Saxophone Quartet No.1
Year: 1992 op.2
Duration: 8 minutes
Instrumentation
Saxophone Quartet
Program Note
When composing the saxophone quartet, I was interested in the somewhat limited range of colors you are working with. Writing for different instruments is like writing with a full color palette, creating polyphony with four different saxophones on the other hand is like working with different shades of grey, it's about fine nuances and the gradual transformation of shades, rather than contrasting colors. I also liked to explore the particularly wide dynamic range of these instruments within the sensitive context of a chamber music ensemble.
Premiered by The Berlin Saxophone Quartet on Apr. 28, 1993 at Carnegie Hall in New York City
Performances
- 28 Apr 1993 Berlin Saxophone Quartet Weill Recital Hall - Carnegie Hall New York City United States
