Leoš Janáček - XASAX plays Janáček

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Composer: Leoš Janáček

• Four Moravian Male Choruses, JW 4/28
• Fifteen Moravian Folksongs, JW 8/23
• On an Overgrown Path, Book I, JW 8/17
• Intimate Sketches
• Glagolitic Mass, JW 3/9: No. 7, Organ Solo (Postludium) (1928 Version)

XASAX

    Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, soprano, tenor & bass saxophones, arranger

    Marcus Weiss, alto saxophone

    Jean-Michel Goury, tenor saxophone

    Serge Bertocchi, baritone saxophone

Date: 2026

Label: Paraty

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The debut album by the French-Swiss saxophone quartet XASAX for the Paraty label explores the rich and varied works of Leoš Janáček through inventive arrangements. Although Janáček did not compose for saxophone, the quartet adapts a wide range of his music—including Moravian choral works, folk songs, piano cycles such as On Overgrown Paths and Intimate Sketches, and organ music from the Glagolitic Mass. Through the warm, expressive timbre of the saxophone, the ensemble reimagines these pieces, highlighting their emotional depth and versatility while offering a fresh perspective on Janáček’s distinctive musical language.

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