The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, established in 1987, has achieved international recognition and performs regularly at major festivals and the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
Compositional Technique
The Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra is a revised version of Edison Denisov's Viola Concerto from 1986.
Composition History
Edison Denisov's Peinture for orchestra (1970) was his first major orchestral work after conservatory studies, representing a synthesis of ten years of experimentation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For composer Edison Denisov, Schubert's music symbolized music in general and the eternal in art.
Compositional Technique
In the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, the final movement features variations on a theme by Schubert, where the theme appears like a vision in the celesta against a twelve-note chord.
Performer Biography
Claude Delangle, the alto saxophonist on this album, became a major force in the French saxophone world after receiving first prizes at the Paris Conservatoire in 1977 and 1979.
Compositional Technique
Peinture for orchestra is composed using a twelve-note row as its thematic source, which also establishes various sonic structures.
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