The album JALOUSIE celebrates the creation of one of the world's most played melodies in the 20th century, the "Tango Jalousie" by Jacob Gade.

The album JALOUSIE celebrates the creation of one of the world's most played melodies in the 20th century, the 'Tango Jalousie' by Jacob Gade.

JALOUSIE is recorded with the internationally acclaimed soloist, danish violinist Niklas Walentin, the critically acclaimed conductor Nabil Shehata and one of Germanys great orchestras, The Philharmonie Südwestfalen.

Jacob Gade (1879-1963) became world famous for a single composition: Tango Jalousie ('Jealousy, Tango tzigane'). For decades, this tango was at the top of the charts, having been recorded over and over again and broadcast on radio stations around the world. Later, the tango appeared in vocal recordings with world famous singers like Frankie Laine, Vera Lynn and Placido Domingo, again setting sales records, and in 2017, the Vienna Philharmonic produced a recording of Tango Jalousie. But Jacob Gade created much more than this mega-hit.

The new recording by the Philharmonie Südwestfalen, conducted by Maestro Nabil Shehata and featuring Niklas Walentin as soloist, gives us the opportunity to become more familiar with the composer Jacob Gade. Not only does this album include two versions of Tango Jalousie, one for salon cinema orchestra (the original version), and one for symphonic orchestra, but it also features hitherto unrecorded works. Let's start at the beginning, for Jacob Gade's life reads like a novel, and when it comes to drama and romance, his oeuvre is second to none.

Composed in 1925, the Tango Jalousie originally intended for the screening of the famous silent movie 'Don Q', the music was an instant hit and quickly spread to other countries. Through the 1920's it was recorded by some of the most popular bands and was a standard tune at all the dance halls, famous restaurants, hotel lobbies and social venues in Europe. In 1935, ten years after its composition, the tune became world famous when the great orchestra, Boston Pops, recorded the melody.

Track Listing

• Tango Jalousie (Original Salon Orchestra Version)
• Douces Secrets (Valse Lente)
• Hjertets Serenade
• Maggidudi (Foxtrot)
• Natasha (Valse Russe)
• Valentino (Tango-Foxtrot)
• Serenade
• Romanesca (Tango)
• Suite d'Amour: 1. The First Meeting
• Suite d'Amour: 2. In Love
• Suite d'Amour: 3. Red Roses
• Valse Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra
• Canzonetta for Violin and Orchestra
• Tango Jalousie (Orchestra Version)

Additional Details

Label: Galileo Music

Genre: Classical

Language: English

Run Time: 55:03 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/16/26

UPC: 4255839900120