Utwory na płycie:

• Rhapsody in Blue - I.
• Rhapsody in Blue - II.
• Rhapsody in Blue - III.
• Rhapsody in Blue - IV.
• Rhapsody in Blue - V.
• Southland Sketches - III. Allegretto grazioso
• Southland Sketches - IV. Allegro
• Excursions, Op. 20 - I. Un poco allegro
• Excursions, Op. 20 - II. In slow blues tempo
• Excursions, Op. 20 - III. Allegretto
• Excursions, Op. 20 - IV. Exuberant and joyous barn dance
• Sonata in E Minor - II. Andante
• Sonata in E Minor - I. Andante - Allegro
• God Bless the Child
• Satin Doll
• In a Sentimental Mood
• Overjoyed

Gershwin:
Rhapsody in Bleu

Harry Burleigh (1866-1949):
Southland Sketches

Barber:
Excursions, Op. 20

Florence Price:
Sonata E minor

Billie Holiday:
God Bless the Child

Duke Ellington:
Satin Doll
In a Sentimental Mood

Stevie Wonder (b. 1950) arr. Raaf Hekkema:
Overjoyed

Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976)

Raaf Hekkema:
Airports for Reed Quintet

Moondog (1916-1999):
New Amsterdam

MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF AMERICA’S KALEIDOSCOPIC DIVERSITY The reed players of Calefax go on a musical road trip across the United States on An American Rhapsody. The programme captures several iconic composers from different periods and backgrounds, ranging from Florence Price, Harry Burleigh, George Gershwin, Samuel Barber and Moondog to Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Billie Strayhorn, Stevie Wonder and Kinan Azmeh. Taken together, these pieces reflect America’s kaleidoscopic diversity and its rich yet complex culture and history. The album is a declaration of love to a country that Calefax has frequently visited over the last two decades and continues to fascinate.

An American Rhapsody is Calefax’s fourth Pentatone release, after Bach’s Musical Offerings (2020), Dido & Aeneazz (2019) and Hidden Gems (2018). The album is also the first to feature clarinettist Bart de Kater, who joined the ensemble in 2021.