Ravel, Bernstein & Albright
At the end of the Chamber Concerts 2022, we celebrated a special premiere under #Startschuss@Koeln: the celebrated Fukio Saxophone Quartet presented an extraordinary programme together with the internationally established pianist Inna Firsova, who lives in Cologne.
In the first half, Inna Firsova played two solo pieces by Ravel and Kapustin and the Fukio Quartet played two works by William Albright and Guillermo Lago. The perfection and musicality was impressive. Then in the second half they all played together in a quintet and delivered a truly exhilarating concert of works by Iturralde, Ravel and Bernstein. A standing ovation for a great concert and a great end to the year.
The concert was sold out with almost 100 listeners and was a complete success. A concert in a class of its own!
Musicians:
Sopransaxophon: Joaquín Sáez Belmonte
Altsaxophon: Xavier Larsson Páez
Tenorsaxophon: José Manuel Bañuls Marcos
Baritonsaxophon: Xabier Casal Ares
Klavier: Inna Firsova
Programme:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Jeux d‘eau
- piano solo -
Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020)
Toccatina (from „Eight Concert Etudes)
- piano solo -
William Albright (1944-1998)
Fantasy Etudes:
Etude Nr. 1: A Real Nice Number
Etude Nr. 2: Pypes
Etude Nr. 6: They Only Come Out at Night
Guillermo Lago (* 1960):
Ciudades
1. Tokyo
2. Sarajevo
3. Addis Ababa
- interval -
Pedro Iturralde (1929-2020)
„Memorias“ (Tríptico)
Lisbõa – Casablanca – Alger
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
(Arrangement: Fukio)
La valse, poème chorégraphique pour orchestre
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
(Arrangement: Fukio)
Ouverture to „Candide“
Detailed information on the ensemble:
https://fukioquartet.com
