. Cover of the edition in Southern Music Company, San Antonio (TX, US) It is a very good example of the original “classical” repertoire for duo with piano. You will enjoy working on the Garland Anderson’s SONATA The Composer GARLAND ANDERSON (1933 – 2001) was an American composer and pianist who lived in Indiana most … Leer más
Picture: @Anna Guardiola I love discovering and exploring “different” paths of musical expression, especially when they are mixed with other artistic disciplines as it happens in QUASI UNO SPECCHIO. This is a standard work to develop your interpretive creativity. The Composer Dr. ISABEL BENITO GUTIÉRREZ (Santander, Spain, 1981) studied piano at the Municipal Conservatory of … Leer más
Andorra Sax-Fest 2017. Left to right: Daniel Miguel, Joan Martí-Frasquier, Francisco Molina MEGADONT by Willian Dougherty is an excellent chamber music piece to work on the sound, the dynamics, the intonation and the coloring palette with other baritone saxophones. I encourage you to work on it! The composer WILLIAM DOUGHERTY (b. 1988) is an American … Leer más
Image from video recording of the work in 2011 OXYTON is indeed a masterpiece of the contemporary repertoire for baritone saxophone. For this reason, I decided to open my first solo album BELIEVER (INS Records, 2015) with this impressive work. Indispensable! The composer CHRISTOPHE HAVEL (1956), a formed saxophone player, leads an intense activity as … Leer más
Picture from Buenos Aires (Argentina) by Hiroshi Higuchi The SUITE by Fernando Lerman is a great combination of Argentinian traditional music, modern music and French classical music for saxophone. Furthermore, it works very well in concert. The Composer FERNANDO LERMAN (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1968) is a very active saxophonist and composer. He is Professor at … Leer más
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
BLACK is a very explosive and fun work, composed in a minimal style. You will enjoy playing it and audience will also enjoy listening to you both. Go! The composer MARC MELLITS (Baltimore, USA, 1966) is an American composer, professor and musician. His compositions are usually performed all around the world. His works are influenced … 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
Image from the booklet of Made in BCN (LMG, 2154) In my opinion, 18 is a nice concert piece because of its particular atmosphere, almost meditative. Furthermore, it is a very interesting work in pedagogical terms. The composer JOAN ARNAU PÀMIES (Reus, Catalunya/Spain, 1988) is a composer whose music has been performed in festivals including … Leer más
Pierrot, Joan Angelico Illustration The two movements of PIERROT I ARLEQUÍ describe very well the character of these two clowns from “Commedia dell’Arte”. First, Pierrot, the sad, melancholic and fallen in love with the Moon. Next, Harlequin, the cunning, grumpy and troublemaker one. The Composer MIQUEL PARDO-LLUNGARRIU (Barcelona, 1959) is a musician (composer and pianist), … Leer más