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Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 3 / Saxophone Concerto

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Nobuya Sugawa is an amazing saxophonist and really plays the Cyberbird Concerto well. His artistry is complete in both technique and interpretation, and this piece is certainly a challenge for any saxophonist. The Symphony #3 is darker in mood compared to the Concerto, but is still moving and played very well by this BBC Orchestra. Yoshimatsu's style of composition is very accessible to a wide range of listeners without a diminishment in quality. He is very inventive in how he uses sound, and I highly recommend any of his music.

Yoshimatsu has never hidden his admiration for jazz and rock as well as the great classical music of the past and present; he alloys all these elements into a style that is clear, colourful and completely his own. Strong melody and vibrant rhythm is at the core of his music, giving it solid form and forward propulsion even when it veers briefly into the "avant-garde" (the whispering sounds that suffuse the turbulent opening of the 3rd Symphony, the moments of free jazz improvisation in the Concerto). This composer desires, first and foremost, for the listener to understand and be moved by his work, and he succeeds admirably in his goal.