Emerging and Celebrated Repertoire for Solo Saxophone and Symphonic Band, Vol. 3: La Linge, la Sonorite (A Tribute to Marcel Mule)
11/1/2012, 8 Tracks, 51:46
Featuring
Jerry Junkin
Harvey Pittel
University of Texas Wind Ensemble
Ingolf Dahl
Max Bruch
Hyekyung Lee
John Williams
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Performer Biography
Harvey Pittel, acknowledged as America's foremost classical saxophonist, has elevated the instrument to a new level of appreciation among music lovers.
Composer Biography
Ingolf Dahl, a true renaissance man, was known for his diverse accomplishments, including playing with Benny Goodman, enacting a clown in the premiere of Lulu, and climbing the Matterhorn.
Performer Biography
Harvey Pittel has appeared as a soloist with many symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and Boston Symphony, under conductors such as Zubin Mehta and Seiji Ozawa.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ingolf Dahl, a composer, aimed for a sense of oneness, tension, balance, and hidden craft in his works, similar to the architecture he admired in Bach and Ockeghem.
Composition History
Ingolf Dahl's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra was commissioned by saxophone virtuoso Sigurd Rascher and appeared in its original form in 1949.
Performer Biography
Harvey Pittel's discography includes twenty-five recordings of duos, trios, quartets, and concertos with orchestra, and he has been featured on soundtracks for several films, including Woody Allen's MANHATTAN.
Performer Biography
Jerry F. Junkin serves as Director of Bands at The University of Texas at Austin, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Dallas Wind Symphony, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia.
