Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band

SKU: HL.50601598

8.0x11.75 inches.

The catalogue of Edison Denisov's works includes 16 concertos. It was a genre to which he returned time and again throughout his life, from the Concerto for Cello and Orchestra of 1972 to the Double Concerto for Flute, Clarinet and Orchestra of 1996.In Denisov's music the role of the soloist, or rather the protagonist, is extraordinarily important, not so much for its virtuosity as for its confessional character. The solo part is a monologue distinguished by poetic diction and a very personal message from thecomposer. The dramaturgical conception of the Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, a reworking of the Viola Concerto of 1986, draws on traditional sonata form, thereby reaffirming the ubiquitous classicism in Denisov's thought. In this late work, we find all the typical features of his style: sinuous melodic lines layered into dense contrapuntal textures, and an interplay of orchestral colours, with pure sonorities contrasting with complex mixtures of sounds. It is a perfect dramaturgy that governs the evolution of the music to the very end. The first movement assumes the role of a sonata-allegro, with the standard formal sections of exposition, development,recapitulation and coda. The second movement is an Adagio for strings. The third takes the form of a little contrasting intermezzo that introduces both new thematic material and a new range of colours. Here tunefulness gives way to pointillism enriched with soniceffects. The only movement with a virtuosic solo part, its nervousness and inner tension set it worlds apart from the second and fourth movements that surround it. The fourth movement assumes the traditional form of a final set of variations. It is the dramaturgical and semantic heart of the concerto. The theme of the variations is Franz Schubert's Impromptu in B-flat major, op. 142, which in this case is 'born' from the celesta as the product of a dodecaphonic string cluster. This finale represents Denisov's homage to his great mentor, Schubert's music being for him a symbol of eternal and universal beauty. 'The attentive listener', Denisov stressed, 'will recognise that the Impromptu theme is already suggested very slowly in the course of the three preceding movements, not only thematically, but also psychologically. That's what makes the appearance of the Schubert theme sound so natural.' The variations relate to the variation genre less in their form than in their spiritual and conceptual metamorphoses. It is, one might say, 'music round about Schubert'. (Ekaterina Kouprovskaia-Denisova).

SKU: BT.DHP-1115180-140

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Saxophone Concertino is one of a series of solo concerti by Japanese composer, Satoshi Yagisawa. In this piece, the solo saxophonist's voice does not separate from the concert band, but rather develops musically and gently in combination with it. This work enables the soloist to showcase his ability with variety and grace.

Met Saxophone Concertino voegt Yagisawa weer een compositie toe aan zijn reeks van concerti waartoe ook Trumpet Concerto, Trombone Concerto, Marimba Concerto, Concertino for Solo Percussion and Wind Orchestra als ookClarinet Concerto behoren. In dit werk staat het soloinstrument niet los van het blaasorkest, gezamenlijk met de rest van de muziek komt de solopartij heel geleidelijk tot ontwikkeling. Maar wel op een manier dat het talentvan de solist goed tot zijn recht komt

Das Saxophone Concertino fügt sich in eine Reihe von Concerti von Satoshi Yagisawa ein, zu der auch sein Trumpet Concerto, das Trombone Concerto, Marimba Concerto, Concertino for Solo Percussion and Wind Orchestra sowie das Clarinet Concerto zählen. In diesem Stück ist die Solostimme nicht vom Blasorchester separiert, sondern entwickelt die Musik behutsam gemeinsam mit diesem. Der Solist kann in diesem Werk sein Können in vielfältiger Weise präsentieren.

Le Concertino pour Saxophone s'inscrit dans la lignée des concerti de Satoshi Yagisawa qui compte le Concerto pour Trompette, le Concerto pour Trombone, le Concerto pour Marimba, le Concertino pour Percussion solo et Orchestre vent; tout comme le Concerto pour Clarinette. Dans cette oeuvre, le soliste développe le thème musical en harmonie avec l'orchestre. Par un choral romantique, un allegro et une cadenza, le soliste dévoilera toute sa virtuosité ainsi que les nombreuses facettes de son instrument.

Saxophone Concertino si aggiunge alla serie di brani per strumento solo e banda firmati del compositore giapponese, quali Trumpet Concerto, Trombone Concerto, Marimba Concerto, Concertino for Solo Percussion and Wind Orchestra come anche Clarinet Concerto. In Saxophone Concertino lo strumento solista e la banda sviluppano la musica insieme, in perfetta sintonia. Il solista pu' mettersi in luce e mostrare le innumerevoli sfaccettature dello strumento con un romantico corale, un allegro e una cadenza.