“The world-leading classical soprano saxophonist”
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The Observer
“Anders Paulsson made an extremely favourable impression. He conjured forth
a magnificent sound from his rare instrument and played throughout with presence and brilliance.
”
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Jukka Kumpulainen, Kouvolan Sanomat 22.10.2011
“Anders Paulsson is a first-class master of his instrument whose free roaming interpretation and controlled sound delights the listener.
”
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Reijo Paavola, Kymen Sanomat 21.10.2011
“Until You have heard Anders Paulsson,
You have not heard the soprano saxophone.”
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Johannes Gustavsson, conductor
"An impressive artistic tour de force"
"Anders Paulsson bjuder på ett intagande spel. Både artistiskt och som kraftprov är detta imponerande."
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Thomas Anderberg, DN
“Your beautiful playing is from above, like listening to an angel speak. I loved every moment.
”
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Dave Koz
“Der Sopransaxophonist Anders Paulsson klingt einfach wunderbar und lässt den beruhmteren Kollegen Jan Garbarek verblassen.
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Johannes Schmidt, Luxemburger Wort
"At times rich and warm, at times intense and silvery with the highest notes a soprano sax can play, but always powerful and evocative...definitely an inspiring way to spend time on a Sunday afternoon."
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The Barrie Examiner, Ontario
“The most innovative sound in a decade.”
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George Butler CBS Masterworks
“Anders Paulsson´s precision, his brilliance, his extraordinary skill, and his obvious love and commitment to the concerto carried it to the finish line with bravura.”
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Alexandra Ivanoff, ANDANTE music magazine
“
Claude Debussys Syrinx
är i original för tvärflöjt.
Men när den exekverades
på en sopransaxofon med
sådan teknik och själ som
Anders Paulsson hade så
blev det stort.
”
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BERNDT HÄGGBOM, Hudiksvalls Tidning
“Vitglödande passion”
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Leif A Jansson, JönköpingsPosten
"listening to Anders Paulsson is a very intimate experience.
It is not possible to tell where he ends and his instrument begin."
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president, Miami Bach Society
“Paulsson spelade solostämman med en sådan intensitet och med en sådan nerv att man fullkomligt drogs in i skeendet.
Här bjuder solisten in oss med ett mycket vackert, välfraserat spel som är oemotståndligt. ”
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Hasse Östlund, Norrbottenskuriren
“Anders Paulssons sopransaxofon blir en röst som sjunger över studsande pizzicatomattor och njutningsfullt rasar genom en noterad solokadens.”
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Sofia Nyblom, SvD
“..det är när Paulsson lägger sitt mörka skimmer över musiken som det riktigt hettar till”
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Andreas Jakobsson, Upsala Nya Tidning
“Soprano saxophonist Anders Paulsson's playing was outstanding. With virtuosity and depth of feeling he produces a sound from his instrument of which any singer would be proud.”
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Trierischer Volksfreund
“Nous avons gouté avec bonheur, tout au long de la soirée, la sonorité du saxophone-soprano d’Anders Paulsson, d’une sensualité spirituelle.
”
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Paul Moes, Le Portail des Concerts
"A champion of the soprano saxophone"
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Music Journal, USA
“The combination of saxophone, organ and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine is not on the face of it an enticing proposition. But how agreeably the soprano saxophone as played by Anders Paulsson floated through this vast and gloomy space on Sunday evening”
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New York Times
“The Swedish equivalent to Wynton Marsalis / Sveriges svar på Wynton Marsalis”
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Nya Wermlandstidningen
“Superb!”
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New York News Day
“Why Paulsson is a sought after soloist worldwide becomes evident when You listen to this recording; Mythological Portraits”
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Karl Erik Anestedt, DalaDemokraten
“Paulsson's Bach-playing was like a miracle. The audience went wild.”
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Vakka-Suomen Sanomat, Finland
“Paulsson´s own compositions felt like logical continuations of the music of Ellington and Gershwin. Younger, with more weight and agitation yet with the same basic confidence”
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Skaraborgs Läns Allehanda
“Paulsson´s languid, melancholy tone conjures up visions of water-meadows in the midnight sun - pure but ephemeral. His uncanny ability to evoke the sound of the oboe, clarinet and even an English horn on soprano sax alone is nothing short of amazing”
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Cadence, USA
“The most beautiful sopranosax playing I've ever heard! A golden warm timbre in an enormous range!”
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Upsala Nya Tidning
“Does Anders Paulsson at all understand the meaning of the words `technically difficult´? There seems to be no limits to what he can do with his instrument. Paulsson is the King of the soprano saxophone.”
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Falukuriren
“Swedish soprano saxophonist Anders Paulsson traversed the music's atmospheric voyage with extraordinary panache.”
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Donald Rosenberg , The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
“Mellifluos playing”
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The Guardian
“Awesome artistry”
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The Independent
