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Revive: Baroque Arrangements for Saxophone Quartet
premiere recording of all arrangements by Iain Farrington
HENRY PURCELL
1.
Rondeau
1:36
from incidental music to Abdelazar, or The Moor's Revenge, Z570 (1695) for strings
Arranged by Iain Farrington (b.1977)
Lively
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
2.
Air
4:39
for solo violin, strings, and basso continuo
Second movement from Suite No.3, BWV 1068 (c.1731)
in D major • in D-Dur • en ré majeur
Arranged by Iain Farrington
Andante
Prelude and Fugue, BWV 857
5:20
in F minor • in F-Moll • en fa mineur
No.12 from Das wohltemperirte Clavier, Book I (1722)
Arranged by Reinhard Huuck (1943-2015)
3.
Prelude
1:55
4.
Fugue
3:25
Prelude and Fugue, BWV 885
5:06
in G minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
No.16 from Das wohltemperirte Clavier, Book 2 (c.1740)
Arranged by Reinhard Huuck
5.
Prelude. Largo
2:10
6.
Fugue
2:56
7.
Badinerie
1:27
Last movement from Suite No.2, BWV 1067 (1738-39)
in B minor • in h-Moll • en si mineur
for solo flute, strings and basso continuo
Arranged by Iain Farrington
Allegro
8.
Schafe kõnnen sicher weiden
4:18
(Sheep may safely graze)
for two recorders and basso continuo
from Cantata, BWV 208 Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! (1713)
(What I like is simply the hunt!)
Arranged by Iain Farrington
Andante
Brandenburg Concerto No.3, BWV 1048 (c.1712-20)
11:00
in G major • in G-Dur • en sol majeur
for three violins, three violas, three cellos, and basso continuo
Arranged by Iain Farrington
9.
Allegro
5:47
10.
Adagio
0:20
11.
Allegro
4:52
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
12.
Sarabande
3:10
Fourth movement from Suite, HWV 437 (published 1733)
in D minor • in d-Moll • en ré mineur
for harpsichord
Arranged by Iain Farrington
Andante
Three Movements from 'Water Music' (1717)
6:44
13.
Alla Hornpipe. Allegro
2:52
from Suite No.2, HWV 349
in D major • in D-Dur • en ré majeur
for two oboes, bassoon, two trumpets, two horns, strings, and basso continuo
Arranged by Iain Farrington
14.
Bourrée. Presto
1:12
from Suite No.2, HWV 349
in D major • in D-Dur • en ré majeur
for two oboes, bassoon, two trumpets, two horns, strings, and basso continuo
Arranged by Iain Farrington
15.
Minuet II. Andante
2:34
from Suite No.3, HWV 350
in G major • in G-Dur • en sol majeur
for recorder, flute, strings, and basso continuo
Arranged by Iain Farrington
WILLIAM BYRD
16.
Pavan and Gigue
3:55
for keyboard
Arranged by Iain Farrington
Pavana. The Early of Salisbury. Slowly flowing -
from Parthenia (published c.1612)
A Gigg. Lively -
from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Volume 2 (published 1899)
Pavana (reprise). Slowly flowing
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
17.
Fugue, BWV 578 (1707 or before?)
3:08
in G minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
for organ
Arranged by Iain Farrington
Allegro moderato
ARCANGELO CORELLI
18.
Adagio
3:03
Second movement from Concerto grosso, Op.6 No.8 'Fatto per la notte di Natale' (published 1714)
(Written for Christmas Night, or Christmas Concerto)
in G minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur
Arranged by Iain Farrington
Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Concerto nach italiänischem Gusto, BWV 971
12:33
(Concerto in the Italian Style, or Italian Concerto)
in F major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur
Part I from Clavier-Übung, Book II (published 1735)
for harpsichord
Arranged by Katsuki Tochio (b. 1963) and Ferio Saxophone Quartet (middle movement)
19.
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4:11
20.
Andante
4:23
21.
Presto
3:58
Total time: 67:05
Chamber: Ferio Saxophone Quartet
Huw Wiggin soprano saxophone
Elli McMurray alto saxophone
José Banuls tenor saxophone
Shevaughan Beere baritone saxophone
Notes
For its second album on Chandos, the young Ferio Saxophone Quartet presents a set of unique arrangements of milestones from the baroque repertoire, from Corelli via Bach to Handel.
Including many premiere recordings, these fresh interpretations, full of flair and vitality, played on instruments that combine elements of brass and woodwind, bring the tunes and counterpoint to a fascinating new register. The Ferio Quartet plays with power, warmth, and dexterity.
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Reviews
“…they bring a glorious lightness of tone and touch to a well-chosen programme from the 17th and 18th-centuries …”
Stuart Millson – QuarterlyReview.org/Endnotes – 19 January 2019
“Iain Farrington’s excellently crafted arrangements of largely familiar works by the likes of Purcell and Handel are performed here with panache by this super-versatile group.” ****
Jeremy Pound – BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) – January 2019
“… These players also have a remarkable way of generating an atmosphere through tone-colour… an enjoyable programme …”
Richard Bratby – Gramophone magazine – December 2018
“…The sound created by the Ferio Saxophone Quartet on this album has a beautifully seamless quartet, underpinned by an innate understanding of what needs to be heard when. What impresses me most is the ensemble’s balance, in particular the way the burgeoning texture in Bach’s music is always delicately topped off by a modest but always sweet soprano line from Huw Wiggin. It is Correlli Adagio’s from the Christmas Concerto that brings me to a complete standstill. Painful melancholy played on soulful instruments. It’s like the music was written for them in the first place.”
Jon Jacob – Thoroughly Good Blog – 24 October 2018
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