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Composer:
Stefan Wolpe

Artist(s):
Ebony Band Amsterdam

Conductor:
Werner Herbers

Background: Every epoch has had its group dances, and they have always been a source of inspiration to composers. In the interwar period, the Blues and Charleston meant as much to composers as the Sarabande and Gigue did to Johann Sebastian Bach and the Polonaise and Mazurka to Frédéric Chopin. The advent of American jazz and dance music in Europe was a gift from the gods for young composers hungry to find new paths and means of expression. Even though the word jazz meant little more than syncopated march and dance music based on ragtime, there was no stopping the rage. Jazz represented a radical break with the traditional, oldfashioned way of life of the nineteenth century, and made a wonderful match with the elated expectations that had replaced wartime suffering. Within just a few years, jazz fever swept across Europe. This CD bears witness.

The Ebony Band was founded in 1990 by Werner Herbers. Its core is made up of musicians from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The ensemble specializes in modern, adventurous music primarily from the first half of the 20th century. Special attention is focused on the (frequently unjustly) forgotten music of lesser known composers, deemed to be worthy of revival. The goal of the group now is the registration of detailed information about the music of the interbellum on record and the internet.

CATALOGUE NR: CCS30611
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 19-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Stefan Wolpe  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Dancing
TRACKS: Suite from the Twenties (Wolpe arr. Geert van Keulen). Suite Americaine - Americka Suita Opus 15 (Emil Frantisek Burian). Jazz Suite (Bohuslav Martinu). Two Jazzolettes (Matyas Seiber). La Creation du monde Opus 81 (Darius Milhaud).
CONDUCTOR: Werner Herbers
ARTISTS: Ebony Band Amsterdam      

- Christmas-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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