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Artist:	TETRAPHONICS SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Title:	The Invitation: Saxophone Quartets of the 20th Century
Label:	CYBELE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD/SACD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CYBELE 261001CD

Features: Philip Glass: "Concerto for saxophone quartet" (1995), Frank Reinshagen: "The Invitation" (2002), Barbara Thompson: "Saxophone Quartet No. 2" ("From darkness into light" in six movements), Zdenek Lukas: "Rondo per 4 sassofoni" (1970). Bonus: Johann Sebastian Bach: "Fugue No. 20 in A minor a 4 voci BWV 865" (The Well-Tempered Piano, Vol. I). Performed by teh Tetraphonics Saxophone Quartet: Stefan Hass, soprano saxophone; Elmar Frey, alto saxophone; Volker Ax, tenor saxophone; Richmond Mays, baritone saxophone. "Formed in 1994, the Tetraphonics Saxophone Quartet is a truly diverse band, made up of freelance musicians who play in various orchestras across Germany. Theirs is the classic sax line-up of soprano (B flat), alto (E flat), tenor (B flat) and baritone (E flat), the different characters of which are explored in Glass's four movement Concerto. The repeated rhythmic patterns of the first movement typical of Glass and the other so-called minimalists, contain some complex and concentrated music that is superbly shaped and articulated. The mood may seem a touch melancholic but Glass manages to create pulses of sound that constantly evolve, apparently reinventing themselves as the music progresses." Stereo/multichannel hybrid SACD that can be played on any CD player.

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