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| Tribute To Sigurd Rascher - Contemporary Music For Saxophone | ||||||
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Release Date: 06/01/1999 Label: Albany Records Catalog #: 331 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Carl Anton Wirth, Karel Husa, William Grant Still, Warren Benson, John C. Worley Performer: Lawrence Gwozdz, Steffen Hass Conductor: Kirk Trevor Orchestra/Ensemble: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra
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| Sigurd Rascher became an instant celebrity when he appeared as a soloist with orchestra at the German Composers' Festival in Hannover in 1932. There was no precedent for a saxophone concerto to be performed at a composers' festival. Reviews of the concert appeared in all parts of Germany. This triumphant orchestral debut, with a concerto by Edmund von Borck (1906-1944), led to repeat performances a few weeks later with the orchestra in Berlin, this time under the baton of the celebrated Eugene Jochum. This was followed by orchestral engagements for Rascher throughout the world. During his long career as a concert artist, he performed with virtually every major orchestra and conductor in the world. With the exception of Debussy's Rapsodie (1904), the enormous number of concerti in Rascher's repertoire were all composed for and dedicated to him. All of these came about as the result of mutual artistic enthusiasm; not one was commissioned. One of Rascher's lifelong goals was to make sure a suitable repertoire was established for the saxophone. This CD contains a sampling of the many works for saxophone and orchestra that he inspired from the pens of American composers. For many years, he was the only person in the world with the ability to perform most of this repertoire. That others now perform it is largely a tribute to Rascher's own influence as the teacher and role model for succeeding generations of saxophonists. | |||||
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Concerto for Saxophone "Idlewood" by Carl Anton Wirth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Lawrence Gwozdz (Alto Saxophone)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor Orchestra/Ensemble: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1954; USA |
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Jepthah by Carl Anton Wirth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Steffen Hass (Soprano Saxophone),
Lawrence Gwozdz (Alto Saxophone)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor Orchestra/Ensemble: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1958; USA |
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Elegie et Rondeau by Karel Husa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Steffen Hass (Soprano Saxophone),
Lawrence Gwozdz (Alto Saxophone)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor Orchestra/Ensemble: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1960 |
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Romance for Alto Saxophone and Piano by William Grant Still | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Steffen Hass (Soprano Saxophone),
Lawrence Gwozdz (Alto Saxophone)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor Orchestra/Ensemble: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1954; USA |
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Concertino for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble: Aeolian Song by Warren Benson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Steffen Hass (Soprano Saxophone),
Lawrence Gwozdz (Alto Saxophone)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor Orchestra/Ensemble: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1971; USA |
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Concerto for Saxophone "Claremont" by John C. Worley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performer:
Steffen Hass (Soprano Saxophone),
Lawrence Gwozdz (Alto Saxophone)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor Orchestra/Ensemble: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1962; USA |
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