Bach - Art Of The Fugue ~ New Century Saxophone Quartet - ISBN:B002L9H82Q

Bach - Art Of The Fugue ~ New Century Saxophone Quartet

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# Performer: Michael Stephenson, soprano saxophone
Christopher Hemingway, alto saxophone
Stephen Pollock, tenor saxophone
Brad Hubbard, baritone saxophone
“The late jazz great Paul Desmond likened his alto saxophone sound to a dry martini. As I savored the New Century Saxophone Quartet's subtle timbre mixtures and easily undulating tempo choices throughout The Art of Fugue, I duly passed out the cocktail glasses! Reed pops and clicks hold no place in the smooth ensemble blend, while note attacks and dynamics seemingly emerge from stringed instruments caressed with bows of different shapes and sizes. Take the baritone saxophone's entrance at the start of Contrapunctus 13, for instance. Sounds like a period cello, no? Such feathery, unpressured, and well-thought-out performances are preferable to the overly reverential refinement that makes the Berlin Saxophone Quartet on CPO sound relatively precious (there's also much to be said for the Los Angeles Saxophone Quartet's more emphatic, fuller-throated style on Protone). Good as this disc sounds in the standard two-channel configuration, SACD 5.0 Multi-channel offers greater spatial perspective between the four players. In all, this release gives total joy from start to finish. [6/10/2004]--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
Don't expect jazzed-up Bach here. Although the New Century Saxophone Quartet swings in its own way, it's a thoroughly classical ensemble. The group's rationale for playing Bach is eloquently described in the microtype program notes, but you'll hear it for yourself on the CD. Bach never heard a saxophone, but the clarity, virtuosity, and restrained expressivity of this performance would probably have pleased him greatly. (Bach never specified his preference for instrumentation of this work.) Saxophones certainly aren't the only, or even the best, way to hear this music. But since it would benefit any music lover to hear "The Art of Fugue" as often as possible, this would be one excellent choice among several versions worth owning--and if you love the sound of saxophones, that's an added incentive, even though two pieces had to be omitted due to time limitions. This hybrid-SACD disc sounds just fine on a standard player, vividly recreating the group's live performance sound. --Leslie Gerber”
1. Contrapunctus 1
2. Contrapunctus 2
3. Contrapunctus 3
4. Contrapunctus 4
5. Contrapunctus 5
6. Contrapunctus 13. Canon all Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
7. Contrapunctus 14. Canon all Decima. Contrapunto alla Terza
8. Contrapunctus 7
9. Contrapunctus 8
10. Contrapunctus 10
11. Contrapunctus 6
12. Contrapunctus 9
13. Contrapunctus 11
14. Contrapunctus 15. Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
15. Contrapunctus 12. Canon alla Ottava
16. Contrapunctus 16. Rectus
17. Contrapunctus 16. Inversus
18. Contrapunctus 19. Unfinished
19. Choral. Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein

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