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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 08 July 2020, 22:30

Title: Glazunov Saxophone Concerto arr. for Viola
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 08 July 2020, 22:30
Sounds rather attractive:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8784555--russian-colours (https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8784555--russian-colours)
Title: Re: Glazunov Saxophone Concerto arr. for Viola
Post by: Mark Thomas on Thursday 09 July 2020, 10:37
Can't say that I've ever warmed to the Saxophone Concerto, or indeed most of Glazunov's later music - it always seems to have lost the joi de vivre of the rest of his canon, but then I guess the drink, war, revolution and exile would be enough to dampen anyone's spirit. The viola arrangement does sound good, though.
Title: Re: Glazunov Saxophone Concerto arr. for Viola
Post by: Kevin on Thursday 09 July 2020, 10:56
This is rather nice. I've always enjoyed his Sax concerto, not many available out there. Yeah, Glazunov inspiration leaves him around his first piano concerto(1910 thereabouts) not for him Haydn or Janacek's marvellous mature years.
Title: Re: Glazunov Saxophone Concerto arr. for Viola
Post by: eschiss1 on Sunday 12 July 2020, 17:13
I'm actually sure I don't agree about that, but ...