Peter Sommerer, the chief conductor, has been conducting since age 13 and has held positions such as General Music Director at the State Theatre of Schleswig-Holstein.
Performer Biography
The Saxon Wind Philharmonic, founded in 1950 as the "Radio Wind Orchestra Leipzig," has a unique symphonic wind instrumentation that is unique among German orchestras.
Compositional Technique
In Siegmund Goldhammer's arrangement of Maurice Ravel's La Valse, all 34 musicians of the Saxon Wind Philharmonic are challenged as soloists, unlike in a classical symphony orchestra.
Interpretation
The Saxon Wind Philharmonic aims to keep arrangements as close to the original score as possible, focusing on the unique colors of their wind instrumentation.
Performer Biography
Peter Sommerer has served as Conductor in Residence for the Austrian-Iranian Symphony Orchestra in Tehran, mediating between art, performers, diplomacy, and politics.
Recording & Production
The original scores of the French symphonic works on this album had to be arranged, or "translated," for the Saxon Wind Philharmonic.
Instruments
The Saxon Wind Philharmonic's unique "soft brass" section includes flugelhorns, tenor horns, and a baritone, in addition to standard brass instruments, but notably excludes saxophones.
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