The Auryn Series- Hanschel: Music For Saxophone And Strings
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The title of alto saxophonist/composer Roger Hanschel’s Niederschlagsmengen, for saxophone and string quartet, roughly translates into English as “Rainfall� or “Amounts of Precipitation�. Either way, the work’s seven extended movements add up to 66 minutes’ worth of engaging, stylistically eclectic music.
The opening section, Regeneration & Blend, features sequences of churning arpeggiated chords and healthy stretches of varied string backdrops for Hanschel’s inventive improvising.
Hanschel’s experience in Indian classical music reveals itself throughout thes works on this disc which features saxophone lines that are reminiscent of Jan Garbarek’s early work on the ECM label.
Hanschel is his own best interpreter, judging from his commanding technique, his colorful, flexible sound, and his willingness to blend into the ensemble when appropriate.
Given the Auryn Quartet’s more traditional repertoire, it might seem unusual to find them playing music that blurs boundaries between contemporary classical, jazz, world music, and a smidgen of pop. Yet they clearly relish “playing against type�, so to speak, and turn in immaculate, fluent, and committed performances.
Tracklisting
Concerto Budapest, Andras Keller
Christoph Ullrich
Ensemble Peregrina, Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett
Concerto Budapest, Andras Keller
Concerto Budapest, Andras Keller
Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski
Dirk Altmann, Kei Shirai, Masato Suzuki & Ludwig Chamber Players
Concerto Budapest & Andras Keller
Torleif Thedeen (cello) & Marianna Shirinyan (piano)
Oslo Kammerkor, Hakon Daniel Nystedt
Berit Norbakken (soprano) & Solmund Nystabakk (lutes)
Magnus Boye Hansen (violin), Mathias Halvorsen (piano)
Anna Gourari, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Markus Poschner
Gavin Bryars
Vladimir Delman; Milan RAI Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers; Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della Rai; New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra