{"product_id":"glint","title":"Glint","description":"This varied anthology of contemporary pieces is a typical                     Innova product - tangy, oxygen rich and kaleidoscopic. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    Saxophonist Timothy McAllister has put together this chamber                     collection in collaboration with fellow musicians. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    The flickering and tapping mechnical action of McAllister's                     instrument is something you must acclimatise yourself to. It's                     part of the music. It in fact seems to have been notated into                     the start of the third movement of the Wanamaker scherzo in                     the Duo Sonata. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    Caleb Burhans's solo alto sax \u003ci\u003eEscape Wisconsin \u003c\/i\u003eis Reich-like                     in its minimalist iterative cell repetition. It began life as                     a piece for two vibraphones. \u003cbr\u003e                      \u003cbr\u003e                    Kristin Kuster's \u003ci\u003eJellyfish \u003c\/i\u003eis for sax and Lucia Unrau's                     piano. In three quirkily titled sections (Medusa; Blob; Thimbles)                     but one track. This piece is dissonant, variously hectic and                     deeply and darkly dreamy. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    Kati Agocs' \u003ci\u003eAs Biddeth Thy Tongue \u003c\/i\u003ereturns us to the solo                     sax. Agocs' rhapsodic dissonant, harsh and sometimes horrifying                     progress takes us flutteringly through fear. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003ci\u003eDuo Sonata \u003c\/i\u003efor sax and, its brother, the clarinet (Robert                     Spring) is by Gregory Wanamaker. The two instruments are Icarus                     twins. They fill in each others notes, fly in aerobatic formation,                     encourage contemplation and indulge in jazz-jamming and minimalist                     caprice in the Blues finale. \u003cbr\u003e                      \u003cbr\u003e                    The symphonist Daniel Asia is for me the only big name in this                     group. His \u003ci\u003eThe Alex Set \u003c\/i\u003efor solo sax is the second oldest                     piece here. Of the five movements three entitled \u003ci\u003eAlex I \u003c\/i\u003eetc                     are interspersed with two entitled \u003ci\u003eInterlude I \u003c\/i\u003eetc. The                     music is angular and rhapsodic with a dusting of minimalist                     manners among the Orientalisms. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003ci\u003eGLINT \u003c\/i\u003eby Roshanne Etezady is for clarinet and sax again.                     It's a vertiginous and possessed flight into an everglades of                     bumping and groaning noises. Then follows an ascent succeeded                     by helter-skelter diving and rocketing upwards. \u003cbr\u003e                      \u003cbr\u003e                    Philippe Hurel's \u003ci\u003eOPCIT \u003c\/i\u003e(1984) is for solo sax. It is                     the most dissonant piece here: rippling, groaning and writhing                     across its four extended sections seemingly with every avant-garde                     effect deployed. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    Lastly we have Peter Terry's \u003ci\u003eRISE \u003c\/i\u003efor sax and Lucia Unrau’s                     synthesised piano. The piece has a nervy and jazzy stride, a                     touch of pianola torque, the occasional infusion of 1920s expressionism                     and grand guignol. \u003cbr\u003e                    \u003cbr\u003e                    Good liner notes. Sensible design. Will suit the broad-minded                     sax repertoire enthusiast. \u003cbr\u003e                      \u003cbr\u003e                    -- Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International","brand":"Innova Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49705359802648,"sku":"726708676421","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1657881.jpg?v=1777835800","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/glint","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}