Flux / Lunar Saxophone Quartet

Flux / Lunar Saxophone Quartet - Signum UK - SGK 227 - 635212022726

Label: Signum UK
Catalog No: SGK 227
Format: CD
Release Date: 2011-05-04
Number of Discs: 2
Running time: 1 hr. 21 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 635212022726

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Audio Samples

>Jackson, Gabriel : LM-7
>     Aquarius, for saxophone quartet
>Long, Ashley John : Flux, for saxophone quartet
>Pankhurst, Lucie : Diaphanousphere, for saxophone quartet
>Tippett, Keith : Five Short Pieces & Four Whispers for Archie's Chair, for saxophone quartet
>Fiktin, Graham : VENT, for saxophone quartet
>Schwartz, Eric [Folk] : 4 Chair Legs, for saxophone quartet
>Williamson, James : In Memoriam, for saxophone quartet
>Nyman, Michael [Piano] : De L'hotel de la ville a la Concorde, for ensemble

Album Summary

>Jackson, Gabriel : LM-7
>Long, Ashley John : Flux, for saxophone quartet
>Pankhurst, Lucie : Diaphanousphere, for saxophone quartet
>Tippett, Keith : Five Short Pieces & Four Whispers for Archie's Chair, for saxophone quartet
>Fiktin, Graham : VENT, for saxophone quartet
>Schwartz, Eric [Folk] : 4 Chair Legs, for saxophone quartet
>Williamson, James : In Memoriam, for saxophone quartet
>Nyman, Michael [Piano] : De L'hotel de la ville a la Concorde, for ensemble
Performer Ensemble Composers

Notes & Reviews:

Formed in 2023, the award winning Lunar Saxophone Quartet has developed a reputation for their commitment to composer/performer collaborations, leading to dozens of commissions from a variety of different composers. Performances have spanned a wide range of occasions, from Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival and the Welsh BBC Proms, to live broadcasts on BBC TV and Radio.

Their second disc features a programme of newly commissioned works by some of Wales? youngest and most gifted composers together with those of more established figures.

"Given the instrument's historical context, the Lunar Saxophone Quartet operate where classical shades into jazz...James Williamson's In Memoriam is achingly contemplative, while the title of Lucy Pankhurst's Diaphanousphere suggests the delicate webs of sound created by the quartet." -The Independent***



Reviews

Saxophone Quartet
Yes, first you must love the saxophone. These pieces are fascinating short (mostly) modern works. Definitely worth the listening time!
Submitted on 06/30/11 by JAMES R. OESTREICH, The New York Times 
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Works Details

>Jackson, Gabriel : LM-7 :: Aquarius, for saxophone quartet
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Running Time: 7 min. 30 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music

>Long, Ashley John : Flux, for saxophone quartet
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Running Time: 9 min. 55 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music

>Pankhurst, Lucie : Diaphanousphere, for saxophone quartet
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Running Time: 7 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music

>Tippett, Keith : Five Short Pieces & Four Whispers for Archie's Chair, for saxophone quartet
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Running Time: 18 min. 3 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music

>Fiktin, Graham : VENT, for saxophone quartet
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Running Time: 8 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music

>Schwartz, Eric [Folk] : 4 Chair Legs, for saxophone quartet
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Running Time: 10 min. 10 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music

>Williamson, James : In Memoriam, for saxophone quartet
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Running Time: 10 min. 37 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music

>Nyman, Michael [Piano] : De L'hotel de la ville a la Concorde, for ensemble
  • Performer: Nicola Rose (Piano)
  • Ensemble: Lunar Saxophone Quartet
  • Notes: The Malthouse, Canterbury (02/09/2009-02/11/2009)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary