Saxophone Concerto (Larsson)

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]

Saxophone Concerto
by Lars-Erik Larsson
The composer
Opus14
Composed1934 (1934), rev. 1980s
PublisherGehrmans Musikförlag (1952)
DurationApprox. 20 minutes[1]
Movements3
Premiere
Date27 November 1934 (1934-11-27)
LocationNorrköping, Sweden
ConductorTord Benner
PerformersNorrköping Orchestral Association
Sigurd Raschèr

Structure

The Saxophone Concerto is in three movements. They are as follows:

  1. Allegro molto moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro scherzando

Instrumentation

The Saxophone Concerto is scored the following instruments:[1]

Gehrmans Musikförlag published the piece in 1953.[1]

Recordings

The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Saxophone Concerto:

Conductor Orchestra Soloist Rec.[lower-alpha 1] Time Recording venue Label Ref.
Jorma Panula New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra Pekka Savijoki 1982 19:19 Concert Hall, Royal Swedish Academy of Music BIS
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Leif Segerstam Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Christer Johnsson 1983 19:13 Berwald Hall Caprice
[lower-alpha 3]
Juha Kangas Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra John-Edward Kelly 1991 20:43 Snellman Hall, Kokkola Arte Nova
[lower-alpha 4]
Yutaka Sado BBC Philharmonic Nobuya Sugawa 2007 21:42 Studio 7, New Broadcasting House Chandos
[lower-alpha 5]

Notes, references, and sources
Notes
  1. Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
  2. J. Panula–BIS (CD–218) 1984
  3. L. Segerstam–Caprice (CAP 21492) 1995
  4. J. Kelly–Arte Nova (74321 27786 2) 1995
  5. Y. Sado–Chandos (CHAN 10466) 2008
References
  1. Gehrmans Musikförlag.
  2. Skans 1984, p. 4.
Sources
  • "Konsert för saxofon och stråkorkester" [Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra]. gehrmans.se. Gehrmans Musikförlag. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  • Skans, Per (1984). Saxophone Concerti (CD booklet). Jorma Panula & New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra. BIS. p. 4–6. CD–218. OCLC 11863759
  • Ogata, Eiko (2008). Nobuya Sugawa plays Honda, Yoshimatsu, Ibert, Larsson (CD booklet). Yutaka Sado & BBC Philharmonic. Chandos. p. 6–7. CHAN 10466. OCLC 227034952
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