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'In Mozart's Footsteps' - A Life Between Pop, Jazz and DodecaphonyFew composers have been able to express themselves musically as skilfully as Matyas Seiber he was the world's first professor of jazz, later becoming active and influential in the International Society for Contemporary Music and a regular presence at major festivals. In his adopted home of England, he turned his hand to a song that can confidently be described as a schmaltzy ballad, subsequently receiving the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for his work. Seiber was also creatively diverse in terms of genres pieces for an a cappella choir stand alongside chamber and solo pieces, songs, radio and film music, and orchestral works with and without solo instruments. Album Tracks 1. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra (Arr. from Divertimento)-Toccata. Allegro 2. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra (Arr. from Divertimento)-Variazioni Semplici. Andante 3. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra (Arr. from Divertimento)-Scherzo. Allegro 4. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra (Arr. from Divertimento)-Recitativo. Rubato 5. Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra (Arr. from Divertimento)-Finale. Allegro 6. Tre Pezzi for Cello and Orchestra-Fantasia. Adagio 7. Tre Pezzi for Cello and Orchestra-Capriccio 8. Tre Pezzi for Cello and Orchestra-Epilogue. Lento 9. Pastorale and Burlesque for Flute and String Orchestra-Pastorale. Andante Moderato 10. Pastorale and Burlesque for Flute and String Orchestra-Burleske. Presto 11. Elegy for Viola and Small Orchestra 12. Notturno for Horn and String Orchestra 13. Quatre Chansons Populaires Françaises for Soprano and String Orchestra-Réveillez Vous 14. Quatre Chansons Populaires Françaises for Soprano and String Orchestra-J'ai Descend 15. Quatre Chansons Populaires Françaises for Soprano and String Orchestra-L
