Aurelia Saxophone Quartet - French Saxophones - 25 Years Jubilee (2009)
Artist: Aurelia Saxophone Quartet
Title: French Saxophones - 25 Years Jubilee
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Challenge Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:09:21
Total Size: 489 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: French Saxophones - 25 Years Jubilee
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Challenge Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:09:21
Total Size: 489 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Disc 1
1. Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: Anime et tres decide (06:30)
2. Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: Assez vif et bien rythme (05:44)
3. Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: Andantino, doucement expressif (02:38)
4. Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85:Tres modere - tres anime (05:59)
5. Quartet in F Major, M. 35: Allegro moderato - Tres doux (03:49)
6. Quartet in F Major, M. 35: Assez vif - Tres rythme (07:22)
7. Quartet in F Major, M. 35: Tres lent (07:01)
8. Quartet in F Major, M. 35: Vif et agite (08:32)
9. Quartet in D Major, Op. 45: Allegro (05:55)
10. Quartet in D Major, Op. 45: Adagio (08:16)
11. Quartet in D Major, Op. 45: Allegro vivo (04:24)
12. Quartet in D Major, Op. 45: Allegro moderato (03:57)
Disc 2
1. Andante et scherzo: Andante (03:52)
2. Andante et scherzo: Scherzo (02:52)
3. Quatuor pour saxophones: Allegro non troppo (02:25)
4. Quatuor pour saxophones: (Calmo) Andante (05:05)
5. Quatuor pour saxophones: Poco largo, ma risoluto (03:44)
6. Petit quatuor pour saxophones: Goguenardise (07:33)
7. Petit quatuor pour saxophones: Cantilène (03:11)
8. Petit quatuor pour saxophones: Serenade comique (05:14)
9. Grave et presto: Molto lento - molto vivo (04:39)
10. Quatuor pour saxophones, Op. 12: Avec une sage décision (05:15)
11. Quatuor pour saxophones, Op. 12: Vif (02:42)
12. Quatuor pour saxophones, Op. 12: Assez lent (02:23)
13. Quatuor pour saxophones, Op. 12: Anime sans excès (02:10)
14. Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire: Andantino-Allegro (07:57)
At the beginning of the 1990s the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet made two very successful CDs dedicated to French music for the label “Etcetera”, and they are now being made available as a set by Challenge Classics. The ensemble, then 10 years young, had already made a name for itself with a number of daring arrangements. The string quartets by Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy drew the most attention. While developing its interpretation, the group wanted to make certain of its ground so the members consulted with such renowned string players as Stefan Metz, cellist in the Orlando String Quartet, and Raphael Hillyer, former viola player of the Juilliard String Quartet. On this first CD they also included an arrangement of the Roussel Quartet in D Major.
A year later, they recorded French music that was composed specifically for saxophone quartet. The pieces by Florent Schmitt, Jean Françaix, Gabriel Pierné, Eugène Bozza, Alfred Desenclos and Jean Rivier were all written around the middle of the twentieth century and form the basis of the saxophone quartet repertoire. These pieces were each composed at the request of the famous French saxophone pioneer Marcel Mule (1901-2001). In 1928, Mule and three colleagues from the Garde Républicaine de Paris formed the Quatuor de Saxophones de la Garde Républicaine.
A year later, they recorded French music that was composed specifically for saxophone quartet. The pieces by Florent Schmitt, Jean Françaix, Gabriel Pierné, Eugène Bozza, Alfred Desenclos and Jean Rivier were all written around the middle of the twentieth century and form the basis of the saxophone quartet repertoire. These pieces were each composed at the request of the famous French saxophone pioneer Marcel Mule (1901-2001). In 1928, Mule and three colleagues from the Garde Républicaine de Paris formed the Quatuor de Saxophones de la Garde Républicaine.
