Nilsson / Hvoslef / Kaipainen: Concertos for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra

Featuring

Petter Sundkvist
Kenneth Coon
Elliot Riley
Christine Rall
Andreas van Zoelen
Svenska Kammarorkestern

Raschèr Saxophone Quartet
Anders Nilsson
Ketil Hvoslef
Jouni Kaipainen

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Performer Biography

Petter Sundkvist, the conductor on this album, is a highly sought-after conductor in Sweden, having led numerous premieres of contemporary music and over twenty different operas.

Performer Biography

More than 250 composers, including prominent figures like Philip Glass, Iannis Xenakis, and Luciano Berio, have dedicated pieces to the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Anders Nilsson, one of the composers on this album, considers improvisation the 'mother of composition' and his starting point as a composer.

Performer Biography

Uniquely for a quartet, over 20 works have been composed for the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet to perform with orchestra, and they have played with renowned orchestras like the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Performer Biography

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Svenska Kammarorkestern) is Scandinavia's only full-time chamber orchestra, founded in 1995.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Jouni Kaipainen, another composer on this album, believes the purpose of art is to question accepted 'truths,' provoke, and make people think.

Performer Biography

The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, founded in 1969, is considered one of the world's finest chamber music ensembles, regularly performing in prestigious venues across Europe and the USA.