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SUITES. A tribute to Bach’s cello suites (ENG)

Cover design by Jesús Llungueras “SUITES. A tribute to Bach’s Cello Suites” is the result of a period of six years (2017-2023) taking this music to the stage. I thought that this recording would also be the best way to pay tribute to Johann-Sebastian Bach and his solo cello Suites. Although during my solo career I have been focused on …

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This Is Not A Fad!

Music should not always produce a calming effect on us. Sometimes, it must shake and provoke in order to activate our senses and mind. With this in mind, composer and sound artist Joan Bagés i Rubí and I created Morphosis Duo for a concert for the Associació Catalana de Compositors Actuals (Current Catalan Composers Association) in Barcelona in 2016. There, …

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Suites

I have often wondered what kind of music would Johann-Sebastian Bach compose if he were alive today and, in this case, what would he write for a such a versatile instrument as the baritone saxophone. Would he create works influenced by traditional music or, on the other hand, he would experience in the rich sound palette of this instrument? As …

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‘This Is Not A Fad!’ at Classical:NEXT 2022

Classical:NEXT is the global networking and exchange hub dedicated exclusively to classical and art music, for all professionals – artists, managers, presenters, orchestras, labels, educators, press, media, publishers and more. It consists of an interactive conference, project pitches, showcase concerts, expo, innovation award and networking. In 2014, my solo project of music and visual arts COLOURS (watch the teaser) was selected …

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DreamLover Joan Marti Frasquier Albena Petrovic

#Dreamlover

Some weeks ago, I wrote a post on my blog about the recording of the album Dreamlover for the German label Solo Musica, with the complete production for saxophone (solo and other chamber music formations) by Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska, composed between 2006 and 2021. The compact disc was issued at the end of February 2022 and you can also listen to …

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Scratch! at Festival Bruits Blancs 2021

On Friday 3rd of December, I performed with composer and sound artist Joan Bagés i Rubí at Festival Bruits Blancs in Bagnols-les-Bains (France). As Morphosis Duo, we presented our old project SCRATCH! including Mercè Capdevila’s “A Chillida” and Bages’ “Holofonia v1.1”, as a sample of the recent composition for baritone saxophone and electronics from Catalonia. The event started with French …

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