'This is a superb programme... The sheer brilliance of the playing will keep one enthralled... Highly recommended' (Fanfare Magazine) Solas is the Gaelic word for light and features beautiful sounds from the soprano and alto saxophones and also the incredible energy of the sopranino saxophone, rarely recorded. Most of the pieces are brand new arrangements of popular repertoire and gives a unique journey from the Baroque to the present day. Gerard McChrystal was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. He has performed in over 35 countries including China, USA, New Zealand, Korea, South Africa and Azerbaijan. Collaborations include composer Philip Glass, the Soweto String Quartet, Rambert Dance Company, London Musici, the Smith Quartet and classical guitarist Craig Ogden. McChrystal has made 15 albums with orchestras including BBC NOW, Ulster Orchestra and London Musici. Christian Wilson has forged a unique path as an organist, combining trailblazing virtuosity with serious scholarship and championing rarely-heard or forgotten masterpieces. In addition to his role as Organist at HM Chapels Royal in the Tower of London, Christian is Director of Music at Brasenose College, Oxford, and a lecturer at the university, appearing regularly on BBC radio and occasionally on television as performer or musicologist.

Tracklist:

Flute Sonata In D Major (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Sopranino Saxophone & Organ): I. Adagio
Flute Sonata In D Major (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Sopranino Saxophone & Organ): II. Allegro
String Quartet No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1, Hob. III:1 "La Chasse" (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Sopr
Il Pastor Fido, Sonata No. 6 In G Minor (Attrib. Vivaldi As Op. 13 No. 6, Rv 59) [Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprani
Il Pastor Fido, Sonata No. 6 In G Minor (Attrib. Vivaldi As Op. 13 No. 6, Rv 59) [Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprani
Il Pastor Fido, Sonata No. 6 In G Minor (Attrib. Vivaldi As Op. 13 No. 6, Rv 59) [Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprani
Il Pastor Fido, Sonata No. 6 In G Minor (Attrib. Vivaldi As Op. 13 No. 6, Rv 59) [Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprani
Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne, Hwv 74 (Eternal Source Of Light Divine) [Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Saxophones &
Saxophone Quartet No. 2 "From Darkness Into Light" (Version For Soprano Saxophone & Organ): IV. Green
Rinaldo, Hwv 7 (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Sopranino Saxophone & Organ): Cara Sposa, Amante Cara, Dove Sei?
A Brief Story Of Peter Abelard (Version For Soprano Saxophone & Organ)
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, Hwv 364a (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprano Saxophone & Organ): I. Largh
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, Hwv 364a (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprano Saxophone & Organ): II. Alle
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, Hwv 364a (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprano Saxophone & Organ): III. Ada
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, Hwv 364a (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Soprano Saxophone & Organ): IV. Alle
Choral Phrygien, Awv 76 (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Alto Saxophone & Organ)
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626 (Arr. G. Mcchrystal & C. Wilson For Alto Saxophone & Organ): When I Am Laid In Earth "Did

UPC: 5060216341293
Label: First Hand
Release Date: 6.19.20
Format: CD

Solas / Various - Solas (CD)