Monodies Pierre-Stéphane Meugé

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Flute Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013:
• 1 Bach: Flute Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemande (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 02:57
• John Cage (1912 - 1992): Sonata for clarinet:
• 2 Cage: Sonata for clarinet: I. Vivace (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 01:12
• 3 Cage: Sonata for clarinet: II. Lento (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 02:18
• 4 Cage: Sonata for clarinet: III. Vivace (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 00:50
• Georges Aperghis (b. 1945): P.S., for soprano saxophone:
• 5 Aperghis: P.S., for soprano saxophone 09:31
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009:
• 6 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009: VI. Bourrée II (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 01:19
• Tom Johnson (1939 - 2024): Tilework, for saxophone. Three movements in one tempo:
• 7 Johnson: Tilework, for saxophone. Three movements in one tempo: I. 01:44
• 8 Johnson: Tilework, for saxophone. Three movements in one tempo: II. 02:05
• 9 Johnson: Tilework, for saxophone. Three movements in one tempo: III. 02:32
• Paul Méfano (1937 - 2020): Tige, for saxophone:
• 10 Méfano: Tige, for saxophone 01:48
• Edgar Varèse (1883 - 1965): Density 21.5:
• 11 Varèse: Density 21.5 (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 03:23
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011:
• 12 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 02:53
• Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992): Monodie in quarter tones, for ondes Martenot:
• 13 Messiaen: Monodie in quarter tones, for ondes Martenot (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 03:07
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): 3 Pieces for Clarinet Solo, K033, No. 3:
• 14 Stravinsky: 3 Pieces for Clarinet Solo, K033, No. 3: III. (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 01:14
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011:
• 15 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gavotte II (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 01:09
• Olivier Messiaen: Monodie, for organ:
• 16 Messiaen: Monodie, for organ (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 02:49
• Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933): 25 Caprices, Op. 153, No. 5, for Solo Saxophone:
• 17 Karg-Elert: 25 Caprices, Op. 153, No. 5, for Solo Saxophone: V. Giga. Presto 01:36
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011:
• 18 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VII. Gigue (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 01:57
• Paul Méfano: Instantanée, for tenor saxophone:
• 19 Méfano: Instantanée, for tenor saxophone 01:16
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Syrinx, for flute:
• 20 Debussy: Syrinx, for flute (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 02:36
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004:
• 21 Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande (Arr. for saxophone by Pierre-Stéphane Meugé) 02:34
• Total Runtime 50:50

Info for Monodies

French saxophonist Pierre-Stephane Meuge presents Monodies, a mesmerising musical journey through a century of monologues in a variety of styles, punctuated by the universal reference to JS Bach and played on various saxophones.

We hear adaptations of seminal flute works such as Varese's Density 21.5 and Debussy's Syrinx (the fingerings of saxophone and flute are remarkably similar), and two Messiaen rarities: theMonodie in quarter tones for ondes Martenot and Monodie for organ. There is a Sonata by John Cage and the Three Pieces originally for solo clarinet by Stravinsky, alongside two works by Paul Mefano, a composer who has long wished for Meuge to record his music. Sigfrid Karg-Elert's 25 Caprices allude to Baroque precedents, in keeping with the Bach pieces threaded through the whole programme, as does Tom Johnson's Tilework, which, like Bach, gives the impression of polyphony on a single instrument.

Pierre-Stephane Meuge is an artist with an unconventional and refreshing background: after studying piano, saxophone, double bass, viola, harmony, counterpoint, analysis and conducting, he was appointed professor at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg at the age of 20, but he soon moved on to a more fluid form of education, meeting and collaborating with an array of artists. In 1988, the 'Internationales Musikinstitut' commissioned him to occupy the very first saxophone chair at the 'Ferienkurse' in Darmstadt, where for several years he met many composers and performers from a variety of backgrounds, and his career since has reflected this versatility.

As Pierre-Stephane Meuge puts it in the album booklet, a feature of Odradek releases: 'Monody concentrates the expression of music in its simplest form; it is an apparently modest genre that reveals the intimate completeness of a musical language.'

Pierre-Stephane Meuge, saxophone

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