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Kenneth Tse, a native of Hong Kong, has performed in
many parts of Asia, Europe,
Mainly self-taught as a youth, he met Eugene
Rousseau in 1989 and began his studies at Indiana University with Rousseau,
becoming the youngest winner of the IU Saxophone Concerto Competition and the
first saxophonist ever to receive the prestigious artist diploma from the IU
School of Music. Rousseau called him, "a brilliant saxophonist...worthy
of any stage in the world." As a student at IU, Tse began his recording and concertizing
career. A winner of the New York Artists International Competition, Tse made
his Carnegie Hall debut in 1996 and was hailed as "a young
virtuoso" by the
New York Times. An advocate for new music, Tse has had many works dedicated to
him by notable composers. Tse has three solo CDs on Crystal Records.
Tse is currently Associate Professor of
Saxophone at the
CD358: Pas de Trois. Kenneth Tse, Saxophone; Benjamin Coelho, Bassoon; Alan Huckleberry, Piano. Bernard Van
Beurden, Pas de trois; Jindrich
Feld, Trio Giocoso; David Froom, Arirang Variations; Perry Goldstein, Noir; Don
Freund, Louder than Words. UPC
00941473582-9.
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Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano is an unusual combination that creates an exciting
and vibrant sound. The works on this CD represent some of the finest writing
for this combination, and the performers are three of the best practitioners of
their art.
Kenneth Tse "plays with
seductive tonal beauty" (American Record Guide) and is "a
brilliant saxophonist...worthy of any stage in the world." (Eugene Rousseau). Benjamin
Coelho's
"playing is unfailingly sonorous, expressive and alert." (Gramophone) Alan Huckleberry has "technical
mastery and interpretive panache." (Fanfare)
The three musicians are on the faculty
at the
"Both Kenneth
Tse and Benjamin Coelho play with warm, full tone and with enviable agility.
Alan Huckleberry ably accompanies them, and then some, because this music
rarely relegates him to the back seat. His alert playing is a fine foil for his
partners and for the music too." International Record Review, October 2006
"The Pas de Trois CD is living proof of just how exciting the
saxophone can be in a chamber ensemble. ... To sum up this trio's performance
would be to say they are simply superb. This trio of three virtuoso musicians
has created a completely exhilarating musical experience on this CD. This is a
CD that you don't want to miss. Bravo!" Saxophone Journal, Nov/Dec 2006
"From
"These performances are as good as they can be. The
three of them play with impeccable musicianship, exhilarating technique, and
panache; and they deliver nothing short of the best. Not only is it a delight
to hear them play, but this music is a pleasure to hear." American Record Guide, Nov/Dec 2006
"While the instrumentation
of this trio may seem unusual, the timbres blend beautifully and create
interesting counterpoint throughout this wonderful recording." The Instrumentalist Magazine,
August 2006
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one
minute of the movement shown.
Van Beurden: Pas de trois: Ouverture
Pastorale Tarantella Feld: Trio Giocoso: Allegro Andante Allegro
vivo
Froom: Arirang
Variations
Goldstein: Noir Freund: Louder than Words: Part
I Part
II
CD359: Stellar Saxes, KENNETH TSE and NOBUYA SUGAWA,
SAXOPHONES. UPC 00941473592-8.
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Paul Hindemith, Concert Piece for two alto saxophones; Jun Nagao, Paganini Lost, for two alto saxophones and piano, and Lovers on the Celestial Sphere, for soprano and tenor saxophones and piano; Masanori Katoh, Oriental, for soprano and alto saxophones; Guy Lacour, Sute en Duo, for two alto saxophones; Victor Morosco, Contemporary Etudes in Duet Form, for two alto saxophones. with Kazuo Murakami, piano.
Nobuya Sugawa and Kenneth Tse are two of the best-known saxophonists in the world. Specializing in premiere performances, they present on this CD some of the most exciting new works for two saxophones. This is Kenneth Tse's fifth CD on Crystal Records. All have been greeted with praise from both critics and consumers. "Tse plays with seductive tonal beauty." (American Record Guide) "If Fanfare awarded grades to recordings, this would rate A+" (Fanfare, writing about Tse's CD658 on Crystal)
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the
movement shown.
Nagao: Paganini
Lost Hindemith: Konzertstucke Lebhaft
Massig
langsam, Lebhaft Katoh: Oriental
Lacour: Suite en duo Allegro
Aria
Petite
Fugue Largo -
Scherzetto Nagao: Lovers on
the Celestial Sphere Morosco:
Contemporary Etudes Etude 1
Etude 2
Etude 4
CD656: SPARKLING SAX: KENNETH TSE, SAXOPHONE
with Kari Miller, Piano. JIndrich Feld, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and
Piano; Bernhard Heiden, Solo for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Victor Morosco, Blue
Caprice; Walter Kaufmann, Meditation; Robert Muczynski, Sonata; Warren Benson,
Aeolian Song; Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story Medley. "Kenneth Tse
is a uniquely talented saxophonist endowed with a facile technique and a tone
of great beauty, plus the ability to understand and interpret a wide range of
musical styles." _ Eugene Rousseau,
Eminent saxophone soloist & Professor of Saxophone, Indiana
University UPC 00941476562-8
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Sound
samples (uses
RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up
to one minute of the movement shown.
Feld Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro Ritmico) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3 (Allegro Vivo) Mvt
4 (Allegro con
Fuoco) Kaufmann: Meditation Muczynski: Sonata Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Benson: Aeolian
Song Heiden: Solo Morosco: Blue
Caprice Bernstein(arr. Rousseau): West
Side Story medley
CD657: AN AMERICAN EXHIBITION. Kenneth Tse, Saxophone. Mami Nagai, piano. David DeBoor Canfield, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano;
John Cheetham, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Libby Larsen, Holy Roller;
William Grant Still, Romance; Leonard Mark Lewis, As in Stained Light; Jay
Vosk, Thaw; Walter Hartley, Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano. UPC
00941476572-7
Kenneth Tse was formerly Instructor at
on Crystal, CD656, American Record Guide wrote "Kenneth Tse plays the
saxophone with seductive tonal beauty."
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Sound
samples (uses
RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up
to one minute of the movement shown.
Canfield Sonata: Mvt
1(Grazioso) Mvt
2(Molto vivo) Mvt
3(Ad libitum) Mvt
4(Moto perpetuo) Cheetham Sonata: Mvt
1(Giocoso) Mvt
2(Lento) Mvt
3(Con moto) Larsen: Holy
Roller Still: Romance Lewis: As
In Stained Light Vosk: Thaw
Hartley Sonata: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegro)
CD658: LYRIC SOPRANO.
Kenneth Tse, Soprano Saxophone. Alan Huckleberry, piano. Antonino Pasculli: Le Api; Gabriel Faure: Trois Romances
sans Paroles; Jer™me Naulais: Sax de Voyage; Isaac Albeniz: Tango Op. 165, No.
2; Denis Bedard: Fantaisie; John C. Worley: Six Dances; Astor Piazzolla:
L'Histoire du Tango; Leonard Mark Lewis: Prelude (for Kenneth Tse).
Kenneth Tse is currently the professor of saxophone at the
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Sound
samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute
of the movement shown.
Pasculli: Le
Api Faure Trois Romances Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Naulais: Sax
de Voyage Albeniz: Tango Bedard: Fantaisie Worley: Six Dances Prelude Allemande
Sarabande
Gavotte
Courante
Gigue Piazzolla: L'Histoire du Tango Bordel Cafe
Night-club
Concert
d'aujourd'hui
Lewis: Prelude
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