Album guide
Into The Blue
Emmanuel Pahud and Jacky Terrasson
- Composers
- Saint-Saëns; Ravel; Fauré; Vivaldi; Debussy; Mozart; Schumann; Paganini; Rimsky-Korsakov
- Released
- 2002
- Label
- EMI Classics / Blue Note
- Forces
- Flute, Piano, Quartet
- Personnel
- Emmanuel Pahud flute, Jacky Terrasson piano, Sean Smith acoustic bass, Ali Jackson drums
The pairing of Terrasson’s piano with Pahud’s flute keeps changing the balance between jazz duo and chamber music, with bass and drums joining as needed.
Closing with Bolling is a neat acknowledgement of an earlier flute-and-jazz tradition rather than another classical adaptation.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- VolièreSaint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux: X. Volière
- PavaneRavel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
- BoléroRavel: Boléro, M. 81
- Après Un RèveFauré: Trois mélodies, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve
- PrintempsVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “Spring”: I. Allegro
- ÉtéVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: III. Presto
- AutomneVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”: III. Allegro “La caccia”
- HiverVivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: II. Largo
- Jimbo’s LullabyDebussy: Children’s Corner, L. 113: II. Jimbo’s Lullaby
- Marche À La TurqueMozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Alla turca
- Pays LointainSchumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
- Moto PerpetuoPaganini: Moto perpetuo in C major, Op. 11
- Vol Du BourdonRimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57, Act III Scene I: Flight of the Bumblebee
- VéloceNon-classical source
