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Water Works ~ A Salute To The Works Of G F Haydn

Syrene Saxophone Quartet

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Format: CD

Cat No: KTC1661

Release Date:  11 October 2019

Label:  Etcetera

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8711801016610

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    The rise of the Sirens from the water is not just accompanied by a mere slaughter. That’s a myth. More than that, the Syrènes are known far and wide to literally blow life force back into all listeners who are seduced by their sounds.

    After the success of their debut CD “Fresh, Sweet & Sturdy” in 2016, the women of the Syrène Saxophone Quartet dive into the deep again and come up with an ode to a composer they love, George Friedrich Handel.

    They have also just finished a successful tour of Canada.

    On 17 July 1717, hundreds of boats overflowing with spectators filled the River Thames to see the celebratory boat cruise for King George I of Great Britain up close. For the occasion, George Friedrich Handel composed his Water Music
    suites performed by fifty musicians also seated on a boat. They were even called upon by the euphoric king to repeat the work three times that evening.

    It would take almost 125 years for the Belgian inventor Adolphe Sax to enrich the current set of instruments with his family of saxophones and thus lay the foundation for contemporary performance practice where saxophones can no longer be ignored.

    It is therefore not surprising that Syrène Saxophone Quartet - now more than experienced in the performance of string pieces (Haydn/String Quartet Op.20, No.1) and even transforming a complete symphonic work into four-part, richly orchestrated chamber music (Gershwin / An American in Paris) - has now taken a completely new approach to Handel’s famous work Water Music.

    Armed with modern instruments, the Syrènes enter into a watertight partnership with Handel. In his suites Handel uses French and English dances, including folk dances such as the hornpipe and the more stately court menuet.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Water Music: Suite No.1 In F HWV 348: Ouverture. Largo - Allegro
      • 2. Adagio Et Staccato
      • 3. Allegro
      • 4. Andante Espressivo
      • 5. Underwater I. (2018) - Celia Swart [1994]
      • 6. Allegro
      • 7. Presto
      • 8. Air
      • 9. Minuet
      • 10. Bouree
      • 11. Hornpipe
      • 12. Allegro Moderato
      • 13. Underwater II. (2018) - Celia Swart
      • 14. Water Music: Suite No. 2 In D HWV 349 Ouverture. Allegro
      • 15. Alla Hornpipe
      • 16. Minuet
      • 17. Lentement
      • 18. Bouree