Thomas Fortmann: Sax Music
Thomas Fortmann is a composer with a rich and varied set of styles and inspirations, ranging from jazz, rock (he was a rock musician for many years working with Frank Zappa among others), German cabaret and theatre-music, to serialism and modernist techniques. This creates a unique soundworld of likeable, fascinating music, often with a distinct sense of humour. These first recordings of music for saxophone (and saxophone quartet) demolish boundaries and are played by some of Europe’s foremost sax players.
Track Listing
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Thomas Fortmann:
- Sonata for Saxophone and Piano - I. Andante (3:20)
- Sonata for Saxophone and Piano - II. Adagio (3:50)
- Sonata for Saxophone and Piano - III. Rondo (3:05)
- Catholic Blues (6:07)
- Bach cab (6:50)
- Eben, eben (3:08)
- Three Piggies in Clover (4:41)
- Sonkran (4:31)
- Pop Oh Kakapitl (2:45)
- Sonatina (That Goretti Thing) (4:58)
- A Little American Night Music (6:30)
- A Whale in the Circus (1:50)
Reviews
“Enjoyable stylistic ground…[the Sonata] announces Fortmann as an unstuffy admirer of the colloquial American muse.. Fortmann is no stuffed shirt, no long-hair merchant, and no purveyor of tone-rows. His music is locked into jazz, and rock back-beat and the sinuous song of of saxophonic yearning. His musicians serve him finely, and they’ve been well recorded.
” —Jonathan Woolf
“This album gathers together for the first time all of Fortmann’s works composed for the saxophone… [they] show Fortmann’s development as a key composer for the instrument. The outstanding performers include Marco Falaschi and the Berlioz Saxophone Quartet.
” —John Pitt
“a fine sax tour de force – a composer who … deserves a wider audience. A real treat for the open eared.
” —Chris Spector
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