CL anniversary of the invention of the saxophone
Collection of Spanish repertoire for saxophone until 1990, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the invention of the saxophone.
1. JESÚS VILLA ROJO (1940) Eclipse, saxophone solo
2. MANUEL ANGULO (1930) Bisonante, saxophone and piano
3. TOMÁS MARCO (1942) Paraíso mecánico, saxophone quartet
4. RAFAEL DÍAZ (1943) Nudos, saxophone quartet
5. SALVADOR BROTÓNS (1959) Planyment, saxophone quartet
6. ROMÁN ALÍS (1931) Ámbitos, Op. 135, para saxofón
7. JOSÉ MARÍA GARCÍA LABORDA (1946) Amalgama, saxophone quartet and piano
8. MANUEL SECO (1958) Concierto de la senda N.º4, saxophone quartet, piano and percusssions.
SAXOPHONE ALTO SOLO: Francisco Martínez, (1) - (2) - (6) y (7).
GRUPO SAX ENSEMBLE,
Saxophone quartet: Francisco Martínez, soprano sax., Sixto Herrero, alto sax., Roque Baños, tenor sax. and José Manuel Zaragoza, baritone sax. (3) - (4) - (5) y (8);
Piano: Sebastián Mariné (2) - (7) y (8)
Percussion: Juanjo Guillén (8).
Music Production: Radio 2, 1991
Recording: Studio 1, House of Music Radio (RNE) Prado del Rey (Madrid)
Held from January 20 to April 30, 1990.
Making Sound: Jesús Garrido and Luis Diaz
Musical Advisor: Jose de la Vega
Assembling and editing: Manuel Ballesteros and Jose Maria Peña.
RECORD LABEL: RTVE Musica
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He was the founder of the Association of Spanish Saxophonists, and organizer of many activities to promote the saxophone in Spain. In 1987 he organized in Alicante the II European Saxophone Meeting, where the Sax-Ensemble performed for the first time..gif)
He is one of the saxophonists who has contributed most to the saxophone repertoire in the last 30 years. His activity has led to the world premiere of 150 works for saxophone and the publication of 14 CDs and 2 DVDs so far. He has performed in over 15 countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe and has performed five world premieres of concerts with orchestra.
