PAULE MAURICE (1910-1967): Tableaux de Provence, HENRI TOMASI (1901-1971): Saxophone Concerto, VINCENT D'INDY (1851-1931): Choral varié, Op. 55, FLORENT SCHMITT (1870-1958): Légende, Op. 66, CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918): Rapsodie.

Catalogue Number: 11M076
Label: Onyx Classics
Reference: 4065
Format: CD
Price: $20.98
Description: About 35 minutes of rare repertoire here: Tomasi's 1951 concerto was inspired by a mystical poem by St. John of the Cross and is one of the most substantial and thoughtful of saxophone concertos, traversing a wide variety of moods and colors, from deeply serious to obsessive to ecstatic. Maurice's generally bright and extrovert suite (1948-55) brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds and colors of Provence. Theodore Kerkezos (sax), London Symphony Orchestra; Yuri Simonov.