The Coral Sea. Mckenzie Sawers Duo
) | Label: Delphian Catalog: DCD 34121 Format: CD McKenzie Sawers DuoJACKSON, G.: The Coral Sea; FITKIN, G.: Gate, Glass; ILES, N.: Allegrasco; TURNAGE, M.: Two Memorials; BRYARS, G.: Allegrasco; A Robert Mapplethorpe photograph and the playing style of Busoni's favorite clarinetist - just two of the inspirations behind these six British works for saxophone and piano, which are linked by the composers' relationship to popular music, whether oblique, overt, or antagonistic. From the muscularity of Graham Fitkin to the blues-drenched melancholy of Mark-Anthony Turnage, Edinburgh duo Sue McKenzie and Ingrid Sawers bring stylistic authority and idiomatic flair to everything they play on this, their debut recording. McKenzie is one of Scotland's leading contemporary saxophonists, and has given the UK and Scottish premieres of many new works for saxophone. Ingrid Sawers is in demand as one of Scotland's finest accompanists and chamber musicians, performing in venues including Usher Hall, Glamis Castle and Scone Palace, as well as widely throughout the UK and abroad.  Price: $28.98 |