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Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet: Italian Baroque
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Artist
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Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet.
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Label
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Kleos Classics
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Format
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CD
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Runtime/Release Date
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55'05/2007
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Label Number
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5144
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Daedalus Item Code
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27455
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This item is not available.
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Description
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Four saxophonists (three of them women) performing concerti by Corelli and Scarlatti and Pergolesi's Orfeo and Salve Regina? Surely they jest! We're so happy we gave this a whirl, though, because we loved it. So did American Record Guide, which marveled at the "fine arrangements … coherent conception of the music, sound engineering that flatters the ear, and absolutely wonderful players with perfect intonation, delightful ensemble playing and—lo and behold!—a sense of style that surpasses that of the majority of 'modern' performers. The young musicians of the group emulate the timbre of the most common Baroque winds: flutes, oboes, bassoons, trumpets. The addition of an organ … creat[es] a homogeneous sound landscape that nicely incorporates the tone of the saxes. Tenor Mathias Hedegaard joins the group in the Pergolesi pieces, creating a creamy, agreeable blend."
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