Cover of the edition in Gérard Billaudot, Paris (FRA) It is a brilliant work, with many advanced techniques on the baritone that requires a good work on chamber music, as well. You will enjoy! The composer ALAIN MARGONI (Neuilly-Plaisance, France, 1934) is a composer, conductor, teacher, pianist, musicologist, lecturer and essayist. He is versatile musician … Leer más
photo by Anna Guardiola I like contemporary music based on traditional music. The first piece of contemporary music I played with my (alto, then) saxophone was the Ryo Noda’s Improvisation 1. Many years later, I decided to record a work by Noda, Fantaisie et Danse, on my first solo album Believer to tribute to this … Leer más
SHEROW MUSTERY BAR is very appealing as an approach to the repertoire for baritone sax with electronics. In addition, you will enjoy playing modern (almost disco) music and improve some technical skills. Go! The Composer XAVIER PARLANT (b. 1970) started playing the drums at the age of 17. A few months later, he studied at … Leer más
Design for the booklet of “Made in BCN” (LMG-2154) by Jesús Llungueras TIME FIELDS 1 is one of the most challenging works for baritone saxophone I know. In addition to its high technical difficulty, a copious amount of energy and performing skills are required to play this a such intense and complex work. The composer … Leer más
Premiere of the Concerto in Luxembourg, June 2018 This is not an ordinary Concerto. Instead of proving your technical mastery of the instrument with very fast and difficult passages, this work constantly seeks a very deep and serious expressiveness. Furthermore, if you consider yourself a creative performer, you can make your own cadence at the … Leer más
Cover of the album Dreamlover (Solo Musica 2022, SM394) This is a very original work because of the integration of the feet and the voice in the musical discourse. As a result, the piece is very varied, expressive and theatrical. If you are looking for “something different” for your concerts, don’t hesitate to work on … Leer más
, Detail from the album MADE IN BCN (La Mà de Guido, LMG-2154) Both versions of this work belong to the series of Sound Portraits (solo instrumental pieces) that ENRIC RIU developed in his investigations mid the 2010’s. The main concern in each one of these works is to find paths to break the existing … Leer más
photo: Anna Guardiola Originally composed for Bass Clarinet in 1995, this work demands a detailed work of precision in articulations, agility in intervals and changes of registers. You will enjoy playing it in concert! The Composer WAYNE SIEGEL (Los Angeles, USA, 1953) has a wide production including all genres of music, from sound installations to … Leer más
Cover of the original edition (ca. 1860) I think that it’s worth discovering and working on “historic” repertoire composed originally for our instrument. This piece is a very good example and it is not very demanding. The Composer JEAN-BAPTISTE SINGELÉE (1812-1875) was a Belgian violinist and composer who used to live in Brussels and Paris … Leer más
Cover of the album BELIEVER (INS Records 01, 2015), which contains “Believer” by Jacob TV BELIEVER is much more than an interesting work for baritone saxophone and electronics. The commitment of the composer with subjects of our day to day in the Western society is undeniable. The Composer JACOB TV (Jacob ter Veldhuis, The Netherlands, … Leer más