This album features premiere recordings of five saxophone concertos that the performer, Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, believes could have become standard repertoire under different circumstances.
Performer Biography
Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo has encouraged a rising number of composers to create new repertoire for him, resulting in almost 100 new works.
Composition History
The number of saxophone concertos is surprisingly vast, with probably two thousand works existing for saxophone and orchestra.
Performer Biography
Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, the saxophonist on this album, was the first saxophonist ever to receive a doctor of music degree from the Sibelius Academy in 2009.
Critical Reception
Only a handful of saxophone concertos, such as those by Glazunov and Ibert, have made it into the standard repertoire, often due to early players' opinions rather than the works' superiority.
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