Raschèr Saxophone Quartet: The Eight Sounds

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The performances and recording strike me as excellent, with the quicksilver virtuosity of the Rascher Quartet almost a reward in itself. — International Record Review, June 2012

Release Date: 30th Jan 2012
Catalogue No: BISCD1821
Label: BIS
Length: 57 minutes

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Beamish: Chamber Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Strings

Work length30:59

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Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Raschèr Saxophone Quartet
Robin Engelen

I. Allegro giusto

Track length15:51

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II. Adagio

Track length6:28

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III. Allegro vivace

Track length8:40

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Stucky: Music for Saxophones and Strings

Work length6:26

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Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Raschèr Saxophone Quartet
Robin Engelen

Chen Yi: Ba Yin (The Eight Sounds)

Work length20:21

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Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Raschèr Saxophone Quartet
Robin Engelen

I. Praying for Rain

Track length8:13

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II. Song of the Chu

Track length6:01

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III. Shifan Gong-and-drum

Track length6:07

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The Rascher Saxophone Quartet here present a disc of works specifically composed for them. They are joined by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Robin Engelen in the orchestra's first appearance on BIS.

With Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in mind, Sally Beamish uses features of Baroque music but also elements from traditional Scottish music.

Steven Stucky revels in the sonic possibilities of the saxophone family, while the strings are content mostly to form a modest backdrop. His Music for Saxophones and Strings falls into two sections – the first with a nocturnal, mysterious atmosphere, while the second is faster, skittish and playful

Chen Yi, finally, has been inspired by the ancient music of her native China. The 'eight sounds' of the title refer to the traditional classifications of Chinese instruments. And she uses the saxophones and the strings to recapture her impressions of music she has heard played by Chinese villagers on old traditional instruments.

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June 2012

The performances and recording strike me as excellent, with the quicksilver virtuosity of the Rascher Quartet almost a reward in itself.

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