Elliott Carter Giacomo Puccini Alfred Desenclos - New Art Saxophone Quartet (16 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Elliott Carter, Giacomo Puccini, Alfred Desenclos
New Art Saxophone Quartet
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Canonic suite, for 4 alto saxophones (or 4 clarinets): Fanfare
2. Canonic suite, for 4 alto saxophones (or 4 clarinets): Nocturne
3. Canonic suite, for 4 alto saxophones (or 4 clarinets): Tarantella
4. Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), elegy for string quartet
5. Quartet for saxophones: Allegro Non Troppo
6. Quartet for saxophones: Calmo-Andante
7. Quartet for saxophones: Poco Largo-Allegro Energico
8. Rasch, for 4 saxophones
9. Quartet for saxophones No. 1, Op. 53: Andante, Allegro
10. Quartet for saxophones No. 1, Op. 53: Adagio Sostenuto
11. Quartet for saxophones No. 1, Op. 53: Allegro vivace
12. Quartet for saxophones No. 1, Op. 53: Allegretto
13. Alaric I or II, for 4 saxophones
14. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away), song (from Show Girl, musical)
15. Summertime, song (from Porgy and Bess, opera)
16. Oh, Lady Be Good, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical)

CD Details

All Artists: Elliott Carter, Giacomo Puccini, Alfred Desenclos, Franco Donatoni, Jean Baptiste Singelee, Gavin Bryars, George Gershwin
Title: New Art Saxophone Quartet
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ars Musici
Release Date: 12/7/1999
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 789368983520

CD Reviews

Stunning technique and breathtaking solos

01/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A very moving and musical quartet. Their interpretation is top notch, and they play off of each other well, picking up the nuances where the previous player has left off. The Bryars is exceptional, with an amazing amount of control in multiphonics and other extended saxophone techniques, and it ends with an absoulutely breathtaking bari sax solo in a haunting Irish-sounding lament. A beautiful and well done cd, a must have for any sax quartet collection."