New Art Saxophone Quartet

Elliott Carter (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Alfred Desenclos (Composer), Franco Donatoni (Composer), Jean Baptiste Singelee (Composer), Gavin Bryars (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Elliott Carter, Giacomo Puccini, Alfred Desenclos, Franco Donatoni, Jean Baptiste Singelee, et al.
• Audio CD (December 7, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ars Musici
• ASIN: B00000JF8F
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,092,244 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning technique and breathtaking solos, January 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: New Art Saxophone Quartet (Audio CD)

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.