The practice of transcribing music was common in Bach's era, and his music naturally adapts to various instrument timbres, as seen in the organ and saxophone transcription of his Violin and Oboe Concerto.
Performer Biography
The Quatuor Ellipsos, a saxophone quartet formed in Nantes in 2004, is recognized as one of the most prestigious saxophone quartets globally, having performed over 1000 concerts internationally.
Performer Biography
The Quatuor Ellipsos was the first saxophone quartet invited to the Victoires de la Musique Classique, a prestigious French classical music award ceremony.
Composer Biography
Thierry Escaich, a composer, organist, and improviser, is a major representative of the new generation of French composers, known for combining creation, improvisation, and interpretation in his concerts.
Interpretation
The arrangements for saxophone quartet on this album were created by Nicolas Herrouët, the baritone saxophonist of Quatuor Ellipsos, and composer Thierry Escaich.
Compositional Technique
Piazzolla's Fuga y misterio combines the academic rigor of the 18th-century Baroque fugue with the energy of the early 20th-century Argentine tango.
Compositional Technique
Schumann's Fugue No. 5, Op. 60, is based on the musical motif B flat - A - C - B natural, which spells out B.A.C.H. in Germanic musical letters.
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