Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu, though essentially part of the French neo-classic school, was touched as well by Bartók and American jazz. A certain droll quality runs through many of his works, and it's brought out well here by the Holst Sinfonietta under conductor Klaus Simon. This Naxos release can be recommended both for those seeking a Martinu sampler and for confirmed fans. The latter recommendation is due to the inclusion of a reconstructed, premiered, and worthwhile work, La revue de cuisine: Ballet du Jazz, ...
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Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu, though essentially part of the French neo-classic school, was touched as well by Bartók and American jazz. A certain droll quality runs through many of his works, and it's brought out well here by the Holst Sinfonietta under conductor Klaus Simon. This Naxos release can be recommended both for those seeking a Martinu sampler and for confirmed fans. The latter recommendation is due to the inclusion of a reconstructed, premiered, and worthwhile work, La revue de cuisine: Ballet du Jazz, composed at the height of the French jazz craze in 1927. It's a suite of mostly short movements that take some detail of jazz (really ragtime is Martinu's most common reference point) as a starting point for a coherent little structure, and it's delightful (even the Marche funčbre). The reconstruction was done by none other than early music specialist Christopher Hogwood. Also noteworthy is the Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, composed in 1935, just when Wanda Landowska and her...
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