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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 practioners of their art.
They are on the faculty at the
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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)
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CD651: LAURA HUNTER, SAXOPHONE.
Brian Connelly, Piano and DX7 Synthesizer. William Bolcom,
Lilith; Paul Cooper, Four Impromptus; Rodney Rogers, The Nature of
This Whirling Wheel; Steven Galante, Shu Gath Manna; Arthur
Gottschalk, Jeu de Chat. Bolcom is the winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize
for Music. Hunter is "a splendid artist", Audio. "beautiful
tone", Wisconsin
Journal UPC 00941476512-3
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Rogers: Whirling
Wheel Bolcom Lilith:
Mvt
1(Female Demon) Mvt
2 (Succuba) Mvt
3 (Will-O-The-Wisp) Mvt
4 (Child Stealer) Mvt
5 (The Night Dance) Cooper: Four
Impromptus Presto Andante Animato Largo
Gottschalk: Jeu
de Chat Galante: Shu Gath Manna Prologue Silicon
Dance Threnody Regeneration
CD652: AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE
TO SIGURD RASCHER.
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Wirth Jepthah: Mvt
1 (Invocation) Mvt
2 (Dance) Russell Particles: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Lento) Mvt
3 (Allegro moderato) Mvt
4 (Andante) Mvt
5 (Allegro) Cowell: Air Scherzo Still: Romance Lamb: Three Antique Dances Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Husa: Elegie Rondeau Worley: Sonata Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Wirth: Beyond
These Hills
CD653: DUO ONE, POINT FIVE;
Bill Perconti, Alto Saxophone. Alojzy Thomys, Miniatury w Roznych
Stylach (sax & piano); Ryo Noda, Improvisation III (sax solo); Alan
Hovhaness, Suite (saxophone and guitar); Gerard Massias, Suite monodique (sax
solo); Jerome Grant, Duo 1 Point 5 (sax and tape); Eugene Bozza, Improvisation
et Caprice (sax solo); George Gershwin, Three Quarter Blues and Promenade (arr.
Perconti for sax & piano). "creamy smooth tone", American Record
Guide. "Another first-class woodwind recital from the leading label in
the field." Fanfare. UPC
00941476532-1
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Thomys, Miniatury: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Allegretto) Mvt
4(Andante) Mvt
5(Vivo Scherzando) Mvt
6 Mvt
7 Mvt
8 Mvt
9 Mvt
10 Noda: Improvisation
No. 3 Hovhaness: Suite Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Massias: Suite Monodique Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4 Mvt
5 Grant: Duo
1 Point 5 Bozza: Improvisation
et Caprice Gershwin: Three-Quarter
Blues Promenade
CD654: BACH AND NOODLES:
Harvey Pittel, Saxophone. New Classics Suite: Sonata 2 by J.S.
Bach (arr. John Rodby) interspersed w/ Johnny Mercer, Richard Rodgers, David
Gates. Plus light classics including Flight of the Bumble-Bee, Oodles of
Noodles, Perpetual Motion, Scaramouche, Vocalise, Saxophobia, Caprice (Bozza),
Caprice (Bonneau), and the Acrostic Song from Final Alice (Del Tredici).
Pittel, saxophone, with Gabor Rejto, cello; and Levering Rothfuss and Anton
Nell, piano. Harvey Pittel has been saxophonist with the New York Philharmonic,
Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, etc. and is a prominent
recitalist. UPC 00941476542-0
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New Classics Suite: Mvt
1 (Allegro-Autumn Leaves) Mvt
2 (Siciliano-My Favorite
Things) Mvt
3 (Allegro-If)
Rimsky-Korsakoff: Flight
of the Bumblebee Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Dorsey: Ooodles
of Noodles Demersseman: Carnival
of Venice Del Tredici: Final Alice Acrostic
Song Wiedoeft: Saxophobia Valse
Yvonee Bozza: Lied,
Badinage, and Caprice Bonneau: Caprice Paganini: Moto
Perpetuo Milhaud: Scaramouche Brooms(Russian trad.): Vif Modere Brazileira
CD655: MOVING ALONG with Harvey
Pittel, Saxophone. Ingolf Dahl, Concerto for Alto Saxophone; Jacques
Ibert, Concertino da Camera; Paul Creston, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano;
Paule Maurice, Tableaux de Provence; Tomasi Albinoni, Concerto "Saint
Marc"; Rachmaninoff, Vocalise. All with Jeff Helmer, piano. "
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Creston Sonata: Mvt
1 (With Vigor) Mvt
2 (With Tranqility) Mvt
3 (With Gaiety) Dahl
Concerto: Mvt 1
(Recitative) Mvt 2 (Passacaglia) Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Ibert: Concertino Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Maurice: Tableaux de Provence Farandole Chanson
pour ma Mie La
Bohemienne Des
Alyscamps Le
Cabridan Albinoni: Concerto Grave Allegro Andante Allegro
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
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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
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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
3Allegro)
CD658: LYRIC SOPRANO. Kenneth Tse, Soprano Saxophone. Alan Huckleberry,
piano. Antonino Pasculli: Le
Api; Gabriel Faure: Trois Romances sans Paroles; Jerôme 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
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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
CD659: SAXOPHONE VOICES FROM FIVE COUNTRIES, featuring Keith R.
Young, soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. Heitor
Villa Lobos, Fantasia; Astor Piazzolla, Tango; Rudy Wiedoeft, Saxophobia; Ron
Nelson, Danza Capriccio; Charles Koechlin, Andante & Le Reps de Tityre;
Paul Bonneau, Caprice en Forme de Valse; Elliot Del Borgo, Canto; Toshiyuki
& Naomi Honda, Four Jazz Etudes. UPC 00941476592-5 
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Keith R. Young was principal
saxophonist with the U.S. Air Force Band in
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Nelson: Danza
Capriccio Koechlin: Andante
Bonneau: Caprice
en Forme de Valse Del Borgo: Canto
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia Anim_(c) Lent Tr_(r)s
anim_(c) Koechlin: Le
Repos de Tityre Honda: Four Jazz Etudes Greeting Fake Interval Session
Piazzolla: Tango
Wiedoeft: Saxophobia
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C151: BRIAN MINOR, SAXOPHONE. Vincent Persichetti: Parable XI for
solo saxophone; Lawson Lunde: Sonata #1; Leon Stein:
Quintet for Saxophone & String Quartet. with Chicago Symphony
String Quartet & Lawson Lunde, piano. Cassette only 009414715142 ORDER NOW
C152: BARITONE SAXOPHONE: Mark Watters. Boismortier: Sonata; Paul
Bonneau: Caprice; Robert Linn: Saxifrage Blue; Mario Pelusi:
Concert Piece for Baritone Saxophone, Brass Quartet, & Percussion. Cassette
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C153: NOVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET. Gabriel Pierne:
Introduction et variations sur une Rondo Populaire; Paul Pierne: Trois
Conversations; Robert Clarisse: Introduction et Scherzo; Jean
Absil: Suite sur des Themes Populaires Roumaines. Cassette only 009414715340 ORDER
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C155: HARVEY PITTEL SAXOPHONE QUARTET. J.S. Bach: Fugue;
Glazunov: Quatuor; Rivier: Grave et Presto;
Bozza: Nuages; Joplin: Cascades;
Desenclos: Quatuor; also popular works with Shelly Manne,
drums; Monty Budwig, bass. Cassette only 009414715548 ORDER
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C157: HARVEY PITTEL TRIO. The New Classics Suite, by
Bach/Rodby; Creston: Sonata for Saxophone;
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras; Duke Ellington
medley. Harvey Pittel, saxophone; Julian Fifer,
cello; Levering Rothfuss, piano. Cassette
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C353: SEXTUOR A VENT. Harvey Pittel,
Saxophone, with Westwood Wind
Quintet. Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche; Bernhard
Heiden: Intrada; Pierre Max Dubois: Sinfonia da
Camera. Cassette only 009414735348 ORDER
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C500: MUSIC OF JOHN RODBY. HARVEY
PITTEL, Saxophone. Saxophone
Concerto, Festivals, & Variations for
Orchestra. Elgar Howarth conducting the London
Sinfonietta. Cassette only 009414750044 ORDER
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C651: LAURA HUNTER, SAXOPHONE, Brian Connelly, Piano & Synthesizer.
William Bolcom: Lilith; Paul Cooper: Four Impromptus; Rodney
Rogers: Nature of This Whirling Wheel; Steven Galante: Shu Gath
Manna; Arthur Gottschalk: Jeu de Chat. See also CD651
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