Release Date: 25 October 2024
Label: Pentatone Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8717306262262
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Composer/Series: Karg-Elert
Description
Saxophonist Raaf Hekkema presents Sigfrid Karg-Elert's complete works for solo saxophone, stylistically encompassing Bach and baroque dances as well as dance-hall and atonality. This recording is the result of a life-long quest to unveil the musical intentions of this enigmatic, colourful composer. It's hard to think of a better ambassador for this vibrant repertoire than Raaf Hekkema, one of today's most-acclaimed saxophonists. Raaf Hekkema is an adventurous Dutch saxophonist. Performing mainly his own arrangements, he gives approximately 100 concerts per year the world over. This is his first solo project on PENTATONE, after having released Hidden Gems (2018), Dido & Aeneazz (2019), Bach's Musical Offerings (2020) and An American Rhapsody (2023) as member of the Calefax Reed Quintet.
Alexander Boldachev
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Sonya Yoncheva, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Rafael Payare
Shira Patchornik, Maarten Engeltjes, PRJCT Amsterdam
Magdalena Kozena, Erin Morley, Anna Bonitatibus, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Gerard Schwarz
Dresdner Philharmonie, Marek Janowski
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov
Raaf Hekkema
Raaf Hekkema
