Iain Farrington, the primary arranger for this album, has a formidable reputation for the breadth of his transcriptions, spanning operatic, symphonic, chamber, and solo repertoire across various musical styles.
Compositional Technique
Baroque music lends itself well to small ensembles like a saxophone quartet because much of it depends on three or four musical strands: a melody line, a bass line, and harmony lines.
Interpretation
The Ferio Saxophone Quartet believes that baroque music, despite its apparent simplicity, conveys honesty, richness, elegance, and incredible power, making it suitable for their instrument.
Interpretation
The arrangements on this album include written ornamentation in repeated passages, a nod to 18th-century performance practices where such ornamentation was normal.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled "Revive: Baroque Arrangements for Saxophone Quartet," features the premiere recordings of all arrangements by Iain Farrington.
Performer Biography
The Ferio Saxophone Quartet, a leading group among new British artists, met at the Royal College of Music in 2014 and made its professional debut at Wigmore Hall in 2016.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded using 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
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