Album guide
Swingin’ Through The Classics
- Composers
- Fauré; Dvořák; Chopin; Liszt; Tárrega; Grieg; Schumann; Mendelssohn; Brahms; Mozart; Schubert; Tchaikovsky
- Released
- 2008
- Label
- Robinwood Productions
- Forces
- Violin, Quartet
- Personnel
- Tim Kliphuis violin, Mitch Dalton guitar, Nic Dawson Kelly piano, Len Skeat bass
Kliphuis’s encounter with Stéphane Grappelli changed the course of his playing, and the older violinist’s sliding swing phrasing can be heard throughout this set.
Yet the arrangements respond individually to their sources: the Chopin is chromatic and sultry, while Liszt’s Liebestraum flashes into arpeggios.
Hear both
The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
Ten tracks have one classical recording apiece. “Song Without Words” and “Johnny Swings” are omitted because their Mendelssohn and Brahms sources have not been identified precisely enough.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Love SongFauré: Chanson d’amour, Op. 27 No. 1
- HumoresqueDvořák: Humoresque in G-flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
- Prelude In E MinorChopin: Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
- LiebestraumLiszt: Liebesträume, S. 541 No. 3 in A-flat major
- Samba De La AlhambraTárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra
- Norwegian DanceGrieg: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 No. 2 in A major
- RomanceSchumann: Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 No. 2, “Einfach, innig”
- Song Without WordsMendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte — the piece is not identified
- Johnny SwingsBrahms: unidentified work
- Tony’s TuneMozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, II. Adagio
- Ave MariaSchubert: Ellens Gesang III, “Ave Maria”, Op. 52 No. 6, D. 839
- Melancholy SerenadeTchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26