LE CLAVECIN MODERNE plus SAXOPHONE (Excerpt from Reflections by Weronika Ratusińska-Zamuszko)

The two-disc album Le Clavecin Moderne plus Saxophone features latest pieces for harpsichord and saxophone.
Most of the compositions are world premiere recordings and are dedicated to the musicians – the originator of the cycle Alina Ratkowska (harpsichord) and Paweł Gusnar (saxophone). Except the LukaSonata by Paweł Łukaszewski for alto saxophone and harpsichord and the third instalment of Bartosz Kowalski’s Streams for harpsichord, soprano and alto saxophones and electronics, the remaining works – by Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska, Weronika Ratusińska-Zamuszko, Mikołaj Hertel, Marcin Łukaszewski, Leszek Możdżer and Nicolas Prost – were created for soprano saxophone and harpsichord. The selected repertoire – colourful and diverse yet harmonious and coherent – confirms the perfect sonic correlation of these seemingly distant instruments. It is also a record of the joy of friends making music together, proving their excellence in conducting the musical narrative, which is an additional advantage of the presented album.

The recordings were made in Warsaw, in the Concert Hall of the Chopin University of Music, on 11–13 July 2022, 3 March and 29 May 2023.

Editing, mastering: Katarzyna Rakowiecka-Rojsza
Booklet notes: Alina Ratkowska, Emila Dudkiewicz
Photos and video: Łukasz Dyczko
Graphic design, typesetting: Beata Czerepak
Editor, production supervisor & executive producer: Emilia Dudkiewicz