Saxophone Concerto | |
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by Lars-Erik Larsson | |
Opus | 14 |
Composed | 1934 | , rev. 1980s
Publisher | Gehrmans Musikförlag (1952) |
Duration | Approx. 20 minutes [1] |
Movements | 3 |
Premiere | |
Date | 27 November 1934 |
Location | Norrköping, Sweden |
Conductor | Tord Benner |
Performers |
Norrköping Orchestral Association Sigurd Raschèr |
The Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14, is a three-movement concertante composition for alto saxophone and string orchestra written in 1934 by the Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson. The piece premiered on 27 November 1934 in Norrköping, Sweden, with Tord Benner conducting the Norrköping Orchestral Association. [1] The soloist was the German-born American virtuoso Sigurd Raschèr, its dedicatee, whom Larsson had consulted during the compositional process; as such, the concerto incorporated several Raschèr's pioneering techniques—"highly personal tricks and devices". [2] Because the Saxophone Concerto proved too difficult for most soloists (and was therefore oft-neglected), Larsson "simplified" it in the early 1980s to make it more accessible. [2]
The Saxophone Concerto is in three movements. They are as follows:
The Saxophone Concerto is scored the following instruments: [1]
Gehrmans Musikförlag published the piece in 1953. [1]
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Saxophone Concerto:
Conductor | Orchestra | Soloist | Rec. [a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
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Jorma Panula | New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra | Pekka Savijoki | 1982 | 19:19 | Concert Hall, Royal Swedish Academy of Music | BIS | |
Leif Segerstam | Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Christer Johnsson | 1983 | 19:13 | Berwald Hall | Caprice | |
Juha Kangas | Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra | John-Edward Kelly | 1991 | 20:43 | Snellman Hall, Kokkola | Arte Nova | |
Yutaka Sado | BBC Philharmonic | Nobuya Sugawa | 2007 | 21:42 | Studio 7, New Broadcasting House | Chandos |
Saxophone Concerto | |
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by Lars-Erik Larsson | |
Opus | 14 |
Composed | 1934 | , rev. 1980s
Publisher | Gehrmans Musikförlag (1952) |
Duration | Approx. 20 minutes [1] |
Movements | 3 |
Premiere | |
Date | 27 November 1934 |
Location | Norrköping, Sweden |
Conductor | Tord Benner |
Performers |
Norrköping Orchestral Association Sigurd Raschèr |
The Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14, is a three-movement concertante composition for alto saxophone and string orchestra written in 1934 by the Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson. The piece premiered on 27 November 1934 in Norrköping, Sweden, with Tord Benner conducting the Norrköping Orchestral Association. [1] The soloist was the German-born American virtuoso Sigurd Raschèr, its dedicatee, whom Larsson had consulted during the compositional process; as such, the concerto incorporated several Raschèr's pioneering techniques—"highly personal tricks and devices". [2] Because the Saxophone Concerto proved too difficult for most soloists (and was therefore oft-neglected), Larsson "simplified" it in the early 1980s to make it more accessible. [2]
The Saxophone Concerto is in three movements. They are as follows:
The Saxophone Concerto is scored the following instruments: [1]
Gehrmans Musikförlag published the piece in 1953. [1]
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Saxophone Concerto:
Conductor | Orchestra | Soloist | Rec. [a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jorma Panula | New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra | Pekka Savijoki | 1982 | 19:19 | Concert Hall, Royal Swedish Academy of Music | BIS | |
Leif Segerstam | Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Christer Johnsson | 1983 | 19:13 | Berwald Hall | Caprice | |
Juha Kangas | Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra | John-Edward Kelly | 1991 | 20:43 | Snellman Hall, Kokkola | Arte Nova | |
Yutaka Sado | BBC Philharmonic | Nobuya Sugawa | 2007 | 21:42 | Studio 7, New Broadcasting House | Chandos |