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~ Christian Forshaw (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (6 Jun 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Quartz
  • ASIN: B0006333OG
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,818 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Mortal Flesh: Mortal FleshChristian Forshaw, Aimée Green 5:28£0.79
Listen  2. Improvisation and Chorale on "J'ain la flour"Christian Forshaw 8:25£0.79
Listen  3. Love UnknownChristian Forshaw, Aimée Green 4:17£0.79
Listen  4. Down AmpneyChristian Forshaw, Aimée Green, The Choir of Kings College, London 6:37£0.79
Listen  5. MagnificatChristian Forshaw, Christian Forshaw, The Choir of Kings College, London 8:12£0.79
Listen  6. Nunc DimittisChristian Forshaw, The Choir of Kings College, London 9:03£0.79
Listen  7. Unknown LoveChristian Forshaw, Aimée Green, The Choir of Kings College, London 9:24£0.79

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Album Description

Sanctuary is the hauntingly beautiful new album from Saxophonist Christian Forshaw. Featuring the choir of King's College, London, it is a highly personal and evocative exploration of the sound world of sacred music and includes arrangements of works by Machaut, Vaughan-Williams, Ireland and others. Listen to free excerpts at the foot of this page, download individual tracks as MP3 files or buy the complete disc online.


About the Artist

Christian Forshaw is a diverse musician who works in many different musical worlds. Born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire he moved to London in 1991 to study with John Harle at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. He graduated in 1995 with a First Class Degree and a Distinction for his finals. In February 2002 Christian was the featured soloist with the (BT) Scottish Ensemble giving a series of critically acclaimed performances of Richard Rodney Bennett's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings. Later that year he was soloist with the London Sinfonietta giving the London premiere of Aquas Liberas by Pedro Rebelo and in March 2003 was joint soloist with John Harle in Faûzes by Philip Glass with the Guildhall Strings.

He plays Soprano Saxophone with the Delta Saxophone Quartet and also plays regularly with orchestras including the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the London Sinfonietta, the Philharmonia, CBSO and the Britten Sinfonia.

Christian is currently Professor of Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sanctuary Review, 12 Nov 2004
By Mick Foster (London, UK) - See all my reviews
The blend of saxophone, soprano voice and church organ creates the sound world of Sanctuary, together with a mixed voice choir for some of the pieces. The quality of the performances combined with an imaginative mix of material create an album of haunting and evocative music.

Christian Forshaw draws on his experiences both as a chorister and as a contemporary classical saxophonist in his conception. The saxophone has long been regarded as having a vocal quality and able to blend well with the voice; Forshaw exploits this quality to maximum effect. His control of the entire extended range of the alto and soprano saxophones is superb and the resulting sound is one of purity and intensity. Aimee Green sings without vibrato and her natural voice combines perfectly with the saxophone - the quality of the ensemble and intonation is consistently high.

The choice of material is diverse and has a distinctly English flavour. There are arrangements of pieces by Ralph Vaughn Williams and John Ireland (the harmonic extension of the latter arranged by Christian Forshaw and James Pearson is intriguing), arrangements of Renaissance music, and three pieces composed by Christian Forshaw. Improvisation is integrated into the music - it is used more as a texture rather than as a feature and fits into the overall sound well. The organ provides a sensitive and majestic backdrop to Forshaw's improvisation and the blend of sounds between organ and saxophone in the ensemble sections creates an interesting synthesis. The addition of the Choir of Kings College, London adds further a further textural dimension to Forshaw's original pieces; these pieces are thematically strong and contain a wide range of emotions, from the soaring melody of the Magnificat to the foreboding of the Nunc Dimittis.

The overall effect of this album is of cohesion and quality; the music is thoughtful, questioning and contemplative.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Sanctuary' by Christian Forshaw, 9 Nov 2004
I was lucky enough to see a live concert by Forshaw and King's College Choir a while ago and really enjoyed it. The album more than lived up to my expectations...if you've not heard his work it's a very distinctive combination of singing, sax and organs. You will not be disappointed and it would make a great Christmassy present!
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Really original, 5 Nov 2004
A really great album. Christian Forshaw has put together music using familiar tunes but in highly original settings. His treatment of the Guillaume de Marchaut chorale 'J'ain la flour' is particularly beautiful. For those of you that are unsure how the sax will sit against the more traditional choral/organ religious sound world..... neither was I.....but was VERY pleasantly surprised. There was something 'vocal' and soulful about Christian Forshaw's playing that took the choral and organ writing to another level. His Nunc Dimittis is particularly inspiring. Great stuff!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and very pleasing album
When I first heard this CD I thought there were some similarities to Jan Garbarek's "Officium". There is contemporary/classical feel to the collection which works extremely well... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs. Lynne Park

5.0 out of 5 stars mortal flesh
only heard one track on classic fm ...that speaks volumes if they play it it is good.....the saxophone is haunting ....the singer has a beautiful mellow voice ..... Read more
Published on 28 April 2006 by John Lee

5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasure to Listen to.
I have never bought any music like this before, and having heard only one track, I gambled that the rest might be good too! It is wonderful. Read more
Published on 16 April 2005 by J. M. Adams

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