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Eugène Bozza: Andante et Scherzo (1938)

Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) French composer and conductor Eugène Bozza wrote many large-scale stage works, but he is best known outside of France for more modest woodwind and brass pieces in a highly accessible, elegant, lyrical style. Some have become standard student test works; others, for wind quintet, saxophone quartet, and various unusual instrumental combinations, are favorite faculty recital items. Celebrity soloists rarely play his music, but Bozza is nevertheless widely heard in European and American conservatories. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with the likes of Büsser and Rabaud; he was a brilliant student, taking first prize in violin, conducting, and composition. In 1934 his lyric fantasy La Légende de Roukmani garnered him the Prix de Rome. After the Italian sojourn that came with that prize, Bozza served as conductor of the Paris Opéra-Comique from 1939 to 1948. In 1951 he moved to Valenciennes to become director of the Ecole Nacionale de Musique, a post he held until his 1975 retirement. In 1956 he became a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Among his larger works are a symphony, a violin concerto, a piano concerto, and two Requiems. Perhaps significantly, his stage works -- including the ballets Fêtes romaines and Jeux de plage and the operas Beppo and La Duchesse de Langeais -- were premiered not in Paris but in provincial centers, notably Lille. ~ James Reel, All Music Guide Andante et Scherzo (1938) The about seven-minute Andante et Scherzo for saxophone quartet was composed in 1938 and was written for Marcel Mule’s quartet. The music clearly follows the Impressionist spirit of French music at the turn of the century. The Andante flows in gently rocking colours, the Scherzo swirls away in lively fashion; it is carefree performance music in the best sense of the word – entirely in the spirit of those representatives of Bozza’s own generation in France (from Poulenc to Françaix) who continued to avail themselves particularly consistently of tonal means. Program Note from liner notes for Bank Austria CD Mobilis Saxophone Quartet Instrumentation for SATB Saxophone Quartet Performer The United States Army Field Band Saxophone Quartet (from "The Saxophone Standard") Daniel Goff (s) Brian Sacawa (a) Christopher Blossom (t) David Parks (b) The music published in my channel is exclusively dedicated to divulgation purposes and not commercial. This within a program shared to study classical contemporary music which involves thousands of people around the world. If someone, for any reason, would deem that a video appearing in this channel violates the copyright, please inform me immediately ([email protected]) before you submit a claim to YouTube, and it will be my care to immediately remove the video accordingly. Your collaboration will be appreciated.