Alphonse Leduc
Concerto In Eb
For Alto Saxophone And Piano
Written In 1934 By Alexandre Glazounov (1865 1936), This Eb Concerto For Alto Saxophone Is A Fourteen Minute Piece Dedicated To Sigmud M. Rasher, A Famous Saxophonist And Soloist. Initially Composed For Saxophone And Strings, There Was No Mention Of A Second Composer, Even Though The 1936 Publication Adapted For Saxophone And Piano Mentioned The Name By André Petiot (1886 1976). The Concerto Starts With An Allegro Moderato In 4/4, Followed By An Andante Transition Mainly In C Flat Major At 3/4, And Ending On A Fugato In 12/8. The First Performance Of This Concerto In Public Occurred After The Death Of Its Author, In Paris. Alexandre Glazounov (1865 1936) Is A Famous Russian Romantic Composer. Considered As A Prodigy And Mentored By Belyayev, He Composed Ballets, Concertos, Symphonies And Later Became Director Of The Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He Had A Strong Influence On Stravinsky's And Shostakovich's Careers And Died Near Paris, In 1936. This Concerto Is A Classical Piece Of The Saxophone Romantic Repertoire.
