Solitary Poems for Soprano Saxophone / Anders Paulsson

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BIS
Release Date
November 17, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Victoria Borisova-Ollas, Britta Bystrom, John Corigliano, Jorgen Dafgard, Steve Dobrogosz, Johan Ham
    • PERFORMER
      Anders Paulsson, Theo Hillborg, Bruce Copley
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 17, 2023
    • UPC
      7318599926445
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2644
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Solo Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Orphan Elephant

      Composer: Fredrik Högberg

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    2. The Gracenotes

      Composer: Steve Dobrogosz

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    3. Daybreak on Skeppsholmen

      Composer: Victoria Borisova-Ollas

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    4. …of days gone by…

      Composer: Andrea Tarrodi

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    5. Lontano

      Composer: Johan Hammerth

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    6. Shared Solitudes: No. 1. —

      Composer: Anders Hillborg

      Performer: Anders Paulsson, Theo Hillborg

    7. Soliloquy VI

      Composer: Thomas Simaku

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    8. Shared Solitudes: No. 2. —

      Composer: Anders Hillborg

      Performer: Anders Paulsson, Theo Hillborg

    9. Dawn

      Composer: Anna-Lena Laurin

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    10. Growing, coming, filling up

      Composer: Paula af Malmborg Ward

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    11. Memories

      Composer: Bo Hansson

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    12. And the People Stayed Home

      Composer: John Corigliano Jr.

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    13. Soliloquy

      Composer: Stella Sung

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    14. Inspired by Nile Rodgers

      Composer: Ad Wammes

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    15. Solitude

      Composer: Ann-Sofi Söderqvist

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    16. amber soliloquy

      Composer: Bjørn Howard Kruse

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    17. Crux

      Composer: Svante Henryson

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    18. Splendid Isolation

      Composer: Anders Nilsson

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    19. Nattuggla

      Composer: Thomas Lindahl

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    20. Piece to Anders from Marie

      Composer: Marie Samuelsson

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    21. Iridescence

      Composer: Jörgen Dafgård

      Performer: Anders Paulsson

    22. How Dare You?

      Composer: Kjell Perder

      Performer: Anders Paulsson, Bruce Copley

    23. Later the Same Day

      Composer: Britta Byström

      Performer: Anders Paulsson


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.