Asya Fateyeva won the ECHO Klassik award for 'Newcomer of the Year' in October 2016.
Recording & Production
The album's title, "Bachiana," reflects the artistic goal of rediscovering and making forgotten works audible again.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Heitor Villa-Lobos, a Brazilian composer, was inspired by the surprising similarities between Bach's music and Brazilian folk music, leading him to compose works like his Fantasia for Saxophone and the Bachianas Brasileiras.
Performer Biography
Asya Fateyeva, born in Crimea in 1990, combines the Russian tradition of soulful music-making with the French classical saxophone school in her training.
Interpretation
Asya Fateyeva chose to include Heitor Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 on the album because she found it ideally suited for the alto saxophone, noting the instrument's resemblance to the human voice.
Interpretation
Asya Fateyeva believes that if Johann Sebastian Bach had known the saxophone, he would have arranged his solo concertos for it, as he often adapted his instrumental concertos for other instruments.
Historical Context
The saxophone was invented in France in 1841 by Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) Sax, who later became the first professor of the instrument at the Paris Conservatoire in 1857.
