专辑简介

Willem Breuker专辑介绍：by Brian OlewnickBy the late '80s, Willem Breuker began devoting a substantial part of his recorded output to what might be termed "repertoire" releases -- that is, albums containing a large portion of interpretations of 20th century classical and jazz compositions, often selecting enticingly obscure pieces in the process. Along with Metropolis and Parade, Sensemaya is one of the better, if uneven, examples of the approach. The title track is a colorful tone poem by the Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, given perhaps a slightly heavy-handed treatment by Breuker with the intrusion of a tourist-like tinge of Mexicana. Breuker's own suite, "Four City Views," is a lengthy string of ideas featuring oboist Han de Vries, generally jazzy in character. At its best it swings along nicely, but much of it suffers from the ponderousness of all too many of his compositions of the '90s. ... Read More...