Canfield: Trio after Brahms for Soprano and Alto Saxophones and Piano

Code: JP4052ISMN: 979-0-3019-0025-3 The "Trio after Brahms" is another work in Canfield's continuing series of original romantic pieces for instruments for which there was little written during the lifetime of the great romantic composers. His earlier work in this vein, "Concerto after Gliere," achieved within a short time of its premiere wide performance among saxophonists who were looking for such works. The trio was originally written for violin, alto saxophone and piano for Thomas Liley in 2011. Dr. Liley, a saxophonist and an admirer of Brahms, asked for a work in the style of his favorite composer. While Canfield had and has no delusions about being some sort of reincarnation of the German master, he agreed that he would attempt to write such a work, given that he himself loves Brahms' music, and knows it well. Even though Canfield has not quoted anything from Brahms' own output, there are undoubtedly phrases, chord sequences and other such things that could be found somewhere i