Born to an Italian father and a French mother, Eugène Bozza (1905-1991) divided his music studies between the Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Conservatoire de Paris, where he was taught by Henri Büsser and Henri Rabaud. His chamber music compositions reveal a marked predilection for wind instruments, as reflected in Fantaisie pastorale for oboe and piano (1939) and New-Orléans for bass saxhorn and piano (1944). During his stay a few years earlier at the Villa Medici in Rome (1936), Bozza had written his Aria Pour Saxophone Alto Et Piano - a free adaptation of the third movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Organ Pastorale in F major BWV 590. This expansive and nostalgic melody, which unfolds over a regular meter, has become one of the most widely played Saxo­phone pieces in the world. Having enjoyed such success, Editions Leduc has decided to supplement its republication with an audio version that will enable saxo­phonists to carry out 'full-scale? practice. / Saxophone Alto Et Piano

Here is a fine collection of elegant classical masterpieces by Glück, Rachmaninov and Schubert, paired with compositions by their living counterparts David Morgan, Subaram Raman and Brian Scott Taylor. These timeless works highlight the tonal beauty, sonority, color and expressive qualities inherent in the saxophone. Listen and study the complete versions, then take center stage and play the solo parts. Includes free downloads of the piano accompaniment score for your performance needs. / Saxophone Alto