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Queen of the Night

29 Jun 2020

Sax on the brain

Classical, Music from stage & screen, Opera

Sax on the brain

In 1846 one Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax, a Belgian musician and inventor, patented the saxaphone.
The saxophone is celebrated in this edition of Queen of the Night with music from various composers and players and … some groan-worthy puns from your host!

Playlist: 28 June 2020

  • Beethoven Piano sonata no.15, op.28 “Pastoral”: IV Rondo. Alfred Brendel, pno.
  • Jean Francaix: Petit Quatour pour Saxophones: II. Cantilène. Italian Saxophone Quartet.
  • Nyman: Wonderland (score) (1999): Eddie. Michael Nyman Band.
  • JS Bach: Cantata BWV 21: Ich hatte viel Bekummernis. Collegium Vocale Gent/ Philippe Herreweghe
  • Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor: III. Largo. Maria Kliegel, vlc.
  • Debussy: Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone & Orchestra. Jean-Marie Londeix, sax. French National Television & Radio Orch/ Jean Martinon.
  • Bruckner: Tantum Ergo. Prague Chamber Choir.
  • Adam: Giselle: no. 21: Andante. London Symphony Orch/ Michael Tilson Thomas.
  • Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel): The Old Castle. Montreal Symphony Orch/ Charles Dutoit.

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