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Podoby saxofónu
Shapes of the saxophone
Event by: Ladislav Fančovič - pianist & saxophonist
Location: Jesuit Church of St. Francis Xavier, Námestie slobody 1, Skalica
About event
This concert presents the saxophone as a full-fledged instrument of classical music, because it is perceived mainly as a jazz instrument in Slovakia. However, its inventor Aldolphe Sax approx. in 1843 he constructed it precisely for the purposes of classical music and bands playing marching music (jazz was not born until 50 years later). The Belgian Sax wanted to create an instrument whose color would form a sort of imaginary bridge between wind and string instruments.
Composers were captivated by its sound already in the early years, and L. Fančovič will perform compositions from the late Romantic period to contemporary compositions using immense the variability of colors and percussive sounds that can be conjured up on the saxophone. He invited the string quartet Violette Quartet, made up of members of the Slovak Philharmonic, to collaborate on this project.
Alice Karbanová - viola
Ewa Barciok – cello
𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑮𝑹𝑨𝑴:
Jules Demersseman - Andante and bolero for tenor saxophone and piano (arrangement for string quartet: L. Fančovič)
Adolf Busch - Suite for violin and alto saxophone
Adolf Busch - Quintet for alto saxophone, two violins, viola and cello op. 34
Leon Stein - Quintet for alto saxophone and string quartet
The event was supported from public resources by the Art Support Fund.
FREE entry
More information here : https://www.tikskalica.sk/kultura/prehlad-podujati/podoby-saxofonu -2478_18222SK.html
𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗰̌𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰̌ 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃 is a recognized Slovak piano soloist and saxophonist with an international reputation. His piano concert career is well known, but in the last decade he has also been profiled as a recognized saxophonist of classical music and early jazz. In In 2022, he completed his master's degree in saxophone playing at the Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts in the Netherlands under the guidance of one of the greatest saxophone figures in classical music, Andreas van Zoelen. Fančovič was responsible for the release of the first Slovak monographic CD dedicated to the saxophone work Nuclear Sax (2020) by the composer Jevgenij Iršai. In In 2020, the Naxos publishing house published the world premieres of Alexander Rahbari's compositions performed by L. Fančovič on saxophones - Symphonic Poem No. 9 'Nohe Khan' for solo baritone saxophone and orchestra and Symphonic Poem No. 10 'Morshed' for C melodies saxophone, harp, marimba, vibraphone, percussion and vocals (CD My Mother Persia vol. 3). In In 2022, Pavlík Records published the album The Saxophone Connections, on which he presents the saxophone in various forms of classical and contemporary music in combination with violin, cello, bassoon, trumpet or second saxophone. The latest album (2024) of his Pressburg Saxophone Quartet entitled Musica Slovaca brings interesting contemporary Slovak work for the saxophone quartet. It was created in 2015 on the initiative of Jana Gubková Černá, who is the solo violinist of the 2nd violin group in the Slovak Philharmonic. She invited female players who, until then, in addition to playing in the orchestra, were dedicated to chamber and solo playing. The Violette Quartet has a rich repertoire, which includes, in addition to music from previous centuries, new Slovak and world works. The quartet performed on many domestic and foreign stages, Fr. i. in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria and Serbia.
Composers were captivated by its sound already in the early years, and L. Fančovič will perform compositions from the late Romantic period to contemporary compositions using immense the variability of colors and percussive sounds that can be conjured up on the saxophone. He invited the string quartet Violette Quartet, made up of members of the Slovak Philharmonic, to collaborate on this project.
Alice Karbanová - viola
Ewa Barciok – cello
𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑮𝑹𝑨𝑴:
Jules Demersseman - Andante and bolero for tenor saxophone and piano (arrangement for string quartet: L. Fančovič)
Adolf Busch - Suite for violin and alto saxophone
Adolf Busch - Quintet for alto saxophone, two violins, viola and cello op. 34
Leon Stein - Quintet for alto saxophone and string quartet
The event was supported from public resources by the Art Support Fund.
FREE entry
More information here : https://www.tikskalica.sk/kultura/prehlad-podujati/podoby-saxofonu -2478_18222SK.html
𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗰̌𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰̌ 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃 is a recognized Slovak piano soloist and saxophonist with an international reputation. His piano concert career is well known, but in the last decade he has also been profiled as a recognized saxophonist of classical music and early jazz. In In 2022, he completed his master's degree in saxophone playing at the Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts in the Netherlands under the guidance of one of the greatest saxophone figures in classical music, Andreas van Zoelen. Fančovič was responsible for the release of the first Slovak monographic CD dedicated to the saxophone work Nuclear Sax (2020) by the composer Jevgenij Iršai. In In 2020, the Naxos publishing house published the world premieres of Alexander Rahbari's compositions performed by L. Fančovič on saxophones - Symphonic Poem No. 9 'Nohe Khan' for solo baritone saxophone and orchestra and Symphonic Poem No. 10 'Morshed' for C melodies saxophone, harp, marimba, vibraphone, percussion and vocals (CD My Mother Persia vol. 3). In In 2022, Pavlík Records published the album The Saxophone Connections, on which he presents the saxophone in various forms of classical and contemporary music in combination with violin, cello, bassoon, trumpet or second saxophone. The latest album (2024) of his Pressburg Saxophone Quartet entitled Musica Slovaca brings interesting contemporary Slovak work for the saxophone quartet. It was created in 2015 on the initiative of Jana Gubková Černá, who is the solo violinist of the 2nd violin group in the Slovak Philharmonic. She invited female players who, until then, in addition to playing in the orchestra, were dedicated to chamber and solo playing. The Violette Quartet has a rich repertoire, which includes, in addition to music from previous centuries, new Slovak and world works. The quartet performed on many domestic and foreign stages, Fr. i. in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria and Serbia.