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Johan van der Linden
Johan van der Linden graduated in 1983 as Performance Master Saxophone at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam as a student of Ed Boogaard and attended masterclasses from amongst others Iwan Roth, Daniel Defayet, Frederik Hemke and Francois Daneels. In 1982, together with fellow musicians André Arends, Arno Bornkamp and Willem van Merwijk the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, that has become one of the most prestigious chamber music ensembles in the world. This famous quartet recorded more than 10 cd’s and performs all over the world.
From 1982 until 1990 Johan van der Linden played saxophone at the Royal Military Band in The Hague. Besides his commitments to the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet and the Dutch Wind Ensemble, he regularly performs with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Residence Orchestra and Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Besides all of this, he frequently plays as a soloist, gives master classes and composes/arranges many pieces. Johan is also professor at the Utrecht Conservatory and ArtEZ Conservatory in Enschede.
Johan van der Linden endorses Selmer saxophones and Rico reeds.
Here is a list with the works of Johan that have been published by Tierolff.
Johan as composer:
Close Duets "How Close Can You Be And Still Be Free", Alto Saxophone Duet
Duo for alto saxophones.
Composer : Johan van der Linden
Johan as arranger:
Adagio, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, SoSAAATTTBBs.
Composer : Tomaso Albinoni
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Hornpipe - from "Water Music", Saxophone Quartet
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, SATB.
Composer : Georg Friedrich Händel
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 3:26
Sarabande, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, SAAATTTB.
Composer : Georg Friedrich Händel
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Huldigungsmarch, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, (So)SAAAAATTTB(Bs).
Composer : Edvard Grieg
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Adagio Cantabile, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, (So)SSAAATTTBBBs.
Composer : Ludwig van Beethoven
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 5:00
Pavane à Madame La Vicomtesse Greffuhle, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, (So)SSAAATTTBB(Bs)
Composer : Gabriel Fauré
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 6:00
Vocalise Opus 34 Nr. 14, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, (So)SSAAATTBB(Bs).
Composer : Sergej Rachmaninov
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 6:30
Last Spring, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, , (So)SAAATTB(Bs)
Composer : Edvard Grieg
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 3:45
Pavane - Pour Une Infante Defunte, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmuic for saxophone choir, (So)SSAAATTTBB(Bs).
Composer : Maurice Ravel
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Le Nozze di Figaro, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, SoSSAAATTTBBBs.
Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Fantasy, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir / SoSSAAATTBBBs So & Bb optional
Composer : Aleksandr Glazunov
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 12:00
Czardas, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone ensemble, SoSAAATTTBBs.
Composer : Vittorio Monti
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Three Preludes, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, SoSAAATTTBBs.
Composer : George Gershwin
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 6:20
Toccata & Fuga, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, SoSAAATTTBBs.
Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 7:30
Allegretto - from 'The Golden Age'
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - choir.
Composer : Dmitri Shostakovich
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 1:40
Romanian Folk Dances
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, oder - choir.
Composer : Béla Bartók
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 6:30
Adagio - from 'Lady Macbeth'
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Dmitri Shostakovich
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 5:10
Oodles Of Noodles
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Jimmy Dorsey
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 3:15
Erbarme Dich
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble, or clarinet quartet.
Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 8:00
Stabat Mater
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 3:48
À Chloris - Poésie de Theophile de Viau
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet with or without solo, or saxophone ensemble.
Composer : Reynaldo Hahn
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 3:20
Orgia - from 'Danzas Fantasticas'
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Joaquín Turina
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 4:40
Entry Of The Queen Of Sheba
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Georg Friedrich Händel
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Antique Dances And Airs
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Ottorino Respighi
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 5:30
Overture To Candide
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Leonard Bernstein
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 4:45
Slava!
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Leonard Bernstein
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 3:20
Children Of Sanchez
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Chuck Mangione
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Palladio
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Karl Jenkins
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 4:00
Flight Of Elise
Sheetmusic for saxophone quartet, or - ensemble.
Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/Ludwig van Beethoven
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 1:42
Milonga Del Angel, Saxophone Duo (Trio/Quartet)
Duo/trio/quartet for equal saxophones.
Composer : Astor Piazzolla
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 7:05
Petite Messe Solennelle, Saxophone Choir
Sheetmusic for saxophone choir, SoSSAAATTTBBBs.
Composer : Gioachino Antonio Rossini
Arranger : Johan van der Linden
Duration : 6:50