CLASSIC SAXOPHONE CDs From
Arizona University Recordings

 



AUR CD 3124
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America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax Volume X

Featuring Otis Murphy, Professor of Saxophone in the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with special guest artist Phil Barham, Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Tennessee Technological University and the Indiana Saxophone Quartet.

1. Ballade pour Saxophone et Orchestre ou Piano by Henri Tomasi (13:53) Phil Barham & Southern California Chamber Players

2. Crosswind for Alto Saxophone and Piano by David Jones (6:05) David Jones, saxophone

3. Fantaisie brillante sur des airs de Carmen by Francois Borne (10:40) Otis Murphy, saxophone and Haruko Murphy, piano

4. EDGE: Saxophone Quartet by Don Freund (20:33) Indiana Saxophone Quartet: Otis Murphy, Thomas P. Walsh, Michael Duke and Karl Hartmann

5. Prelude and Aria for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Julian Harvey (5:43) David Pituch, saxophone

6. Le Cygne ("The Swan") by Camile Saint-Saens (2:35) Otis Murphy, saxophone and Haruko Murphy, piano

7. Diversions for Alto Saxophone and Marimba by William Penn -- in 3 movements: 1) Perpetual Motion 1 (4:49) 2) An Interrupted Serenade (8:30) 3) Perpetual Motion 2 (4:18) Michael N. Jacobson, saxophone and Todd Meehan, marimba

 


 

AUR CD 3128
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America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax Volume XI

Featuring AUR's 2006 Saxophone Competition Winners Stephen Page & James Fusik with special guest artist The Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet.

 
 

1. Transcension (1997) for solo Alto Saxophone, by Michael Albaugh (7:31) Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone
Konzertstϋck fϋr Zwei Altsaxophone, (1933), by Paul Hindemith--Michael Hanson and David Jenkins, alto saxophones

2. I (3:37)
3. II (1:44)
4. III (2:49)
5. Holy Roller, by Libby Larsen, published by Oxford University Press (9:12)  Stephen Page, alto saxophone
Etudes: for Alto Saxophone and Computer-Generated Tape, by Cindy McTee--Shelley Jagaw, alto saxophone
6. I. Tex-Mix (3:00)
7. II. Night Song (2:52)
8. III. Circuits (5:26)
9. Piece en forme de Habanera, by Maurice Ravel, trans. Viard (3:41) Michael Keepe, alto saxophone
10. Jungle pour Saxophone Alto, from Neuf Etudes, by Christian Lauba (3:12)  James Fusik, alto saxophone
Out and About for Alto Saxophone and Percussion,by Leo Kraft (2004)  Paul Cohen, alto saxophone

11. Song of the Sax (1:33)
12. Just a Moment (1:20)
13. Blue Evening (1:48)
14. Out and About (1:40)
15. Variations on a Sentimental Song for Saxophone Quartet, by Julian Harvey (9:35)  The Chain Quartet Dr. Riccardo Selva, soprano saxophone; Dr. David Pituch, alto saxophone; Dr. Jan Berry-Baker, tenor saxophone; Masahito Sugihara, baritone saxophone
16. Mountain Under The Sea Opus 392, by Alan Hovhaness (3:35) Bill Perconti, alto saxophone 
Saxophone Quartet No. 2 by Milan Kaderavek--Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet Michael Warner, soprano; Scott Zimmer alto; James Hughens, tenor; Carlos Romero, baritone
17. Meditation (5:29)
18. “Scherzino” (1:48)
19. Jazz Dance (3:11)

 



AUR CD 3129
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America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax Volume XII

Featuring Joseph Lulloff, Michael Jacobson, Phil Barham and George Wolfe with The Royal Band of the Belgian Air Force

  1. Dance Compulsions by Charles Ruggiero (14:30)
2. Concerto No. 2 for Alto Saxophone by Robert Jager (10:00)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra by Robert Muczynski
3. I (5:07)
4. II (6:00)
5. III (8:44)
Summer Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Symphony Band by Rodney Waschka II
6. I (3:44)
7. II (4:29)
8. III (5:24)
Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Symphony by Jere Hutcheson
9. I (7:06)
10. II (6:21)
11. III (4:10)

 


AUR CD 3130   $16.95 (includes free shipping in the US)

 

 

 

 

America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax Volume XIII

Featuring Timothy McAllister, with Special Guest Artist Taimur Sullivan.

1. Paçoca (1987) by Celso Machado, arr. by Farrell Vernon (3:10) Farrell Vernon, sopranino saxophone, Laura Lydy, guitar

2. Immensity on the Loose for alto saxophone and piano (2005), by Jonathan B. McNair (13:26) Clint Schmitt, saxophone, Sin-Hsing Tsai, piano

3. Opcit for solo tenor saxophone (1984) in 4 Movements, by Pillipe Hurel (13:18) Timothy McAllister, tenor saxophone

4. Gavambodi 2 for alto saxophone and piano (1966), by Jacques Charpentier (8:35) LIVE PERFORMANCE Stephen Page, alto saxophone, Cameron Hofmann, piano

5. Elemental Homunculi for tenor saxophone and piano (2005) in 6 Movements, by Carl Schimmel (9:44)

Taimur Sullivan, tenor saxophone, Ināra Zandmane, piano

6. Three Airs for sopranino saxophone and piano (2006) by Ken Johnson (7:03), Farrell Vernon, sopranino saxophone, Irene Ator, piano

7. Airline for alto saxophone and computer-generated sound (1995), by Drew Krause (6:40) Taimur Sullivan, alto saxophone

8. Meditation on ‘Necrophilic Spring Flowing from a Grand Piano’ by Salvador Dali for tenor saxophone and digital audio playback (2000), by Kip Haaheim (9:07) Michael Keepe, tenor saxophone

9. Taunder naken by Henry VIII, arr. by Farrell Vernon (2:20) Farrell Vernon, sopranino saxophone, Russell Bookout, viola da gamba, Melanie Bookout, viola da gamba

10. 60 for Saxophone Trio (1942), by Henry Cowell (1:24) The Idaho Saxophone Trio: Bill Perconti, soprano saxophone, Joy Atkin, alto saxophone, Vanessa Sielert, baritone saxophone

11. Steal Away for soprano saxophone and choir, traditional spiritual arranged by Howard Helvey (3:41) George Wolfe, soprano saxophone, The Ball State Chamber Choir, Dr. Jeffrey Pappas, director

 


 

AUR CD 3131
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America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax Volume XIV

Canzona Variee (1932), by Alexander Glazounov, The Sonora Quartet

Saxophone Trio, op. 331 (1979) by Alan Hovhaness, The Idaho Saxophone Trio

Alaric I or II for saxophone quartet (1989), by Gavin Bryars, The Catalina Quartet

Fantasy Etudes for saxophone quartet (1993), by William Albright, The PRISM Quartet

The Clinging Fire for Saxophone Quartet (1998), by Kip Haaheim, The Presidio Quartet

Parallel Play for Saxophone Quartet (2000), by Judith Lang Zaimont, The Presidio Quartet

Dig: JSB-1 (2002) by Charles Ruggiero, The Capitol Quartet

Nana (2007) by Victor Marquez-Barrios, the H2 Quartet

Minutebug Waltz by Chopin/ Fats Waller, arr. David Stambler, The Capitol Quartet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona University Recordings Contemporary Composers and Performer Series
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Sonata (1959) by Lawson Lunde (1935)

I.  Allegro
II. Andantino cantabile
III. Allegro vivace

Blue Caprice by Victor Morosco (born 1936)

Divertimento (1964) by Roger Boutry (born 1932)

I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante Segue III. Presto

Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981),arr. by Luke Gillespie

DaNaBar by Luke Gillespie (born 1957)

Sonata, Op. 29 (1970) by Robert Muczynski (born 1929)
I. Andante maestoso
II. Allegro energico

Maï (1975) by Ryo Noda (born 1948)

Dervish (1999/2006) by Chris Rutkowski (born 1953)

 

Tom Walsh is an Associate Professor of Saxophone
and Jazz Studies at the Indiana University Jacobs
School of Music. He has taught at the Jamey
Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops since 1991. A
Yamaha Performing Artist and Vandoren Artist, he
has presented concerts and workshops in China,
Brazil, Japan, Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia,
Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Costa Rica, and across the
United States. He has given the premiere performances
of concertos by Chris Rutkowski and
David Baker.

 

AUR CD 3125
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Fantasy

by Otis Murphy, University of Indian

a Otis Murphy, saxophone and Haruko Murphy, piano

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1. Carmen Fantasy from the opera by G. Bizet (1900/1993) François Borne (arr. Roth/ Meylan)
2. The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Rousseau)
3. Ballade (1939) by Henri Tomasi
4. Aria (after the Manual for the Fantasy in F of J.S. Bach) (1936) Eugène Bozza
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1988) David Maslanka
5. Moderate
6. Slow
7. Very Fast
Japanese Folk Song Traditional:
8. Hamabe no uta by Tamezo Narita

 

 

AUR CD 3125
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Song

by Otis Murphy, Indiana University

a Otis Murphy, saxophone and Haruko Murphy, piano

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AUR CD 3099
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The Saxophone Music of Colgrass,
Dahl and Ruggiero


Joseph Lulloff with the Michigan State University Wind Ensemble and Orchestra.

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Concerto For Alto Saxophone by Ingolf Dahl 

1. Recitative
2. Passacaglia
3. Rondo alla marcia

Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra by Charles Ruggiero

1.  ST*IT*T
2.  Antique Sentiments
3.  Time Shifts--Remembrances

Urban Requiem for Saxophone Quartet & Wind Ensemble by Michael Colgrass