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Quintessence Saxophone Quintet

QUINTESSENCE GOES CHRISTMAS

David Vernier

Following its “renovation” of Beethoven [Beethoven Renovated–see review by typing Q5002 in Search Reviews], Quintessence Saxophone Quintet takes on Christmas, and most tradition-loving listeners may

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BEETHOVEN RENOVATED

David Hurwitz

Forget the horrible album title. This disc consists of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Coriolan Overture, Variations on “Rule Britania”, and the “Ode to Joy” bit of

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