Husum Festival 2015
HAROLD CRAXTON (1885-1971): Siciliano and Rigadon, FEDERICO MOMPOU (1893-1987): Segreto, JACK FINA (1913-1970): Bumble Boogie (Jonathan Plowright), MOMPOU: La Rue, le Guitariste et le Vieux Cheval, ISSAY DOBROWEN (1891-1953): Poem, Op. 3/2 (Jonathan Powell), KAROL SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937): Étude, Op. 4/1, CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN (1813-1888): 40 ans - “Un heureux ménage”, Op. 33 (Yuri Favorin), JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL (1778-1837): La bella capricciosa, Op. 55 (Florian Uhlig), CARLOS GUASTAVINO (1912-2000): La Niña del Rio Dulce (Martin Jones), CYPRIEN KATSARIS (b.1951): Spontaneous improvisation on various themes (“Hommage a Liszt”) (Cyprien Katsaris), ALEXANDER ZFASMAN (1906-1971): Fantasy on Themes of Matvey Blanter, (Alex Hassan).Catalogue Number: 01T062
Label: Danacord
Reference: DACOCD 779
Format: CD
Price: $16.98
Description: Russian jazz (Zfasman) and American boogie-woogie (Fina) jazzed up the Husum menu two years ago and Katsaris’ 18-minute improvisation is surely the longest single track in this venerable series).