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Having already won many prizes and awards (The Philharmonia/Martin Musical Ensemble, Royal Over-Seas League's Ensemble Competition, Tunnell Trust Award) and appointed St John's Smith Square Young Artist of the year for 2016 – 17, the Ferio Saxophone Quartet is Europe's most exciting up-and-coming ensemble of its kind.
This, its debut commercial CD, features original works written for saxophone quartet. Composers range from Gabriel Pierne and Jean-Baptiste Singelee to Eugene Bozza and Guillermo Lago (who wrote The Wordsworth Poems specially for the Quartet this year).
Through this choice of repertoire, the Ferio Quartet is inviting listeners to experience a number of musical styles and moods, playing works from the time of the saxophone's invention right up to the present day.
The Quartet has already been featured as a rising star ensemble in many classical music magazines, such as BBC Music and Classical Music, as well as shows such as BBC Radio 3 'In Tune' and Classic FM studio videos.
JEAN-BAPTISTE SINGELEE
1. Grand Quatuor concertant, Op.79 (1862) 5:51
Dedicated to Ambroise Thomas
Allegro moderato
GABRIEL PIERNE
2. Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire (1936) 9:01
for Saxophone Quartet
A M.M. Mule, Romby, Charron, Chauvet
Andantino - Allegro (le double plus vite) -
EUGENE BOZZA
Andante et Scherzo (1938
7:57
Pour le quatuor de Saxophones de Paris
3. IAndante 4:43
Moderato - Piu mosso - Moderato - Animato - Anime - [Moderato] - Animando - Moderato - Tempo I
4. IIScherzo 3:11
Assez vif - Animando - Tempo I - Animando - Assez vif - (Presto)
GUILLERMO LAGO
(Willem van Merwijk) (b. 1960)
Cíudades
19:40
(Cities)
for Saxophone Quartet
5. Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2011). Para el Amstel Quartet 4:37
Adagio, recitando, rubato
6. Tokyo (Japan) (2015). Para ELLE Quartet 4:37
Allegro ritmico e energico - Piu vivo -
7. Koln (Germany) (2014). Para Signum Saxophone Quartet 3:54
Adagio
8. Cordoba (España) (2011). para el Amstel Quartet 3:17
Allegro ritmico con 'duende' - Poco piu lento e poco rubato - Piu lent - Tempo I
9. Montevideo (Uruguay) (2011). Para el Amstel Quartet 3:10
Milonga
10. Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) (2011). Para el Amstel Quartet 3:45
Molto ritmico nel stilo etiope
HUGO REINHART
(b.1958)
Quartet (2006)
18:39
in F minor • in f-moll • en fa mineur
for Saxophone Quartet
11. Allegro non troppo 7:47
12. Scherzo. Vivace - Trio - Scherzo. Vivace 4:10
13. Adagio 4:25
14. Presto 2:09
GUILLERMO LAGO (WILLEM VAN MERWIJK)
premiere recording
The Wordsworth Poems (2017) 11:21
for Saxophone Quartet
on three poems by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
Dedicated to the Ferio Saxophone Quartet
15. 1'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' 4:14
Andantino tranquillo - Poco piu andante - Andantino poco piu tranquillo
16. 2'With Ships the sea was sprinkled far and nigh' 3:40
Allegro molto - Tres modere - Allegro molto
17. 3'Composed during a Storm' 3:22
Presto feroce - Moderato - Presto feroce
WILL GREGORY
18. Hoe Down (2005) 3:24
for Saxophone Quartet
Arrangement by the composer of version for saxophone sextet and percussion ad libitum (1994) |
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