piano_player18 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm currently writing an alto saxophone concerto for band and I was wondering if there are some concertos that I could study while I am undergoing this new adventure of concerto writing. My favorite concerto is Rachmaninoff's 2nd!!! I am also renting a book called "The Concerto 1800-1900...A Norton Music Anthology" By Paul Henry Lang And it has a lot of scores in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilla Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Did you specifically want concerti for saxophone, or at least that family? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilla Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Here are some of my favourites, anyway: Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Elgar's 'Cello Concerto in E minor The second movement of JC Bach's Concerto in C minor (originally for viola, often played on 'cello) I'm not too fond of the other movements, though. Bartok and Kabalevsky have some gorgeous concerti... hmm.. that's all I can think of.. hope it's a help! Camilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon284 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I can give you plenty of saxophone concerti: Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto in Eb (Generally fairly conservative in his writing, so this is a good place to start) Creston: Saxophone Concerto Dubois: Saxophone Concerto (He's written heaps of stuff for saxophone) Tomasi: Saxophone Concerto Ibert: Concertino da Camera Larsson: Saxophone Concerto Denisov: Saxophone Concerto (Actually an arrangement of his viola concerto but definitely worth checking out for some more modern writing) This box set has several more obscure saxophone concerti which I can't remember off the top of my head: Amazon.com: Jean-Marie Londeix: Private Recordings, Vols. 1-4: Thierry Alla, Andre Ameller, Pierre Auclert, Pierre-Philippe Bauzin, Rene Bernier, Paul Bonneau, Marius Constant, Paul Creston, Claude Debussy, Claude Delvincourt, Edison Vassilievich Den As for other concerti, generally anything by Beethoven and Rachmaninov. I'm also a fan of some of the Shostakovich concerti although some of them are very very dull and boring (Avoid the violin concerti at all costs). If you want to look at less showy types of pieces for solo instrument and orchestra, the Dutilleux "L'arbre des songes" and "Tout un monde lontain" are excellent. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujimufu Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Mike Mower's Saxophone Concerto is pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qmwne235 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I don't know about saxophone concertos, but I personally love the Sibelius Violin Concerto and the Walton Viola Concerto. The second movement of JC Bach's Concerto in C minor (originally for viola, often played on 'cello) I'm not too fond of the other movements, though. I prefer to call it one of the Casadesus Viola Concertos, because that's what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilla Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I prefer to call it one of the Casadesus Viola Concertos, because that's what it is. Does it really matter who actually wrote it when all is said and done? We have the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qmwne235 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Avoid the Chopin piano concertos, or at least the orchestra parts. Does it really matter who actually wrote it when all is said and done? We have the music. Yes, it does. When considering the work in historical perspective, it's important to remember it's really by Casadesus, which is not to say that we're doing some kind of historical critique right now, but, hey, somebody here might randomly decide to do one in their free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilla Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I'm not saying I know who it's really by, I'm just curious.. how are you so sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilla Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I'm only asking how that's been proved, I'm not arguing with anyone, I'm genuinely interested in how that was discovered and such. (Sorry to piano_player18 for my interruption to your post, by the bye! I hope you've got what you need out of it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piano_player18 Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 Thank you everyone...I think when I get the money I am going to buy that saxophone concerto CD. I never realized there was so much music for saxophone and orchestra. That would be great to write a saxophone concerto for orchestra. I always felt that saxophones were kind of kicked out of the orchestra...the outcasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilla Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Saxophones can add such a nice sound to the orchestra. But I guess lots of composers weren't looking for that in their works. Have you heard Shostakovich's Jazz Suites for Orchestra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piano_player18 Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 Saxophones can add such a nice sound to the orchestra. But I guess lots of composers weren't looking for that in their works.Have you heard Shostakovich's Jazz Suites for Orchestra? No I've never heard about that piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilla Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I probably should have just said this in the first reply when I asked about it, haha. But anyway..! He uses saxophones in that.... Yeah... it really was worthwhile telling you that! Aren't you glad I did?!! *sighs and walks off embarrassed* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piano_player18 Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 I probably should have just said this in the first reply when I asked about it, haha. But anyway..! He uses saxophones in that....Yeah... it really was worthwhile telling you that! Aren't you glad I did?!! *sighs and walks off embarrassed* Yes, thank you very much!!! :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreavezzoli Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I advice you to listen, from concerts to the Baroque concert of Stravinsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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