Wild Exotic Dances
Robert Walzel, Steven Glaser, Texas Clarinet Consort
Composer by character and performer by temperament, James Scott Balentine brings a complex mix of multicultural and eclectic experiences to his music. Professor of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Balentine has received awards, grants and commissions from the Barlow Endowment, the Opera Guild of San Antonio, and many chamber ensembles and soloists. For this recording, clarinetist Robert Walzel has assembled works for clarinet and piano; clarinet and bassoon; and clarinet ensemble. Most of these works have received performances at the annual ClarinetFest conferences that take place around the world. Performer Robert Walzel has been featured at music festivals and other venues around the world for more than 25 years and was principal clarinet of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra before becoming Dean of the School of Music at the University of Kansas.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Nine Wild Exotic Dances | James Scott Balentine | Robert Walzel, clarinet; Steven Glaser, piano |
| March, Strathspey and Reel | James Scott Balentine | Robert Walzel, clarinet; Steven Glaser, piano |
| The Charlie Effect | James Scott Balentine | Robert Walzel, clarinet; Steven Glaser, piano |
| In a Bright Room | James Scott Balentine | Robert Walzel, clarinet; Scott Walzel, bassoon |
| The Ghost of Eric Dolphy | James Scott Balentine | Texas Clarinet Consort |
| Monk, Through a Glass Darkly | James Scott Balentine, arranger | Texas Clarinet Consort |
| Three Spirituals | James Scott Balentine, arranger | Texas Clarinet Consort |
| A Toot in Ninesia | James Scott Balentine, arranger | Texas Clarinet Consort |
Reviews
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"[Robert Walzel] has a nice, bell-like clarity to his tone and some impressive technique. Balentine's music suits him very well."
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"Balentine's original works, which are as skillful as they are lacking in pretension, are easy to enjoy. You don't have to be a clarinet specialist to like this CD. I think the av-erage 'drive-time' listener, for example, would get much pleasure out of these works as he or she headed home. Having arrived there, the average listener would nt feel it a bur-den to give this disc his or her complete attention."
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