Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone / Anders Paulsson

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The project ‘Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone’ is a creative response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent obliteration of livelihoods for freelance musicians. The...

The project ‘Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone’ is a creative response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent obliteration of livelihoods for freelance musicians. The 23 world premières presented on this album were all composed specifically for Anders Paulsson so that he and they could keep growing artistically during the pandemic when all concerts and touring came to a standstill, and simultaneously to support the creation of new music for soprano saxophone. Some pieces turned out to be extremely virtuosic while others were more contemplative and lyrical. While the vast majority of the pieces are for solo soprano saxophone, some feature a second instrument, including one that is a dialogue between Paulsson and himself. Composers from across the world have been given free rein to express musically what the pandemic has meant to them, whether it’s a reflection on solitude or on the imposed standstill, a hope for a better tomorrow, a concern for crucial environmental issues or a sense of wonder at nature. All the pieces also reveal the extraordinary potential of the soprano saxophone as a classical soloist instrument. Available in Dolby Atmos on selected streaming services.



Product Description:


  • Release Date: November 17, 2023


  • UPC: 7318599926445


  • Catalog Number: BIS-2644


  • Label: BIS


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: Contemporary


  • Composer: Victoria Borisova-Ollas, Britta Bystrom, John Corigliano, Jorgen Dafgard, Steve Dobrogosz, Johan Hammerth, Bo Hansson, Svante Henryson, Anders Hillborg, Bjorn Kruse, Anna-Lena Laurin, Thomas Lindahl, Anders Nilsson, Kjell Perder, Marie Samuelsson, Thomas Simaku, Ann-Sofi Soderqvist, Stella Sung, Andrea Tarrodi, Ad Wammes, Paula af Malmborg Ward


  • Performer: Anders Paulsson, Theo Hillborg, Bruce Copley