Lyrical and expansive, featuring early use of the saxophone's altissimo range.
The first movement opens with a brief orchestral introduction (strings and woodwinds) presenting a lyrical, slightly melancholic theme in B-flat major—the home key of the concerto. The saxophone enters not with a virtuosic fanfare, but with a singing, almost vocal statement of the same theme, demonstrating Larsson’s belief that the alto saxophone’s greatest strength lies in its cantabile quality. larsson saxophone concerto pdf full
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The slow movement is the emotional heart of the concerto. Written in E-flat minor (the relative minor of the home key), it begins with a haunting, chorale-like statement by muted strings. The saxophone enters with a long-breathed melody that climbs slowly from the low register to the altissimo, testing the player’s control of dynamics and intonation. For those seeking to access the full score
: Maintaining pitch stability in the extreme high register.