Artist: Bernard Hoffer
Retro Works
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Albany Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
Total Time: 00:52:18
Total Size: 286 mb


Tracklist

01. Three Diversions for Doubling Sax Quartet: I. Fugues, Canons, and Other Repetitions
02. Three Diversions for Doubling Sax Quartet: II. Scherzo - A Midsummer Night's Mare (Where's your horse, Felix?)
03. Three Diversions for Doubling Sax Quartet: III. Ragtime
04. Celestial Symphony: I. Love Wind
05. Celestial Symphony: II. Saturn
06. Celestial Symphony: III. Supernova
07. Celestial Symphony: IV. Touching in the Sky
08. Celestial Symphony: V. Infinity

RETRO WORKS showcases two distinct sides of Bernard Hoffer’s compositional voice. Three Diversions (1975), written for the New York Saxophone Quartet, capitalizes on the extraordinary doubling abilities of New York’s top woodwind players. Each movement explores a different world: a timbral fugue built from only two notes; a surreal fantasy where Mendelssohn, dreaming under the influence of wine, is led by saxophone-wielding Horsemen of the Apocalypse; and a ragtime finale with space for improvisation. Celestial Symphony, a five-movement studio piece, evokes cosmic themes — love, Saturn, supernovas, and infinity — through a blend of synthesizers, electric instruments, and soaring vocals.