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Elements explores the distinctive sound world of saxophone and harp in a program that moves between Baroque masterworks and newly commissioned music inspired by the four classical elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Performed by saxophonist Huw Wiggin and harpist Oliver Wass, the album places Bach, Purcell, Vivaldi and Couperin alongside contemporary works written specially for the duo. Each commission reflects a different elemental idea, from the luminous textures of Charlotte Harding's Euphotic to the volatile energy of Laura Bowler's Caesium and the wind-driven virtuosity of David Wallace's blowing A gale. Interwoven throughout are inventive arrangements of Baroque works, drawing subtle connections across centuries. The pairing of saxophone and harp creates a sound palette that is intimate and richly coloured, capable of lyric stillness and brilliant display. Praised for his Inchliquid gold tonesInch by The Times, Wiggin joins forces with leading harpist Oliver Wass in a programme that moves between reflection, drama and radiant beauty. Album Tracks 1. Couperin Le Rossignol en Amour 2. Harding Euphotic 3. Bach Goldberg Aria - Aria Mit Versheidenen Veränderungen, BWV 988 4. Purcell Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3 5. Perinpanayagam The Weary Soil and the Greedy Shoot 6. Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major InchLa PrimaveraInch (Spring), Op. 8 RV 269 7. Wallace Blowing a Gale 8. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 9. Rowland-Jones Silent Air 10. Bach French Suite No. 3 in B minor for Solo Harp, BWV 814 11. Corelli la Follia, Op. 5 No. 12 12. Bowler Caesium 13. Bach Two Part Invention in F Major, No. 8, BWV 779 14. Scott Sussurros Brasileiros 15. Corelli Sonata No. 4 in F Major 16. Bowler With You
