The Chester Alto Saxophone Anthology

Book excerpt: The Chester Alto-Saxophone Anthology presents 15 popular works for Alto-Sax with Piano accompaniment. The selected works are taken from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. As well as the joint piano and Alto-Saxophone score, a dedicated Alto-Sax score is included along with performance notes by Amy Dickson. The tracks included are: - Gush [Hans Abrahamsen] - Chant D'amour [Isaac Albéniz] - Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067 [J. S. Bach] - Three Piece Suite [Richard Rodney Bennett] - Pulcinella, Op. 53 No. 1 [Eugène Bozza] - Barcarolle (from Sylvia) [Léo Delibes] - Suite Francaise [Pierre Max Dubois] - Chanson De Matin Op.15 No.2 [Edward Elgar] - No. 1 from Melodies for Saxophone [Philip Glass] - Allegro, Largo et Finale, Op. 1 No. 12 [G. F. Handel] - San Antonio (Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano) [John Harbison] - Tango And Charleston [Trevor Hold] - Histoires [Jacques Ibert] - Canzonetta, Op. 19 [Gabriel Pierné] - Sonatine Sportive, Op. 63 [Alexander Tcherepnin]