Releases
Below are track listing of the CDs recorded by the quartet.
Contemporary works, Tango, Die Kunst der Fuge, Nørholm/Gudmundsen-Holmgreen/Nørgård, Goldberg Variations
Kontrapunkt 1990
CONTEMPORARY WORKS FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Contemporary compositions by 6 nordic composers.
1 THE BEAUTY OF THE BEAST Jesper Hendze 9:20
2 A LA MEMOIRE DE DALI Flemming Chr. Hansen 10:32
3 DIVERTIMENTO Kjell Roikjer 12:31
4 A PATCHWORK IN PINK Ib Nørholm 11:49
5 SKEL Hans Peter Stubbe Teglbjærg 10:27
6 LINES Bent Lorentzen 7:40
Total playing Time 62:53
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Kontrapunkt 1995
ASTOR PIAZOLLA • TANGO
Compositions by the master of the 'Tango Nuevo', originally conceived for a variety of ensembles, but eminently suited for saxophone quartet.
Arranged by Claude Voirpy (1-4,7), Erling Kroner (5,11) and Francesco Venerucci (6,8,9,10,12-16).
1 BORDEL 1900 3:28
2 CAFÉ 5:50
3 NIGHT CLUB 1960 4:59
4 CONCERT D'AUJOURD'HUI 3:36
5 MILONGA DEL ANGEL 5:53
6 LIBERTANGO 3:36
7 FOUR, FOR TANGO 6:16
8 MICHELANGO 70 3:13
9 ADIOS NONINO 5:31
10 PULSACIÓN N0. 2 4:25
11 ODA PARA UN HIPPIE 5:33
SUITE FROM
"THE ROUGH DANCER AND THE CYCLICAL NIGHT"
12 PROLOGUE (TANGO APASIONADO) 2:03
13 MILONGA PICARESQUE 1:45
14 KNIFE FIGHT 1:58
15 LEONORA'S LOVE THEME 3:57
16 BAILONGA 1:46
17 FINALE (TANGO APASIONADO) 3:55
Total playing Time 69:04
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BACH
Die Kunst der Fuge
Kontrapunkt 1997
Bachs final word on contrapunctal techniques. A CD, which has been many years in the making, encompasses the whole work of 20 movements.
1 CONTRAPUNCTUS I a 4 voci 3:11
2 CONTRAPUNCTUS II a 4 voci 1:54
3 CONTRAPUNCTUS III a 4 voci 2:20
4 CONTRAPUNCTUS IV a 4 voci 3:31
5 CONTRAPUNCTUS XVII
Canon alla Duodecima n contrapuncto alla Quinta 3:31 as, bar
6 CONTRAPUNCTUS V a 4 voci 2:46
7 CONTRAPUNCTUS VI a 4 voci in Stile francese 3:32
8 CONTRAPUNCTUS VII a 4 voci, per Augmentationem et Diminutionem 3:20
9 CONTRAPUNCTUS XIV
Canon par Augmentationem in contrario motu 6:15 sop, bar
10 CONTRAPUNCTUS VIII a 3 voci 6:45 as, ts, bar
11 CONTRAPUNCTUS IX a 4 voci alla Duodecima 2:34
12 CONTRAPUNCTUS X a 4 voci alla Decima 3:45
13 CONTRAPUNCTUS XI a 4 voci 5:00
14 CONTRAPUNCTUS XVI a 4 voci
CONTRAPUNCTUS XII a 4 voci 5:17
15 a RECTUS 2:11
16 b INVERSUS
CONTRAPUNCTUS XIII a 3 voci 2:09
17 a RECTUS 2:28 sop, as, bar
18 b INVERSUS 2:17 sop, as, ts
19 CONTRAPUNCTUS XV
Canon alla Ottava 2:50 sop, bar
20 CONTRAPUNCTUS XIX
Fuga a 3 Soggetti, Infinitus 6:46Total playing Time 74:12
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Ib NørhPelle Gudmundsen-
P
olmHolmgreen
er Nørgård
Kontrapunkt 1997
New Danish music written for Saxophone Quartet.
IB NØRNOLM (b. 1931)
QUARTET Op. 122 for saxophones (1992) [14:16]
1 Udvikling I 6:11
2 Snapshot 1:34
3 Stilleben 2:01
4 Udvikling II 4:31
PER NØRGÅRD (b. 1932)
VILLTIR SVANIR (1994) [9:18]
1 I 1:05
2 II Andante; molto inquièto 2:05
3 III Con moto 1:33
4 IV Andante 4:31
4 V Moderato 4:31
DANSERE OM JUPITER (1994-95) [12:15]
1 I Skyggedanser. Moderato e molto quièto 3:53
2 II Jupiterbølger. Lentissimo 5:18
3 III Dagdanserinde. Allegro graziòzo 3:04
ROADS TO IXTLAN (1992-93) [11:11]
1 I Lento e rubato 2:58
2 II Moderato 3:36
3 III Allegro 4:38
PELLE GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN (b. 1932)
ALBUM • FOUR RELATIVES (1994-96) [27:15]
1 I 7:56
2 II 8:18
3 III 5:36
4 IV 5:27
Total playing Time 74:51
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BACH
Goldberg Variations
Kontrapunkt 2003
Recorded live in concert in Marzabotto, Italy, July 18, 2003. Arranged for saxophone quartet by Francesco Venerucci.
1 ARIA 3:17
2 VARIATIO 1 1:48
3 VARIATIO 2 2:08
4 VARIATIO 3 Canone all'Unisuono 2:06
5 VARIATIO4 1:04 as, bar
6 VARIATIO 5 1:02
7 VARIATIO 6 Canone alla Seconda 1:03
8 VARIATIO 7 Tempo di Giga 1:06
9 VARIATIO 8 1:08 sop, bar
10 VARIATIO 9 Canone alla Terza 1:32 as, ts, bar
11 VARIATIO 10 Fughetta 1:28
12 VARIATIO 11 1:34
13 VARIATIO 12 Canone alla Quarta 2:09
14 VARIATIO 13 2:40
15 VARIATIO 14 2:05
16 VARIATIO 15 Canone alla Quinta. Andante 1:46
17 VARIATIO 16 ouverture 1:18 sop, as, bar
18 VARIATIO 17 1:57 sop, as, ts
19 VARIATIO 18 Canone alla Sesta 1:30 sop, bar
20 VARIATIO 19 1:10
20 VARIATIO 20 1:18
2 VARIATIO 21 Canone alla Sesta 2:01
20 VARIATIO 22 Alla breve 1:21
20 VARIATIO 23 1:30
20 VARIATIO 24 Canone all'Ottava 1:21
20 VARIATIO 25 Adagio 2:50
20 VARIATIO 26 2:12
20 VARIATIO 27 Canone alla Nona 1:52
20 VARIATIO 28 1:04
20 VARIATIO 29 2:06
20 VARIATIO 30 Quodlibet 1:28
20 ARIA 3:33
Total playing Time 56:17
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