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RASCHÈR SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Will be released on September 11th, 2025
| 1 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Canzona, BWV 588 | 7:08 |
| 2 | Arvo Pärt (adapted by Andreas van Zoelen) | Es sang vor langen Jahren* | 7:17 |
| 3 | Jay Schwartz | Lament for soprano and nine saxophones | 15:10 |
| Béla Bartók (arranged by Andreas van Zoelen) | 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs | ||
| 4 | Ballad | 2:54 | |
| 5 | Old Dance Tunes | 6:29 | |
| 6 | Henry Purcell (arranged by Kenneth Coon) | Plaint from The Fairy Queen | 9:33 |
| 7 | Arvo Pärt | Summa | 6:19 |
| 8 | Arvo Pärt (adapted by Andreas van Zoelen) | Nunc dimittis, version for 9 saxophones* | 6:36 |
| Clara Schumann (arranged by Andreas van Zoelen) | Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16 | ||
| 9 | Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in G minor | 4:55 | |
| 10 | Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in | 4:18 | |
| 11 | Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in | 6:28 |
#2 Bach. Canzona. Fragment 3 min 45 sec, MP3, 320 Kbps
#6 Purcell. Plaint. Fragment 4 min 48 sec, MP3, 320 Kbps
#8 Pärt. Nunc dimittis. Fragment 2 min 51 sec, MP3, 320 Kbps
* World premiere recording of this version
Published by Universal Edition (#2–5, #7–11)
Performed by:
Christina Bock – mezzo-soprano (#3, #6)
Raschèr Saxophone Quartet (#1–11): Christine Rall – soprano saxophone, Elliot Riley – alto saxophone, Andreas van Zoelen – tenor saxophone, Oscar Trompenaars – baritone saxophone
Members of the Raschèr Academy Orchestra (#3, #8): Cyprian Szawracki – alto saxophone, Pawel Filipowicz – alto saxophone, Eva Kotar – alto saxophone, Hannah Koob – tenor saxophone, Iria Garrido Meira – baritone saxophone
Jay Schwartz – conductor (#3)
Recorded February 23rd–27th, 2022 in the Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa, Estonia
Engineered by Christoph Ruetz
Mastering by Kaspar Karner
Recording supervision by Arvo Pärt (#2, #7–8)
Liner notes by Immo Mihkelson
Design by Mart Kivisild
Produced by Andreas van Zoelen and Peeter Vähi
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2025
ERP 14425
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