en 4 cahiers / in 4 Books-Born in Tunisia in 1952 Christian Lauba has been a prominent contemporary composer winning many prizes since his graduation from the Conservatory of Bordeaux during the mid-1980s. Lauba is particularly noted for his compositions and teaching guides for the Saxophone such as Nine Studies for Saxophones. Composed betweem 1992 and 1994 Nine Studies for Saxophones won Lauba the SACEM prize in composition. The second volume for Soprano and Tenor Saxophones contains the fifth sixth and seventh studies; 1) Tadj 2) Gyn and 3) Vir. Nine Studies for Saxophones is very modern in style exploiting extended techniques of the Saxophone to the maximum. These include articulation modes complex rhythms ornamentation tonality harmonics vibrato resonance and flutter tonguing among other aspects. With modern classical music becoming more and more prominent within the genre Lauba's Nine Studies for Saxophones is essential to all saxophonists.

Studies on the High and Low Notes of the Saxophone-Considered by Gramophone magazine as “one of the most astounding players of the day” saxophonist Theodore Kerkezos divides his time between a brilliant soloist career and educational activities that include teaching at the Athens Conservatoire and providing master classes around the globe. Drawing on his long experience the Greek musician is publishing his Études for high and low notes on the Saxophone to help students overcome one of the major learning difficulties: mastering the upper registers.    Organised according to a step-by-step plan the Études provide avariety of learning options in terms of melodics rhythm and dynamics some of which offer a valuable bonus: the choice between several fingerings. The problem of different attacks often related to repertoire type is given particular attention. Recommended by masters like Jean-Marie Londeix and Christian Lauba this “extraordinary” collection will delight saxophonists who dream of achieving precise intonation and roundness of tone in both the high and low ranges.