VA - Classics Go Jazz (2026)

Artist: Various Artists, Ronald Smith, Louis Auriacombe, Sir Charles Mackerras, Stephen Hough, Yuri Temirkanov, André Previn, Georges Prêtre, Renaud Capucon, Paavo Jarvi, Alison Balsom, Samson Francois, Otto Klemperer, Truls Mørk
Title: Classics Go Jazz
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical, Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:56:06
Total Size: 1.06 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Classics Go Jazz
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical, Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:56:06
Total Size: 1.06 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Ronald Smith – Chopin: 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major (00:40)
2. Louis Auriacombe – Satie: Relâche, Act 1: Projectionnette (00:39)
3. Georges Solchany – Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book IV: No. 113, Bulgarian Rhythm I (01:06)
4. Sir Charles Mackerras – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24) (01:15)
5. Katia Labèque – Gershwin: Variations on "I Got Rhythm": Introduction and Theme (01:18)
6. Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne – Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81a (Extrait) (01:43)
7. Stephen Hough – Lyadov: A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32 (01:55)
8. Christian Ivaldi – Mlhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b: III. Brazileira (02:06)
9. Bamberger Symphoniker – Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115: III. The Pre-Goodman Rag. Allegro non troppo (02:04)
10. Lucienne Renaudin Vary – Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me (From Gypsy Songs, Op. 55) (02:06)
11. Emmanuel Pahud – Veloce (02:15)
12. Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse – Satie: Le Piccadilly ou la Transatlantique (Orchestral Version) (01:25)
13. Gautier Capuçon – Martinů: Duet for Violin and Cello No. 2: I. Allegretto (02:16)
14. Patrice Fontanarosa – Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G Minor (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra) (02:22)
15. Susan Tomes – Mayerl: Pianolettes: No. 3, Jazzaristrix (02:24)
16. Yuri Temirkanov – Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Op. 50, Act 4: Sabre Dance (02:24)
17. Lucienne Renaudin Vary – Milhaud: Le bœuf sur le toit, Op. 58 (Orch. Elliott) (02:24)
18. Paavo Järvi – Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 4, Mambo (02:25)
19. Stephen Hough – MacDowell: 2 Fantasy Pieces, Op. 17: No. 2, Witches' Dance (02:36)
20. Yves Nat – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile (14:03)
21. Sabine Meyer – Paganini Caprice 24 (02:35)
22. Jean-Bernard Pommier – Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk (02:47)
23. Otto Klemperer – Weill: Woodwind Suite from the Threepenny Orchestra "Kleine Dreigroschenmusik": VI. Cannon Song (02:51)
24. Martin James Bartlett – Gershwin: Gershwin Songbook: No. 8, The Man I Love (02:49)
25. Michael Collins – Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto: I. Allegro moderato (03:04)
26. Louis Auriacombe – Satie: Parade: Suprêmes efforts et chute des ménagers - Final - Suite au Prélude du rideau rouge (03:25)
27. Jérôme Kaltenbach – Constant: Choruses and Interludes for Horn and Orchestra: Chorus I (03:07)
28. Philadelphia Orchestra – Shostakovich: Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 (Orchestration of "Tea for Two") (03:31)
29. Jean-Bernard Pommier – Debussy: La plus que lente, CD 128, L. 121 (04:26)
30. Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse – Satie: La belle excentrique: No. 1, Grande ritournelle (01:56)
31. Samson François – Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: III. Presto (04:02)
32. Jonathan Biss – Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VIII. Schnell und spielend (03:54)
33. Alison Balsom – Piazzolla: Oblivion (Arr. Barker & Balsom for Trumpet and Orchestra) (04:08)
34. Philadelphia Orchestra – Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: No. 2, Waltz (03:44)
35. Paavo Järvi – Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 1, Prologue (04:24)
36. Alison Balsom – Piazzolla: Libertango (Orch. Milone) (04:33)
37. Louis Auriacombe – Satie: Parade: Prestidigitateur chinois (02:39)
38. Lucienne Renaudin Vary – Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 1: "Summertime" (Orch. Behrisch) (04:43)
39. Charles Dutoit – Stravinsky: Ragtime for Eleven Instruments (04:46)
40. Renaud Capuçon – Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato (04:59)
41. Artemis Quartet – Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo (05:36)
42. Nikolaus Harnoncourt – Bach, JS: Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95: No. 5, Aria. "Ach, schlage doch bald" (05:58)
43. Renaud Capuçon – Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40 (06:29)
44. Gervase de Peyer – Bartók: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111: III. Sebes (06:44)
45. Georges Prêtre – Poulenc: Suite des Biches, FP 36: III. Rag-Mazurka (05:41)
46. James Conlon – Martinů: Double Concerto for Strings, Piano and Timpani: I. Poco allegro (06:29)
47. Truls Mørk – Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso (02:07)
48. André Previn – Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Orch. Grofé) (14:50)
That statement alone might provoke a musicologist’s raised eyebrow. Yet long before jazz was born, composers were already exploring its rhythmic DNA. The syncopated aria of Bach’s cantata Christus, der ist mein Leben hints at swing more than two centuries ahead of its time, while Beethoven’s final piano sonata contains a passage often cited as the first example of pure swing in Western music. Brahms opens a sonata movement with a walking bass worthy of the Mississippi Delta, and Mussorgsky seems to foreshadow Quincy Jones. This collection reveals these remarkable connections before exploring jazz’s profound influence on twentieth-century classical music.