 | Scena: Contemporary Music for Saxophone by Timothy McCallister
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $12.38 Perfect tone, impeccable technique, and unmatched musicality make Mcallister the best in this side of the world.
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 | America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax, Vol. 5 by Tribute to Adolphe Sax
Mcallister's recording of the Bolcom here is the best thing to happen to American saxophone since Donald Sinta recorded "American Saxophone."
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 | Russian Saxophone
Buy new: $20.98 / Used from: $14.47 Delangle is saxophone perfection, the Denisov sonata for alto sax and cello is the real treat here.
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 | A La Francaise by Claude Delangle & Odile
Buy new: $20.98 / Used from: $14.86 On one cd, the French master Claude Delangle gives us 2 definitive performances of Tableaux de Provence and the Desenclos Prelude Cadence et Finale.
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 | Denisov: Sonata for saxophone; Concerto for alto saxophone by Edison Vassilievich Denisov
Buy used from: $14.86 I was absolutely floored by this cd, Claude Delangle turns in an unbelievable performance of the concerto with flawless intonation, great musicality, wonderful tone and Godly altissimo.
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 | The Solitary Saxophone
Buy new: $20.98 / Used from: $14.48 A revolutionary recording that introduced another generation of saxophonists to contemporary music. Delangle's mastery of the sax's extended techniques makes this cd a winner.
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 | A Saxophone for a Lady
Buy new: $19.98 / Used from: $16.88 Brilliant recording of early saxophone compositions commissioned by Elise Hall.
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 | Historic Saxophone
Buy used from: $14.47 Latest recording by Delangle featuring many of the early works of Singelee.
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 | 20/21 - Berio: Sequenzas / Ensemble InterContemporain
Buy new: $50.98 / Used from: $39.98 Christian Wirth is the future of French saxophone both as soprano of the Godly Habanera Quartet and as the saxophonist in this set of the Berio Sequenzas.
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| Spectrum Saxofonis
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $9.99 Wonderful recording by Harry White of some classical sax favorites like the Fasch Sonata, the Hot Sonata, and Elegie et Rondeau by Husa.
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 | The World Famous Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra by James Forger
Buy used from: $12.88 Probably the most difficult work written for saxophone. Forger is a virtuoso and plays it to stun. Awesome recording
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 | Marcel Mule: "Le patron" of the Saxophone
Buy new: $22.98 / Used from: $14.49 While this recording still sounds like an old record, it clearly shows what a technical genius Mule was.
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 | Saxophone Concertos
Buy used from: $39.93 While I wouldn't recommend this for the Ibert or Glaz; Harle does put in good recordings of the Debussy Rhapsody, the Bennett concerto, and Dave Heath's Out of the Cool, with some great accompaniment.
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| Defining Dahl: The Music of Ingolf Dahl
Buy used from: $29.99 Definitive recording of the Dahl, performed by John Harle, but this time Tilson Thomas kept him in line, magnificent orchestral playing and wonderful solo playing.
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 | The Electric Saxophone by John Sampen
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $11.88 Fine collection of music for sax and electronics, Sampen also makes use of the Yamaha Wind Midi instrument, very interesting listening.
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 | Saxophone Repertory Collection by Nobuya Sugawa
Buy new: $93.99 Wonderful large collection by Sugawa of the standards and some not so standards of the repertoire.
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 | Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 3 / Saxophone Concerto
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $11.91 Kind of cheesy but played to stun by Sugawa, the cyber-bird concerto is a very large and demanding work.
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| Devil's Rag: The Saxophone in 12 Pieces
Buy used from: $13.98 Early solo and orchestral saxophone recorded by Bornkamp, very beautiful music played by one of the best.
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 | Saxophone Sonatas
Buy used from: $80.66 Best recording available of the Creston Sonata, Wonderful playing with a very unique tone and flawless technique.
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 | Dubois: Quartet for Saxophones, etc.
Buy used from: $44.35 Great debut quartet recording for Prism, lots of standard rep on this cd.
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 | Mysterious Morning: Habanera Quartet
Quite simply the best saxophone quartet ever. I mean ever!
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 | Grieg, Glazounov, Dvorák
Buy new: $18.98 Hababera again, they are the best.
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 | The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone (Cambridge Companions to Music)
Buy new: $30.99 / Used from: $26.85 Essential history reading for sax players.
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| One Hundred Fifty Years of Music for Saxophone: Bibliographical Index of Music & Educational Literature for the Saxophone, 1844-1994 by Jean-Marie Londeix
Buy used from: $145.95 Another essential historical reading for saxophone. Better to order it from aurec.com
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 | Art of Saxophone Playing by Larry Teal
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $9.01 THE saxophone book. Great Educational Resource.
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