Saxophone Concertos [Import]

Pierre Max Dubois (Composer), Alexander Glazunov (Composer), Jacques Ibert (Composer), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Pierre Max Dubois, Alexander Glazunov, Jacques Ibert, Heitor Villa-Lobos
• Audio CD (June 23, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Dg Imports
• ASIN: B000009MC7
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,278 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Reeds & Winds > Saxophone
  • #99 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Track Listings

1. Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone & 11 instruments: Allegro con molto

2. Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone & 11 instruments: Larghetto - Animato molto

3. Saxophone Concerto in E flat major, Op. 109

4. Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630: Anime

5. Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630: Lent

6. Fantasia for saxophone, 2 horns & strings, A. 490, Op. 630: Tres anime

7. Concerto for alto saxophone & orchestra: Lento espressivo- Allegro

8. Concerto for alto saxophone & orchestra: Sarabande; Lento nostalgico

9. Concerto for alto saxophone & orchestra: Rondo; Allegretto

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally On CD in The States!, April 19, 2009

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Sussex Pond Pudding (Somewhere in the desert, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saxophone Concertos (Audio CD)

What a delight to find out that this has been issued on CD in the States. I paid quite a bit of money for this on a trip to Europe last year after owning the LP for decades. Rousseau is simply the best classical saxophonist I have ever heard. His is a very human sound, unlike so many others who make the saxophone sound emotionless, flat and horn-like. His Glazunov and his Villa-Lobos are without a doubt the best available. No lover of classical music or the saxophone should be without this wonderful recording of these all too unfamiliar pieces in their collection.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historic Recording, July 15, 2009

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Jeffrey Jay Romines (Maryville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saxophone Concertos (Audio CD)

I first heard this album in 1976, I was 18. I played it over and over again, and dreamed of one day studying with Dr. Rousseau and perhaps even performing at the high level presented on this recording. A few years later I was fortunate enough to study with Eugene Rousseau.

Now I am 51, I still find the playing on this CD inspiring and beautiful.
I continue to work to perform at the level presented on this recording.
Bravo! Eugene Rousseau

Jay Romines

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rousseau, November 4, 2009

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Carol J. Kramer "saxchick" (Richland Center, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saxophone Concertos (Audio CD)

Rousseau's concerto collection is a definitive example of these classic masterpieces for saxophone. His recordings are all excellent, but this one is a must for any saxophonist interested in the classics.