"Something really special - it blew my mind."
Nils Frahm on 'Songs of Solace'
"Really nicely done."
Jonny Greenwood on 'Exit Music [for a film]'
"I wasn't prepared for the incredible thrills when Forshaw's liquid saxophone floats through a resonating cathedral. It nearly removed the top of my head."
Geoff Brown, The Times
"Forshaw's sax takes on a wild, soaring freedom creating something entirely original and honest."
Nina Large, The Guardian
"Music with a heart-wrending simplicity. Very beautiful, very different."
Sean Rafferty, BBC Radio 3
"Alert to every nuance of meaning - each item rendered with great beauty of tone."
Philip Reed, Choir & Organ on 'When Sleep Comes'
"Forshaw is highly adept at thinking himself into the music - the saxophone emerging out of the melody as though it were another voice, and then soaring above the texture."
Ivan Moody, Gramophone
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ABOUT
Christian Forshaw's distinctive sound as a saxophonist & composer/arranger has attracted a global audience. His recordings have been streamed millions of times and have received much critical acclaim.
To date he has recorded six solo albums which receive regular airplay throughout the world. He was featured by Decca as composer, arranger & performer with Voces8 on the albums Eventide & Lux.
More recently his writing and playing was featured on When Sleep Comes, a collaboration with Nigel Short and Tenebrae.
Forshaw's music has been heard in a number of film and television scores, including the 20th Century Studios blockbuster The Last Duel directed by Ridley Scott, and A Song For Jenny for the BBC.
Christian has performed and recorded with artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Moondog, Hugh Jackman, The Divine Comedy, Michael Nyman Band, BBC Singers & the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.