Quatuor Zahir - Zahir (2018)

Tracklist

01. Quatuor à cordes No. 2 en Ré Majeur: I. Allegro (Arr. Guillaume Berceau)
02. Quatuor à cordes No. 2 en Ré Majeur: II. Scherzo (Arr. Guillaume Berceau)
03. Quatuor à cordes No. 2 en Ré Majeur: III. Notturno (Arr. Guillaume Berceau)
04. Quatuor à cordes No. 2 en Ré Majeur: IV. Finale (Arr. Guillaume Berceau)
05. The Dark Side
06. Voices of Black Earth
07. Rhapsodish

This first opus from the Quatuor Zahir is constructed like an opera overture: one finds a succession of subjects, of themes and of colours which, as the quartet follows its path, will most definitely be nourished and developed. The ease with which these saxophonists navigate between the archipelagos of transcription, improvisation, 'savant' music, contemporary repertoire or music inspired by popular culture, presents us with, in addition to this rich diversity, the playing palette of a saxophone quartet that is quite extraordinary.