The Music of Leslie Bassett

On this CD:

1. Thoughts that Sing, Breathe, and Burn, for orchestra
Composed by Leslie Bassett
Performed by Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

2. Concerto Lirico, for trombone & orchestra
Composed by Leslie Bassett
Performed by Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gerard Schwarz

3. Concerto for orchestra
Composed by Leslie Bassett
Performed by Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra / Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gerard Schwarz

Tracks:

Sunflowers
Motet On Doo-dah
Inflections I
Configurations
Three Sketches
General Speech
Fancies For Clarinet Alone
Music For Saxophone And Piano

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous recording of Basset's Music for Saxophone and Piano.......2001-04-17

I am in agreement with some of the other reviewers. Donald Sinta has influenced me and my playing so greatly, I don't know where I would be if I had never come across his wonderful playing, which sounds I have been trying to echo myself.

Outstanding Re-release.......2000-12-24

Having any available recording of Donald Sinta is a benefit to the musical profession at-large. Needless to say, he is a rare artist who transcends the saxophone genre, and it is unfortunate there isn't more of a recorded legacy of this major performer/teacher. As reflected in the reviews of his work by major critics over the past thirty years, he is indeed one of the most gifted wind soloists ever, and any musician can learn from his artistry. Students of the saxophone 'must' have this important re-release by New World Records to hear how one should play beyond the limitations and aesthetic constraints of this misunderstood classical instrument.

Opposite reaction.......2000-03-06

This is a fine example of a various array of different new music. The fact that it has Donald Sinta performing is an extra treat! Only few recordings are available and are extremely hard to find with Donald Sinta on them. The previous feedback left by the other person is obviously uneducated. I am offended by the tasteless comments of the peon.

from what i hear on this cd, robert morris must be a jerk..........1999-04-05

only a jerk would let such hideous trash be released with his name on it. maybe it's all a joke...

robert morris is fat and ugly and has a nose full of boogies.......1999-04-05

his music, on this cd, is a perfect reflection of the man

Première Oboe Works: Harry Sargous Plays Bolcom, Singer, Cowell, Bassett

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Première Oboe Works: Harry Sargous Plays Bolcom, Singer, Cowell, Bassett

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003J3M
Release Date: 1993-06-25

Tracks:

For The Continuation Of Life:Aubade - Harry Sargous/William Bolcom
Sensazione II - Harry Sargous
Three Ostinati With Chorales: Chorale I
Three Ostinati With Chorales: Ostinato I
Three Ostinati With Chorales: Chorale II
Three Ostinati With Chorales: Ostinato II
Three Ostinati With Chorales: Chorale III
Three Ostinati With Chorales:Ostinato III
A Spring Concertino - Harry Sargous
Dialogues: Flowing
Dialogues: Assertive
Dialogues: Declamatory
Dialogues: Reflective

Bassett: Concerto for Alto Saxophone; Bolcom: Lyric Concerto; Daugherty: Spaghetti Western

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Bassett: Concerto for Alto Saxophone; Bolcom: Lyric Concerto; Daugherty: Spaghetti Western

Manufacturer: Equilibrium Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0001DMUV8
Release Date: 2004-02-24

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UNT Wind Ensemble is Phenomenal
Exceptional Klavier release
Wonderful music and wonderful recording
Wonderful music and wonderful recording
More incredible work from Eugene Corporon!

Dream Catchers

Manufacturer: Klavier
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | R&B | Styles | Music

Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Dialogues & Entertainments
Soundscapes
Tributes

ASIN: B00000FDCX
Release Date: 1998-11-24

Tracks:

Danza De Los Duendes
Dreamcatcher
Lullaby For Kirsten
From A Dark Millennium
Softly And Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling
Walking Angels
The Dream Of Oenghus, Op.37: Part 1
The Dream Of Oenghus, Op.37: Part 2

Customer Reviews:

UNT Wind Ensemble is Phenomenal.......2007-01-04

This is a very professional group that makes consistently superb recordings. As a student I had the opportunity to participate in a few music clinics with Eugene Corporon and they were always wonderful experiences. I absolutely respect his work and the musicianship of the UNT wind ensemble and hold them both in the highest regards.

Exceptional Klavier release.......2000-05-22

The Klavier Wind Recording Project, already preparing to release its twenty-second and twenty-third discs this autumn, has produced a wonderful collection of contemporary music for band in addition to identifying several important pieces of the standard repetoire. This particular 1998 release, while full of interesting music, likely only holds appeal for the so-called "band aficionado." The selections on here constitute one of the darker Klavier releases to date, containing music of a somewhat more somber nature.

Opening with Carnegie Mellon-based composer Nancy Galbraith's brighly orchestrated work about mischievous elfin beings, "Danza de los Duendes" provides an excellent opener somewhat reminiscent of John Adam's writing. From there, the title track, Walter Mays' 1996 award-winning "Dreamcatcher" follows. The work, dealing with the Ojibwa belief about the nature of good and bad dreams features quotations of an actual Ojibwa folk tune in many of its melodic motives. Leslie Bassett's 1985 commission to compose a lullaby specifically for band, in particular, for the the conductor's newborn daughter, Leslie, utilizes the composer's "trademark compositional technique." More specifically, a non-serialized twelve-tone method. While the only other Bassett work that I am personally familiar with is his trombone quartet (although he has written a considerable body of music, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Variations for Orchestra"), I still remain unimpressed with the very brief "Lullaby for Kirsten" despite repeated hearings.

Another Pulitzer Prize-winner, Eastman-faculty member Joseph Schwantner, and his ethreal "From a Dark Millenium" provides one of the true high points on this album, although I must agree with a previous review about its disappointing sonics. As in his other two works for wind ensemble (also available from Klavier), the piano contributes a very interesting timbre to the already varied band palette. David Gillingham's 1996 "Waking Angels," inspired by Olga Broumas poem on AIDS, "emanates the mysteriousness, pain, and ruthlessness of the disease...through the imagery of music." Prefaced by Will Thompson's "Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling" (of which Gillingham derives some melodic motiff), the work is very interesting and wholly satisfying. Gillingham, currently on the faculty at Central Michigan, is enjoying growing popularity for many of his band works. To conclude this disc, German-composer Rolf Rudin's two-part "Der Traum de Oenghus," based on an Irish fairy tale dealing with nightly visions and dementia (in keeping with the overall theme), with its shimmering introduction, violent (and sometimes martial) middle sections, and quiet closing pages provides a very satisfying finish to this Klavier disc.

The North Texas Wind Symphony under Corporn turns in polished performances, at times full of warthm and brilliance. Technically clean and with good intonation, this disc highlights exceptional wind band literature that would otherwise wait years to be recorded. Recommended for serious band enthusiasts or those simply interested in finding band music of a less "oom-pa" oriented nature.

Wonderful music and wonderful recording.......2000-01-08

I am a huge fan of the Klavier Wind Recording project and this is one of the best CDs yet released. There is a nice balance of works here that center around a common theme. From the bright sound of the Galbraith work to the dark and ponderous "From a Dark Millenium" by Joseph Schwantner, this CD has much to offer its listeners. I am always amazed at the fact that these are college level musicians and not professionals. Everything is technically precise and at the same time very musical and the recording is clear and very well balanced. This is can said for all of the recordings in the series as well. I wish Corporon and Klavier all the luck and hope they continue to deliver such high quality music.

Wonderful music and wonderful recording.......2000-01-08

More incredible work from Eugene Corporon!.......1999-12-03

Once again, Corporon's integrity shines through with this effort, a worthy addition to his numerous wind symphony recordings. I must disagree with the criticism of the Schwanter in the previous review. From a Dark Millenium is not titled "For Percussion" like the other mentioned piece. The balance is probably intended to make sure that every line in the music is heard. It is still loud enough to shake the trunk of my car. Overall, the recording deserves much accolade.

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Superb Music, Superb Players, Superb Recording
Blue Shades was the best
Another dynamic breakthrough for the University of North Tex

Deja View

Manufacturer: Klavier
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DG2I
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

Awayday - Troy Breaux/Shawn Hart/Jeff Prosperie/Edward Stephan
Colors And Contours - Troy Breaux/Shawn Hart/Jeff Prosperie/Edward Stephan
Cave - Troy Breaux/Shawn Hart/Jeff Prosperie/Edward Stephan
Deja Vu - Troy Breaux/Shawn Hart/Jeff Prosperie/Edward Stephan
Caricatures: Marcel Marceau
Caricatures: Edgar Allan Poe
Caricatures: Emma Thompson
Caricatures: Camille Saint-Saens
Caricatures: Vincent Van Gogh
Caricatures: Erik Satie
Caricatures: Dorothy Parker
Caricatures: Andy Warhol
Caricatures: Jackson Pollock
Blue Shades

Customer Reviews:

poor.......2005-09-23

Very pleased with the promptness of delivery. However, the CD is damaged. The quality of the CD is fine, with the exception of one track, which happened to be the track that I purchased the CD for. It is faulty and does not play - I was very disappointed

Superb Music, Superb Players, Superb Recording.......2001-07-03

Anyone who thinks that bands today play only Sousa marches and pop tunes will be knocked out of their socks and shoes when they hear this (or any other North Texas) recording. Several friends of mine that were in band (high school and college) often ask me what band music is like today, especially if they haven't heard any in the past 10-15 years. When they hear this group, they are stunned.

Band directors and those who follow the band world have known about these recordings for years, but sadly much of the general public thinks that band music is either boring or of a very low quality. Not so. Eugene Corporon and many others like him have done an outstanding job of programming quality band works and bringing them before the public. Composers who would never have considered writing music for concert band 15 or 20 years ago are now very eager to compose for the wind band. Times have changed and it's an exciting time for band literature.

Deja Vu opens with Adam Gorb's "Awayday," which the composer describes as "Gershwin, Bernstein, Stravinsky, and James Bond traveling together at a hundred miles per hour in an open-top sports car." It is an exciting, enegetic, fun piece. The disc closes with one of the most exciting pieces to be written for band in the past several years, Frank Ticheli's "Blue Shades," an electrifying blues/jazz powerhouse that brings to mind the Big Band era and more. In between these pieces is even more great music of various styles from outstanding composers such as Michael Colgrass and Leslie Bassett.

Mr. Corporon is dedicated to taking band music to another level. The North Texas recordings feature the highest quality music recorded with state-of-the-art equipment. A very fine disc!

Blue Shades was the best.......2000-01-08

Blue Shades is probably one of the best band works I have ever heard and played. I played alto sax on this piece at a music camp last year, and Ticheli's complex layering of flat thirds, fifths, and sevenths is just absolutely delicous. Get it.

Another dynamic breakthrough for the University of North Tex.......1999-10-21

Blue Shades is awesome, such dynamics. Close your eyes when you listen to it, you can actually see the different shades of blue before your eyes. Technique and quality is superb, and another wonderfull conducting job. Its emotions will have you tired.

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Anthems in Disguise

Manufacturer: Resmiranda
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Beautiful Star: A Celebration of Christmas

ASIN: B0006A7VVA
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

Total Praise
Impossible Dream (The Quest) [From the Man of LA Mancha]
Mosaic Reflection 1
As the Deer
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning [From Oklahoma!]
Holy, Holy, Holy
Not While I'm Around [From Sweeney Todd]
Climb Ev'ry Mountain [From The Sound of Music] - Centurymen,
For Every Mountain
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross - Broadway Inspirational Voices, Centurymen
Mosaic Reflection 2
When You Wish Upon a Star [From Walt Disney's Pinocchio] - Centurymen,
Free at Last [From Big River]
Mosaic Reflection 3
Just a Little Talk - Broadway Inspirational Voices, Centurymen
My Tribute
Mosaic Reflection 4
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
Mosaic Reflection 5
Morning Glow [From Pippin]
Mosaic Reflection 6
Holy Ground

Average customer rating:

Awesome CD!!!!

American Collection: Max Lifchitz

Manufacturer: North / South Record
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000004AHF
Release Date: 1998-02-03

Tracks:

Colors From A Changing Sky
Elaborations: I. Fast
Elaborations: II. Slow
Elaborations: III. Quiet
Elaborations: IV. Brilliant
The Ideal Self
Variations And Interludes
Gypsy Ballads: I. Ballad Of The Black Pain
Gypsy Ballads: II. The Unfaithful Wife
Gypsy Ballads: III. Ballad Of The Moon, Moon
Gypsy Ballads: IV. Saint Rafael At Cordoba
Gypsy Ballads: V. Preciosa And The Wind
Gypsy Ballads: VI. Brawl
Gypsy Ballads: VII. Ballad Of One Who Is Doomed To Die
Gypsy Ballads: VIII. Sleepwalk Ballad
Gypsy Ballads: IX. Saint Gabriel At Sevilla

Tracks:

Stehende Musik
Tre Espressioni: I. Free
Tre Espressioni: II. = 60
Tre Espressioni: III. = 54
Romanza
Piano Sonata: I. Adagio-Allegretto
Piano Sonata: I. Adagio-Allegretto
Piano Sonata: II. Andantino Grazioso
Piano Sonata: III. Allegro vivace
Seven Piano Pieces: I. Prelude
Seven Piano Pieces: II. Fantasy
Seven Piano Pieces: III. Little Waltz
Seven Piano Pieces: IV. Elegy
Seven Piano Pieces: V. Capriccio
Seven Piano Pieces: VI. Song Without Words
Seven Piano Pieces: VII. Postlude
Images Of Wood And Fire

Customer Reviews:

Awesome CD!!!!.......2001-03-09

I think Timothy Kramer's piece is outstanding! A must to own. The other works on the CD are also great. This is one of my favorite CDs.

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Masterpiece
Top-notch musicians making beautiful music
Bravo!

Brillance

Manufacturer: Equilibrium Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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le saxophone Francais

ASIN: B00003XAWK
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece.......2004-12-17

This album is absolutely stunning. I had a student of Clifford Leaman (when he was at furman university with Derek Parsons) as a teacher for highschool and i was introduced to this CD. Leaman is truly one of the most amazing Saxophonists in America today. As stated above, Kilstofte's Sonata for saxophone and piano, debuting on this album, is simply amazing. I only wish i can perform someday. The slaptongue is so tough to accomplish, he slit his tongue one performance and had to finish a recital with it. This album will NOT dissapoint.

Top-notch musicians making beautiful music.......2002-08-20

Pianist Derek Parsons (Furman University) and saxophonist Cliff Leaman (University of SC) team up to form the Ambassador Duo on this CD, which showcases some of the repertoire available to advanced saxophonists and their pianist friends. Leaman and Parsons work well together, and their synergy expresses itself through their playing. Every single work recorded here deserves to be praised for its legitimacy and musical value, but I will only point out in particular the Kilstofte Sonata, presented here for the first time. Mark Kilstofte is a young rising star in the composition world, having received more awards (including a Goddard Lieberson Fellowship, the Aaron Copland Award, the Charles Ives Scholarship, and the Frances and William Schuman Fellowship from the MacDowell Colony) than I can list or even shake a stick at. The Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano exemplifies Kilstofte's masterful control of compositional styles and techniques, including extended saxophone techniques (extreme altissimo, slap tongue), prepared piano, and external effects (one movement uses a Dr. Beat metronome for rhymthic obligato). For music theorists, this window dressing takes second place to the composer's emphasis on form and structore, which is quite classical in its rigid constructionism. Parsons and Leaman perform it (and all the pieces on the CD) with equanimity, technical facility, and most importantly a great deal of spirit and heart. Highly recommended!

Bravo!.......2000-10-03

This recording has some difficult pieces played beautifully. Leaman's tone is amazing and his command over the saxophone is astonishing. I recommend this CD to others!

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