Five Verses

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In this album, Five verses, Carlos Zaragoza shows his commitment to the evolution of the saxophone by expanding its sound possibilities. In addition, with the collaboration of pianist Kishin Nagai, they highlight the music-poetry binomial by bringing together five pieces written in the last hundred years and linked to original texts in four different languages: French, German, English, and Spanish. The lyrical and expressive quality of Zaragoza’s playing, as well as his mastery of technique, make the saxophone interpolate the listener as if they were “singing” the inspirational verses of each text through his distinctive voice.

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Music and poetry

Music and poetry have been forever intimately linked because they work with common elements: both operate in the field of sounds and silence. In poetry we find musicality, and in music we find poetics, but both immediately trigger our imagination and our sensibility. The level of abstraction reached by these different artistic disciplines makes them essentially complementary and synergistic. “Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and sensitive souls,” Voltaire said. 

In Ancient Greece, there were rhapsodes and aoidos, poets who recited with instrumental accompaniment. From the end of the Middle Ages, the structure outlined by the different poetic forms, such as the virelai, ballad and rondo, conditioned the music. Then, in the Renaissance and early Baroque period, the madrigal, another poetic-musical genre that had much to do with the birth of opera, reached its apogee. Afterwards, the Baroque cantata developed a special interweaving of text and music in broader dimensions. During the Romantic period, the union of both arts flourished in the concert song, especially with Schubert’s lieder. Lastly, throughout the 20th century, light music, rock or singer-songwriter music could not be understood without the concurrence of poetry.

In this album, Five verses, there are five instrumental pieces inspired by texts of different authors that put in value the binomial music-poetry from the saxophone-piano or saxophone-electronic binomials. In his first album, Carlos Zaragoza wants to bring together a collection of “songs without words” from 20th and 21st century composers André Caplet, Paul Hindemith, Orlando Bass, Vincent David and Luis Naón. The velvety timbre of the alto and soprano saxophone, the presence of air in the sound, and the eminently lyrical writing of the five composers confer an aura of vocality.

Carlos Zaragoza

Born in Toledo, Spain, Carlos Zaragoza is a saxophonist of extraordinary versatility. His musical expressiveness reflects the richness of his artistic personality, revealing a deep understanding of diverse artistic currents. He has performed in prestigious festivals and concert halls such as the Salle Cortot in Paris (France), the Auditorium of Zaragoza (Spain), the Théâtre de l’Alliance Française (Paris, France), the Festival France Musique Occitanie Montpellier, and the Festival de Breuillet. As a soloist, he has collaborated with the Lutetia Orchestra, the Symphonic Orchestra of Castilla la Mancha, and the Ensemble Kammart. He is also member of the Gaman Ensemble saxophone quartet, which just recorded an album of Spanish music. Committed to contemporary music, Carlos has worked with composers such as Félix Ibarrondo, Luis Naón, Orlando Bass, Vincent David, and Oriol Saladrigues. During his career, Carlos has received several international prizes: 1st prize at the Andorra SaxFest Competition (2018), 1st prize of honor at the International Competition Léopold Bellan (2020), and 2nd prize at the Adolphe Sax International Competition in Paris (2018). Since 2018, he serves on the faculty as saxophone teacher at the Conservatory Jean-Baptiste Lully de Puteaux and the Conservatory in Drancy, both in Paris. Carlos graduated with the highest honors at the Higher Music Conservatory of Aragon in Saragossa, Spain, in the class of Mariano García. He then continued his studies in France at the Conservatory of Music in Versailles, where he completed his first Master’s degree in saxophone, in the class of Vincent David. Afterwards, he finished his second Master’s degree at the National Higher Conservatory of Music in Paris in the class of Claude Delangle, chamber music in the class of David Walter and pedagogy. Carlos is a Selmer Artist. + info carloszaragozaorgaz.com

Kishin Nagai

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kishin studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Geidai) and at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) where he completed his bachelor’s degrees in Piano, Chamber Music, and Accompaniment, as well as master’s degrees in Piano, Chamber Music, Vocal Accompaniment and Piano Accompaniment. He has already performed at major concert halls, festivals, and on radio station such as Salle Cortot in Paris, Wigmore Hall in London, La Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival and Radio France. An avid chamber music player, he often performs as a chamber musician, and since 2019, he has been regularly performing with Magdalena Geka (violinist) as a duo. The duo has already won many awards including the International Pro Musicis Prize 2021 in France, the Académie des Beaux-Arts Prize (2nd Prize) at the 34th European Chamber Music competition of the FNAPEC. His discography includes Bartók’s Sonatas and Rhapsodies for Violin and Piano (Paraty 2022) with Magdalena Geka, which received Luister 10 award (10/10 scores) from Dutch Luister Magazine and 4 Diapasons from French Diapasons Magazine. He is currently a collaborative pianist for both classes of horn (Jacques Deleplancque and Benoît de Barsony) and double bass (Thierry Barbé) at the CNSMDP. +info kishinnagai.com

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