Dancing - The jazzfever of Milhaud, Martinu, Seiber, Burian, Wolpe CCS 30611
The craze of American jazz and dance music, which after World War I engulfed Europe, inspired many composers to write pieces that the jazz zeitgeist reflected. The results were very different from each other, but adventure and rhythmic momentum are evident in all compositions.
Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972) .................. Suite from the Twenties (1926/29)
Emil Franticek Burian (1904-1959) ....... Suite Americaine (1926)
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) ............. Jazz Suite (1928)
Mátyas Seiber (1905-1960) .................. Two Jazzolettes (1929/32)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) ................. La Création du Monde (1923)