Arabesque

The Ebonit Saxophone Quartet

With their 2nd album Arabesque the Dutch Ebonit Saxophone Quartet brings music of primary Debussy, supplemented by Saint-Saëns and Janacek. This ambitious and internationally successful saxophone quartet succeeds in achieving a true unity in tone together with a dynamic versatility that easily compares with a modern concert grand. On instruments that are still quite unappreciated in classical music! The own arrangements of more known piano work of Debussy, like Deux Arabesques and Rêverie along with less heard pieces like Symphony in B minor and Janacek’s haunting In the Mists thus all sound unaffected and lively. Even Danse Macabre, the popular symphonic poem Saint-Saëns completed in 1874 revives bythe flexible and energetic sound of these four young top musicians.

CLAUDE DEBUSSY:
1. Masques 05:26
2. Rêverie 03:44
3. Symphony in B minor 08:45
4. 2 Arabesques: No.1 in E major 04:11
5. 2 Arabesques: No.2 in G major 03:24

LEOŠ JANÁCEK: In the Mists
6. I. Andante 03:48
7. II. Molto adagio 04:07
8. III. Andantino 02:10
9. IV. Presto 04:24

C. DEBUSSY:
10. Divertissement 10:56

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
11. Danse Macabre 06:53

"Geen virtuoze uitbundigheid, maar het kleine gebaar: Arabesque klinkt als pure magie."
Bela Luttmer - de Volkskrant ****