Broome / Mason - Hommage Demoiselles Eissler - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Aero Saxophone Quartet brings it's trademark versatility and variety to their debut album; which embraces music from Glazunov to John Coltrane. Praised by Augusta Read Thomas for their 'nuanced; colourful; and artfully sculpted' performances; the award-winning Aero Quartet was formed in 2020 and has quickly established a reputation for wide-ranging programmes. This album spans classical and jazz; profound and light-hearted. Alongside Glazunov's richly innovative music; we hear the evocative Danzón No. 5 (Portales de Madrugada) by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez; the playful Wapango by Cuban-American legend Paquito D'Rivera; and Ed Calle's sultry Iberia Suite. There are thought-provoking works from Carlos Simon; whose Elegy (A Cry from the Grave) pays powerful tribute to Trayvon Martin; Eric Garner and Michael Brown; and from Guillermo Lago; whose Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is dedicated to his many friends there. The culminates in Coltrane's Dear Lord; a mellow yet joyful affirmation of life. Album Tracks 1. Saxophone Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op.109 (1932) 2. An Elegy A Cry from the Grave (2016) 3. Ciudades (2011) 4. Danzón No.5, InchPortales de MadrugadaInch (1997) 5. Wapango (1993) 6. The Iberia Suite (2004) 7. Dear Lord (1965)

The repertoire for recorder slowly dissipated after the Baroque era only emerging occasionally throughout subsequent eras but becoming reliant on transcriptions primarily thereafter. The La Cicela Ensemble's 'Naples 1759' spotlights works for recorder and chamber ensemble that did emerge ever so briefly and in small quantity during 1759 though the provenance of these pieces are not entirely certain, with some speculated to have been written earlier; still, these world premiere recordings in the hands of La Cicela directed by the recorder player Inês D'Avena are given a spirited performance. Album Tracks 1. I. Andante 2. II. Largo 3. III. Allegro 4. I. Amoroso 5. II. Allegro 6. III. Largo 7. IV. Balletto 8. I. Comodo 9. II. Largo 10. III. Allegro 11. I. Allegro 12. II. Grave 13. III. Andante 14. I. Largo 15. II. Andante 16. III. Largo 17. IV. Allegro 18. I. Primavera 19. II. Està - Andante - Cresce Il Caldo - Presto 20. III. Autuno - Amabile 21. IV. Inverno - Tuoni, Lampi, Saette 22. I. Adagio 23. II. Presto 24. III. Largo 25. IV. Presto 26. I. Andante 27. II. Grave 28. III. Allegro

Album Tracks 1. Piano Concerto Op. 13 (1932) 2. Two Songs Op. 1 (1917) 3. 2nd String Quartet 'Ukranian Sketches' Op. 27 (1941) 4. Quatre Poèmes Op. 22 (1935) 5. 2nd Symphony Op. 17 (1933)