This collection of works for alto sax and piano represents a fine collection of elegant classical masterpieces by such renowned composers as Gluck - Rachmaninov - and Schubert - combined with compositions by their living counterparts Morgan - Raman and Taylor. A “musical marriage” has been created on this album - combining works by some of history’s greatest musical masters with contemporary prolific composers writing for the saxophone. These timeless works highlight the tonal beauty - sonority - color - and expressive qualities inherent in the saxophone.
Orphee: Scene des Champs-Elysees- Christoph Willibald Gluck
Andante Amoroso- Brian Scott Taylor
Consolation-David Morgan
First Light (Tango)-David Morgan
Aria-Subaram Raman
Vocalise-Sergei Rachmaninov
Serenade (Standchen, from Schwanengesang)- Franz Schubert
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