Aurelia Saxophone Quartet - Four Generations of Russian Composers (2004)

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Artist: Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, Ivo Jannsen
Title: Four Generations of Russian Composers
Year Of Release: 1994 / 2004
Label: Challenge Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:00:32
Total Size: 202 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: I. Allegro (06:49)
2. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: II. Canzona Variée: Theme (Andante) (01:35)
3. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: Variation I (01:23)
4. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: Variation II (01:11)
5. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: Variation III (à la Schumann) (03:19)
6. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: Variation IV (à la Chopin) (01:55)
7. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: Variation V (Scherzo) (01:39)
8. Saxophone Quartet Op. 109: III. Finale (Allegro Moderato) (05:51)
9. Elegy from Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk Op. 29: Adagio (05:02)
10. Polka from the Golden Age Op. 22: Allegretto (01:40)
11. Quintet for Piano and Saxophone Quartet: Agitato (11:48)
12. Quintet for Piano and Saxophone Quartet: Moderato (03:47)
13. Quintet for Piano and Saxophone Quartet: Tranquillo (09:00)
14. Fantasia (05:28)

Glazunov decided as one of the first composers of the 20th century, to write a saxophone quartet. It was quite remarkable, that someone who was known as a traditionalist (his nickname was 'The Russian Brahms'),ventured this experiment. In style and form the work is a bridge to the nineteenth century. In general it has a pastoral atmosphere; it is the 'pièce de résistance' of the saxophone quartet repertoire, also by its length. On this recording the piece has an unique rol, as it forms a bridge to later generations of Russian composers, too.

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