All That Jazz??

May 21, 2015

When jazz first appeared in the early teens of the 20th century, it was embraced by countless European and American classical composers who in turn, began incorporating its idioms into their own compositions. This love affair lasted well in to the 1940's.

Three of the works on this recording are from that golden period - all written within four years of each other. The last piece was written by Phil Dwyer to fill out the program of jazz inspired works we first performed in Winnipeg in 1999.

This recording took place at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on January 10 & 11, 2000

Repertoire/Credits

Violin Sonata No. 1, H. 182 (1929), Bohuslav Martinu
i. Allegro
ii. Andante
iii. Allegretto

Three Preludes (1926), George Gershwin
i. Allegro ben ritmico e deciso
ii. Andante con moto e poco rubato
iii. Allegro ben ritmico e deciso

Hot Sonate (1930) , Erwin Schulhoff
quarter note = 66
half note = 112
quarter note = 80
half note = 132

Tango à la Burashko (1999), Phil Dwyer

Andrew Burashko, piano
Phil Dwyer, saxophone
Mark Fewer, violin

Produced by Denise Ball and Jonathan Goldsmith
Engineered and Mastered by Doug Doctor

Recorded and mixed at Glenn Gould Studio
Artwork by Martin Tielli

Artists

Photos

Photos by John Lauener

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