The project 'Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone' is a creative response to the COVID-19 pandemic and it's consequent obliteration of livelihoods for freelance musicians. The 23 world premiÃ¨res pres ented on this album were all composed specifically for Anders Paulsson so that he and they could keep growing artistically during the pandemic when all concerts and touring came to a standstill, and simultaneously to support the creation of new music for soprano saxophone. Some pieces turned out to be extremely virtuosic while others were more contemplative and lyrical. While the vast majority of the pieces are for solo soprano saxophone, some feature a second instrument, including one that is a dialogue between Paulsson and himself. Composers from across the world have been given free rein to express musically what the pandemic has meant to them, whether it's a reflection on solitude or on the imposed standstill, a hope for a better tomorrow, a concern for crucial environmental issues or a sense of wonder at nature. All the pieces also reveal the extraordinary potential of the soprano saxophone as a classical soloist instrument. Available in Dolby Atmos on selected streaming services.

Tracklist:

Orphan Elephant
Gracenotes
Daybreak on Skeppsholmen
...of Days Gone by...
Lontano
Shared Solitude 1 for two saxophones
Soliloquy VI
Shared Solitude 2 for two saxophones
Dawn
Growing, Coming, Filling Up
Memories
And the People Stayed Home
Soliloquy
Inspired by Nile Rodgers
Solitude
Amber Soliloquy
Crux
Splendid Isolation
Nattuggla
Piece to Anders from Marie
Iridescence
How Dare You? for saxophone and didgeridoo
Later the Same Day for two saxophones

UPC: 7318599926445
Label: Bis
Release Date: 11.17.23
Format: CD

Bystrom / Corigliano / Paulsson - Solitary Poems For Soprano Saxophone (Hybr) (CD)