reflections of france

Christian Forshaw alto saxophone
Stephen de Pledge piano
1-3. Divertimento pour Saxophone Alto
Roger Boutry
4-8. Cinq danses exotiques pour Saxophone alto et Piano
Jean Francaix
9. Aria pour Saxophone alto et piano
Eugene Bozza
10. Douze Étude-Caprices pour Saxophone: No. XII
Eugene Bozza
11-13. Prélude, Cadence et Finale pour Saxophone Alto et Piano
Alfred Desenclos
14-15. Prelude et Saltarelle pour Saxophone Alto et Piano
Robert Planel
16-18. Scaramouche
Darius Milhaud
19-20. Improvisation et Caprice pour Saxophone
Eugene Bozza
21-22. Sarabande et Allegro pour Saxophone Alto et Piano
Gabriel Grovlez
23. Fantasie Impromptu pour saxophone alto et piano
Andre Jolivet
Reflections of France is an ecclectic programme of the colourful French saxophone repertoire where the instrument's roots firmly lie as a classical instrument. Much of this repertoire was written as test pieces for the prestigious Paris Conservatoire, and pushes the player to the limits.

Produced & Mastered by Richard Sutcliffe
Released July 2008