Roger Hanschel: Music for Saxophone & String Quartet

Featuring

Roger Hanschel
Matthias Lingenfelder
Jens Oppermann
Stewart Eaton
Andreas Arndt
Auryn Quartet

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Performer Biography

The Auryn Quartet, an internationally acclaimed ensemble, has maintained its original members for over three decades and performs a wide range of music from Joseph Haydn to contemporary composers.

Interpretation

The collaboration between Roger Hanschel and the Auryn Quartet is characterized by mutual respect, allowing the quartet to 'only accompany' without being forced to improvise, and Hanschel to sometimes blend his saxophone sound within the ensemble.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Roger Hanschel's compositions on this album reflect his musical personality, filtering diverse influences like jazz, classical, New Music, minimal music, Indian, Eastern European, and blues.

Composition History

Roger Hanschel specifically composed 'Amounts of Precipitation' for the Auryn Quartet, having previously worked with them on his 'Years of the 5th Period' project.

Album & Artwork

The album title, 'Amounts of Precipitation' (Niederschlagsmengen), refers to the accumulation of Roger Hanschel's diverse life and musical experiences.

Instruments

The four musicians of the Auryn Quartet play on valuable Italian instruments, including a 1722 Stradivari violin, a Petrus Guarneri violin, a 1616 Brothers Amati viola, and a Niccolo Amati cello.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The Auryn Quartet, for whom Roger Hanschel composed 'Amounts of Precipitation', was named after a magical amulet from Michael Ende's 'Never-Ending Story' which bears the inscription 'Do what you want'.