Composer: Jean Absil, Nazaire Beeckman, Alain Crépin, Georges Lonque, Michel Thierry Lysight, Marcel Poot, Jean-Baptiste Singelée, Piet Swerts
Performer: Jakub Jaroz, Krzysztof Augustyn
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Release: 2021
Size: 264 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Singelée: Saxophone Concerto, Op. 57
02. Beeckman: Elegie, Op. 14
03. Lonque: Images d’orient, Op. 20 (Version for Saxophone & Piano)
04. Poot: Ballade for Saxophone & Piano
Absil: Sonate, Op. 115
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andantino
07. III. Vivo
08. Swerts: Klonos
09. Lysight: Labyrinthes (Version for Solo Saxophone)
10. Crépin: Sax in Fire (Version for Saxophone & Piano)
11. Diricq: L’effet de Coriolis
This CD includes pieces both derived from the Classical tradition as well as contemporary ones, representing a variety of captivating compositional trends and includes works by Jean-Baptiste Singelee, Nazaire Beeckman, Marcel Poot, Piet Swerts and Jean Absil.
Jakub Jarosz, Polish classical saxophonist, chamber musician and teacher who knows how to make the most of the saxophone. He received his saxophone education at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. Until recently, the saxophone output of Belgian composers has not enjoyed great popularity in our country. The originator of this album, perfectly acquainted with the aforementioned works thanks to his Brussels studies, decided to introduce the Polish audience to a number of fascinating compositions.