Sax Ctos: J/Marriner, N-Academy of Harle: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Rapsodie - Claude Debussy

2. Concertino da Camera: I: Allegro con molto

3. Concertino da Camera: II: Larghetto

4. Concertino da Camera: III: Animato molto

5. Fantasia: I: Anime

6. Fantasia: II: Lent

7. Fantasia: III: Tres anime

8. Concerto In E Flat: Allegro moderato

9. Concerto In E Flat: Andante

10. Concerto In E Flat: Allegro

11. Saxphone Concerto: I: Molto vivo

12. Saxphone Concerto: II: Interlude: Andante

13. Saxphone Concerto: III: Allegro - Lento

14. Out Of The Cool

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2.0 out of 5 stars Muddy Sound, April 16 2003

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Not a well recorded album. Murky sound throughout and a lack of sonic clarity. The sax and ensemble fight each other to emerge from te mix. Bad job of balancing by the engineer! The playing is OK, but not great. There are better saxophone with orchestra CDs out there.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent conductor/orchestra combination, April 22 2001

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This is a must-have recording. Not only is it very inexpensive, but it features Neville Marriner and the Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields, easily the best conductor/orchestra combination of any full-length saxophone CD. Very beautiful orchestral playing on rather difficult pieces, guided by the artistic hand of the conductor.

To John Harle's credit, contained on this CD is one of the best recordings with orchestra of the Villa-Lobos Fantasia. His soprano sound is full of life, and he plays the last movement with much exuberance.

This is also the only commercial recording (to my knowledge) of the works by Heath and Bennett with orchestra. Two very solid additions to the saxophone concerto repertoire.

OANegrin

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1.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, wrong saxophonist, April 15 2000

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I couldn't believe I had found a CD that had such a wonderful collection of works. I adore the Glazunov, Ibert, Villa-Lobos, and the Debussy. And then, to have such a prestigious orchestra! But what was I thinking getting something of John Harle? If you really want to do classical music, please give it enough attention. Otherwise, stick to your other, lighter pieces. A CD of this magnitude needed a real saxophonist like Lawrence Gwozdz or Lynn Klock.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Could be much, much, much, better
This CD was an interesting attempt by John Harle to perform several works of high caliber. Unfortunately, he was not very successful. Read more

Published on Jan 11 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars If you could only have 1 sax recording--this would NOT be it
I have to give credit to the Orchestra of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. This is a fine presentation of some pieces that are often more demanding on the orchestra than... Read more

Published on Jan 4 2000