Lyrical Baritone Adam Estes & Adrienne Park

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Sonata No. 4 in C Major for Piano and Cello, Op. 102, No. 1:
• 1 Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C Major for Piano and Cello, Op. 102, No. 1: Andante; Allegro vivace 08:27
• 2 Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C Major for Piano and Cello, Op. 102, No. 1: Adagio; Tempo d'Andante; Allegro vivace 07:10
• Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944): Concertino for Flute and Piano, Op. 107:
• 3 Chaminade: Concertino for Flute and Piano, Op. 107 08:50
• Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45:
• 4 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Thema 00:46
• 5 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. I 00:43
• 6 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. II 00:46
• 7 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. III 00:46
• 8 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. IV 00:48
• 9 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. V 00:50
• 10 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. VI 00:43
• 11 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. VII 00:44
• 12 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. VIII 00:45
• 13 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. IX 00:46
• 14 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. X - Allegro 00:47
• 15 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. XI - Adagio 03:17
• 16 Beethoven: 12 Variations on “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!" for Piano and Cello, WoO 45: Var. XII - Allegro 01:04
• Caleb Burhans (b. 1980): Harbinger of Sorrows:
• 17 Burhans: Harbinger of Sorrows 08:29
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Sonata No. 1 in C Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 32:
• 18 Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in C Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 32: Allegro 10:05
• 19 Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in C Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 32: Andante tranquillo sostenuto 07:22
• 20 Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in C Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 32: Allegro moderato 07:11
• Total Runtime 01:10:19

Info for Lyrical Baritone

Saxophonist Adam Estes and pianist Adrienne Park share transcriptions of master works by Beethoven, Chaminade, Burhans, and Saint-Saëns on their LYRICAL BARITONE, VOL. 1. Borrowed from the flute, bassoon, and cello repertoires, this album celebrates this captivating music reimagined for baritone saxophone and piano duo.

While the lowest note of the cello and the baritone saxophone is the same, the common playing range isn’t: the cello’s stretches an entire octave further, rendering literal transcriptions fiendishly difficult to play. This considerable challenge seems to pose no difficulty to Estes and Park at all: with great lightness and delicacy, they navigate calmly and confidently through even the most treacherous musical waters. A virtuosic feat and feast.

Adam Estes, baritone saxophone
Adrienne Park, piano

Adam Estes
is associate professor of music at the University of Mississippi, where he teaches saxophone, coaches woodwind chamber ensembles, and teaches woodwinds methods courses. Prior to working in Mississippi, he was assistant professor at Minot State University. Formerly a band director in the public schools in Mason TX, Estes has also held posts as visiting professor of saxophone at Furman University and the University of South Carolina, as well as instructorships at Presbyterian College and the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. He is the founding member of the Assembly Quartet, which celebrated their 20th year in 2023, and maintains an active performance schedule as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. Abroad, his performing career has taken him to venues in Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Belgium. Estes is a Légère Endorsing Artist, Yamaha Performing Artist, and has recorded with PARMA Recordings, Albany Records, AMP Recordings, Mark Records, and MSR Classics.

Adrienne Park
has extensive experience as a collaborative pianist in chamber, symphonic, and contemporary music settings. She has performed in recital with violinist Joshua Bell, cellists Shauna Rolston and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, bassist Edgar Meyer, flutists Paul Edmond Davies, Timothy Hutchins, and Tara Helen O’Connor, bassoonist Frank Morelli, saxophonist Nikita Zimin, horn artist Frøydis Ree Wekre, percussion group NEXUS, soprano Mary Wilson, and tenor Telly Leung.

Park is Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano at the University of Mississippi. She mentors graduate collaborative pianists, coaches chamber ensembles, and has collaborated with UM students and faculty since 2001. She is the Artistic Director of the UM Music concert series Sonic Explorations which features multimedia performances with music faculty and professional musicians in the region. Themed concerts focus on a genre, region, or set of composers, exploring the sound world of that theme. Central to concert events is the use of multimedia – projected film, art, and poetry — with unique lighting designs and innovative stage positioning.

Park is also Principal Piano with Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and she performs regularly with Iris Orchestra and Memphis Chamber Music Society. At Crosstown Arts in Memphis, she performs with Blueshift Ensemble, a contemporary chamber music ensemble. She was the Banff Centre’s faculty collaborative pianist for six years, working closely with Isobel and Tom Rolston in the Music and Sound program. She studied with Abbey Simon and Ruth Tomfohrde at the University of Houston and Robert Silverman at the University of British Columbia.

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