Tableaux de Provence

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Many know Ray Smith's reputation as a consummate jazz stylist, and in Tableaux de Provence he proves his artistry and versatility as a classical saxophone and woodwind player as well. "Ray Smith has earned his place as one of the world's outstanding woodwind artists," proclaims Eugene Rousseau, and Raymond Tuttle, in Fanfare Magazine, adds, "his versatility and tonal allure are most impressive."

Tracks:

Vif
Modere
Brazileira
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Andante
Presto
Pambiche
Baiao
Mambo
Samba Lenta
Merengue
La Meneuse De Tortues D'Or
Le Petit Ane Blanc
Le Vieux Mendiant
Dans La Maison Triste
Le Palais Abandonne
Bajo La Mesa
La Cage De Cristal
La Marchande D'eau Fraiche
Fantaisie-Impromtu Pour Saxophone Alto Et Piano - Pekka Savijoki
Farandoulo Di Chatuno - Pekka Savijoki
Cansoun Per Ma Mio - Pekka Savijoki
La Boumiano - Pekka Savijoki
Dis Alyscamps L'amo Souspire - Pekka Savijoki
Lou Cabridan - Pekka Savijoki

Customer Reviews:

The epitome of French Saxophone.......2000-04-29

This is a very excellent recording of the standards in the French Repertoire. The pieces are executed flawlessly, with the usual French style of fast vibrato and certain ornamentations. Great recording for students and teachers trying to put together pieces for recitals, and Tableaux de Provence is often a standard for college auditions.

Tracks:

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: With Vigor
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: With Tranquility
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: With Gaiety
Concerto for Alto Saxophone: Recitative
Concerto for Alto Saxophone: Passacaglia
Concerto for Alto Saxophone: Rondo alla marcia
Vocalise
Concertino da Camera: Allegro con moto
Concertino da Camera: Larghetto
Concertino da Camera: Animato molto
Tableaux de Provence: Farandole des Jeunes Filles
Tableaux de Provence: Chanson pour ma Mie
Tableaux de Provence: La Bohemienne
Tableaux de Provence: Des Alyscamps l'Ame Soupire
Tableaux de Provence: Le Cabridan
Concerto 'St. Marc': Grave
Concerto 'St. Marc': Allegro
Concerto 'St. Marc': Andante
Concerto 'St. Marc': Allegro

Customer Reviews:

hmmm..........2007-06-23

I hate to smack-talk, but i can't say i'm terribly impressed with these recordings. I think Pittel's playing (at least as I hear it on the cd) would be a lot more effective if he worked on intonation...like, a lot. It makes me cringe. also, articulation is quite offensive at times. Not very graceful.

For the Creston Sonata, I recommend recordings of Donald Sinta, Arno Borkamp, and Eugene Rousseau.
Ibert: Arno Bornkamp did a swell rendition of this on the album "A Saxophone in Paris".
For the Dahl Concerto, check out Joseph Lullof.
Maurice's Tableaux: Look for Claude DeLangle's album entitled "A la Francaise"
Vocalise: Try to find recordings by Joseph Lullof, Arno Bornkamp, and also look for good vocal recordings.

I feel that Harvey Pittel is indeed very overated in the classical saxophone world in the same way Kenny G is in the "jazz" saxophone world...well maybe that's not such a great parallel. Hopefully you get what I'm saying, though.
And for those of you who are defending Pittel's playing...be truthful please. And for that person who said he's the greatest classical saxophone player alive, you obviously haven't heard much good classical saxophone playing, or there's something wrong with your ears (no offense).
I really wonder how Mr. Pittel was able to get as far as he did....

i dont know how some people get record deals.......2007-04-06

do i even need to go on. that is the WORST rendition of the creston i have ever heard. i have heard undergraduates play it infinitely better. and they can actually play it at the tempo intended by creston. time is only beiginning of things i could stab at this album about.

Great album.......2007-03-30

I dont know how people can say he is horrible, when he has played with every major orchestra in the united states, played under some of the greatest conductors and composers of our time, done tons of studio work, and single-handedly established saxophone teaching jobs in california. There were saxophone teachers, but they were clarinet players who doubled. If he is so horrible, how did he accomplish all that. This is not his best CD, but as a saxophonist he is legendary.

I just listened to the sample and I hated it.......2006-06-02

This is awful. Listen to Euguene Rousseau instead!

Saxphone Player's Review.......2006-02-23

I have to also come to Harvey's defense. I dont know what most of you are hearing, but the pieces done by pittel are amazing. Most saxophone recordings are done by people who are just trying to play fast, there is no emotion or dynamic. However, Harvey does a very good job. He plays hem at a solid tempo and has amazing dynamic contrast. This is an excellent cd.

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Listen to one of the masters!
Effortless mastery
Claude Delangle Rocks

A La Francaise
Claude Delangle & Odile
Manufacturer: Bis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00006B1RX
Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

I. Tres Modere, Expressif
II. Andante
III. Fileuse
IV. Nocturne Et Final
I. Plumpudding. Allegro Moderato
II. Puits D'Amour. Lent Sans Exces
III. Negre En Chemise. Andante Non Troppo Lento
IV. Linzer Tart. Allegro Non Troppo (Mouvement De Habanera)
V. Grenadine. Allegro (Mouvement De Habanera)
VI. Rahat Loukhoum. Tres Tranquillement
I. Lamento. Adagio Espressivo
II. Rondo. Vif
I. Farandoulo Di Chatouno (Farandole Des Jeunes Filles)
II. Cansoun Per Ma Mio (Chanson Pour Ma Mie)
III. La Boumiano (La Bohemienne)
IV. Dis Alyscamps L'Amo Souspire (Des Alyscamps L'Ame Soupire)
V. Lou Cabridan (Le Cabridan)
I. Pour Les Traits Rapides
II. Pour Les Sons Lies Et Le Charme De La Sonorite
III. Pour Les Arpeges
VIII. Pour Les Notes En Staccato, Et Le Melange De Lagato Et Staccato
IX. Pour La Longeur De La Respiration Et L'Egalite Du Son
X. Pour La Qualite Du Son Dans Un Style Soutenu Et Pour Les Nuances
XIII. Pour La Legerete Du Son
Prelude
Cadence
Final

Customer Reviews:

Listen to one of the masters!.......2007-03-07

Delangle is one of the few players alive today that can be truy considered a true virtuoso and a master on the saxophone. Take a listen to what is technically possible on the saxophone. As mentioned before, Delangle is executing some of the hardest phrases to play technically on the saxophone and making it sound almost too easy. Another interesting note is, unless I'm mistaken, Delangle used a saxophone that is the vintage of when Adolphe Sax played to try and re-create what the saxophone would have sounded like in Sax's time. Amazing technical execution. Buy this CD, you will not be disapointed. An excellent CD just to have in your collection for a piece of history. Highly recommened!

Effortless mastery.......2004-02-16

I agree mostly with "saxgod"'s review, in that it is fortunate for us as listeners to hear one of the few masters of the saxophone play works from the standard repertoire of the instrument. His interpretations of these pieces are of the technically cleanest and the artistically most Apollonian variety. The ensemble work is impeccable and shows that of which an initially excellent duo is capable after many many years of partnership.

Although the Delangles present some of the best recordings of the commonly played Maurice and Desenclos, the real gems of this CD are the rarely recorded/performed works by Decruck, Sancan, and Koechlin. The Decruck is both richly beautiful and well-crafted, and must be counted among the best sonatas for saxophone (if it is not "the" best). It is written in a neo-impressionist style which may be reminiscent of what Ravel or Poulenc would have written for saxophone if those two had been alive or convinced early on to add to the then-sparse repertoire.

The Rondo movement of the Sancan is immaculately performed, as well as each contrasting Koechlin etude. The single aspect of Delangle's saxophone playing that sets him apart from most others is the ease at which his gestures occur. On this CD, he plays some of the most difficult technical passages in the saxophone literature, and makes it seem as if the listener can pick up the saxophone and be able to execute the hardest measures on the first attempt.

Highly recommended CD to listeners of every variety. An essential listening item for saxophonists of any idiom.

OANegrin

Claude Delangle Rocks.......2003-01-16

This album is worth the 15 bucks just for the 5th movement of Tableaux de Provence. Claude Delangle's technique, phrasing and interpretational skills are still unmatched by any classical sax player. On one cd we are given the finest recording available of two major works for the saxophone, the aforementioned Tableaux de Provence, and Desenclos' Prelude Cadence et Finale. You shouldn't need to read this review to know that you should buy this cd, if it's from Delangle you know it will be awesome. It's nice to hear him playing something other than just contemporary saxophone as he is a master of all music.

Milhaud: Le Globetrotter Suite; Maurice: Tableaux de Provence; Forsyth: Sketches from Natal; Sowande: African Suite

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Milhaud: Le Globetrotter Suite; Maurice: Tableaux de Provence; Forsyth: Sketches from Natal; Sowande: African Suite

Manufacturer: Cbc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000025VE0
Release Date: 2001-07-01

Tracks:

Le Globetrotter Ste, Op.358: I. France - Julia Nolan
Le Globetrotter Ste, Op.358: II. Portugal - Julia Nolan
Le Globetrotter Ste, Op.358: III. Italy - Julia Nolan
Le Globetrotter Ste, Op.358: IV. United States - Julia Nolan
Le Globetrotter Ste, Op.358: V. Mexico - Julia Nolan
Le Globetrotter Ste, Op.358: VI. Brazil - Julia Nolan
Tableaux De Provence: I. Farandole Of The Young Girls - Julia Nolan
Tableaux De Provence: II. Song For My Love - Julia Nolan
Tableaux De Provence: III. The Bohemian - Julia Nolan
Tableaux De Provence: IV. Of The Alyscamps, The Sigh Of The Soul - Julia Nolan
Tableaux De Provence: V. The Great Bee - Julia Nolan
Sketches From Natal: I. Mont-Aux-Sources - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
Sketches From Natal: II. Umfaan In The Hills - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
African Ste: I. Joyful Day: Allegro Giocoso - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
African Ste: II. Nostalgia: Andante - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
African Ste: III. Lullaby: Andante Cantabile E Sostenuto - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
African Ste: IV. Onipe: Andante Con Tenerezza - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi
African Ste: V. Akinla: Allegro Non Troppo - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi

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Tableaux de Provence

Manufacturer: Tantara
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0007PA00I
Release Date: 2001-04-01

Tracks:

Farandole Des Jeunes Filles
Chanson Pour Ma Mie
La Bohemienne
Des Alyscamps L' Ame Soupire
Le Cabridan
Allegro
Adagio
Rondeau
Allegro Moderato
Andante-Semplice
Allegro Con Brio
Lentement (Recitativo)
Allegrement
Allegro
Andante
Andante-Presto
Oh, Divine Redeemer
Anime
Lent
Tres Anime

Album Description

Many know Ray Smith's reputation as a consummate jazz stylist, and in Tableaux de Provence he proves his artistry and versatility as a classical saxophone and woodwind player as well. "Ray Smith has earned his place as one of the world's outstanding woodwind artists," proclaims Eugene Rousseau, and Raymond Tuttle, in Fanfare Magazine, adds, "his versatility and tonal allure are most impressive."

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Tableaux

Manufacturer: Aca Digital
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002NY8J4
Release Date: 2004-08-31