the Marine Band is a trailblazer in several ways. This Band (Wind Orchestra) is marking the way for Bands or better, Wind Orchestras as a mainstream genre of symphonic music. The musicianship here is stunning. Many of us have heard major symphonic orchestras do no better.
The band performs with refreshing youth and verve which is both fresh and also eager in its approach to the music. In musician's terms, They Cook. And we can hear things which are just different musically. We don't "miss" the strings because they are not needed for this music. And the music is satisfying in artistry. Tme Marine Band remains one of our national treasures; in the last century (19thC)they were known as The National Band for good reason. They have the ability to draw the best of the younger musicians who come it with tremendous potential. And this recording was done "live" with no redos, etc. This is the way it was heard by the audience. Highly recommended for those who want something new, fresh and youthful AND EXCITING in the world of symphonic music." |
