Saxophone
with Band, Orchestra or Ensemble
Classical Saxophone Discography recommended and compiled by Timothy McAllister 4/19/97; updated 9/15/98
* indicates 'must-have' recording
Saxophone
with Band, Orchestra or Ensemble
Solo
Saxophone/Saxophone with Piano/Saxophone with Tape
-Most, if not all, of these recordings exist in my studio library, and
are available for check out anytime. Also, use the record label and
catalog number to order these recordings through virtually any retailer.
-The studio library and Crane Music Library have important out-of-print
LP recordings of Mule, Sinta, Rascher, Hemke, Londeix, Deffayet, and more.
It is highly recommended that you make these part of your listening
diet.
Saxophone with Band, Orchestra,
or Ensemble
| Saxophonist / Ensemble | Album Title (works) | Record label and #____ |
| *Deffayet, Daniel
Berlin Philharmonic H. Von Karajan, cond. |
Bizet: "L' Arlesienne" Suites etc.
|
Deutsche Grammophon
(Musikfest 431 160-2) |
| *Delangle, Claude
Percussion Ens. of Strasbourg |
Edison Denisov
Concerto Piccolo(1977) - E. Denisov Sonata (1970) - E. Denisov |
Pierre Verany
(PV 790112) |
| Delangle, Claude
Orchestre Symphonique de Nancy Jerome Kaltenbach, cond. |
Marius Constant: 4 Concertos
Concertante - M. Constant |
Erato (4509-94815-2)
|
| *Delangle, Claude
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaaki Otaka, cond. |
Edison Denisov
Concerto for Alto Saxophone Sonata (1970) |
BIS (CD-665)
|
| Delangle, Claude
Ensemble InterContemporain |
Boulez conducts Webern
Quartet Op. 22 - Anton Webern |
Deutsche Grammophon (437 786-2)
|
| *Delangle, Claude
Various Artists |
The Russian Saxophone
Sonata-E. Denisov Pas de deux - A. Raskatov Duo Sonata (2bar.sx) - S.Gubaidulina Casus in terminus - V. Karasikov Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Cello -E. Denisov Musique pour l’ange - A. Vustin |
BIS (CD-765)
|
| *Forger, James
Warsaw National Phil. Orch. Robert Black, cond. |
Warsaw National Phil. Orchestra
Symphonic Rhapsody (1984) -John Anthony Lennon |
Master Musicians Collective (MMC 2003)
|
| Harle, John
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, cond. |
Saxophone Concertos
Rapsodie - Debussy Concertino da Camera- Ibert Fantasia - Villa-Lobos Concerto - Glazunov Concerto - R.R. Bennett Out of the Cool - D. Heath |
EMI Classics(CDC 7 54301 2)
|
| Harle, John
The New World Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, cond. |
The Music of Ingolf Dahl
Concerto - Ingolf Dahl |
Decca/Argo (444 459-2)
|
| *Harle, John
BBC Symphony Orchestra Paul Clarvis, drum kit Andrew Davis, cond. |
Music of Harrison Birtwistle
Panic - Harrison Birtwistle |
Decca/Argo (452 104-2)
|
| Havel, Christophe,
Marie-Bernadette Charrier, sax Proxima Centauri |
Proxima Centauri : AER
P.-S. - C. Havel AER - C. Havel RamDam - C. Havel S - C. Havel |
Alba musica (MU291672)
|
| Hester, Michael
The Tos Ensemble |
Native Tapestry
Crow Wing for Alto Saxophone and Native American Flute - James DeMars Spirit Call - James DeMars |
Canyon (CR-7015) |
| *Houlik, James
London Symphony Orch. Paul Anthony McRae, cond. |
The Upward Stream/Russell Peck
The Upward Stream - R. Peck |
Albany Records (TROY040) |
| Houlik, James
North Carolina Sym. Orch. Gerhardt Zimmerman, cond. |
Compositions by Robert Ward
Concerto for tenor sax and orch. - Robert Ward |
Albany Records (AR001) |
| Kientzy, Daniel
Romanian Radio Sym. Orch. Iosif Conta, cond. Ploiesti Phil. Orch. Timisora Phil. Orch. Remus Georgescu, cond. |
The Roumanian Saxophone
Concertante Symphony No.3 (1984) -S. Niculescu Concerto for Daniel Kientzy and Saxophones -Myrian Marbe Narration II (1986) - Anatol Vieru |
Olympia (OCD 410) |
| Leaman, Clifford | Currents
Concerto for Alto Saxophone with Nine Instruments - Henry Brant |
Redwood Records (ESCD-45) |
| *Louie, Gary
Manhatten Chamber Orch. Richard Auldon Clark, cond. |
Jacques Ibert: Oeuvres Variees
Concertino da Camera-Jacques Ibert |
Newport Classics (NPD 85598) |
| Lulloff, Joseph
Sinfonia da Camera Ian Hobson, conductor |
Walton/Stravinsky
Facade (An Entertainment) 1923 - William Walton |
Arabesque (Z6644) |
| Lulloff, Joseph
Sinfonia da Camera Ian Hobson, cond. |
Milhaud: Le Creation du Monde
Le Creation du Monde - Milhaud |
Arabesque (Z6569) |
| Marsalis, Branford
The English Chamber Orch. Andrew Litton, cond. |
Romances for Saxophone | CBS (RM 42122) |
| *McAllister, Timothy
Michigan Percussion Ensemble Carter Pann, piano |
Imaginary Landscape
Shadowplays - Kevin Beavers |
Equilibrium (EQ003) |
| McChrystal, Gerard
Ulster Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond. |
Debussy and Ravel: Orchestral Works
Rapsodie - C. Debussy |
Chandos (Chan 9129) |
| Pettersson, Jorgen
H. Robert Reynolds, cond. |
Stockholm Symphonic Wind Orch.
Concerto - Ingolf Dahl |
Caprice (Cap 21414) |
| Radnofsky, Kenneth
New England Conservatory Orchestra Richard Hoenich, cond. |
Donald Martino
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra - Donald Martino |
New World Records 80529-2 |
| *Rousseau, Eugene
Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz Paul Kuentz, cond. |
Saxophone Concertos
Fantasia-Villa-Lobos Concerto Op. 109-Glazunov Concertino da Camera-Ibert Concerto-P.M. Dubois |
Deutsche Grammophon (453 991-2) |
| Savijoki, Pekka
Finnish Radio Symphony Orch. Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond. |
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Composer
Concerto (1980-83) - Esa Pekka Salonen |
Finlandia (4509-95607-2) |
| Savijoki, Pekka
The New Stockholm Chamber Orch. Jorma Panula, cond. |
Saxophone Concerti
Concerto Op. 14 - Lars-Erik Larsson Concerto in Eb Major - Glazunov Adagio and Allegro - Jorma Panula |
BIS (CD-218) |
| *Sinta, Donald
Speculum Musicae David Starobin, guitar Susan Narucki, soprano |
George Crumb: Quest
Quest - George Crumb |
Bridge (9069) |
| *Sinta, Donald
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center |
FACADE
Facade Books I & II- William Walton |
Arabesque Recordings (Z6699) |
| Smith, Howie
Edwin London, cond. |
Cleveland Chamber Symphony
LON/dons - Salvatore Maritrano |
GM2039CD |
| Whitcombe, Michael
Donald Barra, cond. |
The San Diego Chamber Orchestra
Concertino da Camera - Ibert |
Koch International (3-7094-2 H1) |
| *Various Artists
Marie-Bernadette Charrier, sax Christophe Havel, sax Patrice Goudin, sax Joel Versavaud, sax Arno Bornkamp, sax Ivo Janssen, piano Richard Rimbert, clarinet |
Christian Lauba: OSMOS
Brasil sem fim Adria Hard Reflets Rituels Sud |
Alba musica (MU291652) |
| Various Artists
Al Regni, alto sax David Tofani, tenor sax The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble |
Spectrum: New American Music
All Set (1957) - Milton Babbitt Quartet for trumpet, t. sax, perc. & piano - Stefan Wolpe |
Electra Nonesuch (9 79222-2) |
Solo Saxophone, Saxophone with
Accompaniment
| Bensmann, Detlef
w/ Michael Rische, piano |
Saxophone and Piano
Scaramouche - Milhaud Five-o' clock Fox trot - Ravel Piece en forme de Habanera - Ravel Atoll II (1982) - Isoa Matsushita Akzente for t.sax and piano - Erdmann Suite (1935) - Dessau Hot-Sonate (1930) - Schulhoff |
Koch/Schwann (CD 310071 H1) |
| Bornkamp, Arno
w/ Ivo Janssen |
Saxophone Sonatas
Sonata Op. 19 - Creston Legende - F. Schmitt Sonate - Hindemith Gavambodi 2 - Charpentier Prelude, Cadence et Final - Desenclos Sonata - E.Denisov |
Globe (GLO 15032) |
| *Bornkamp, Arno | Reed My Mind
Sequenza IXb - Luciano Berio Improvisation I - Ryo Noda In Freundschaft - K. Stockhausen Improvisation II - Ryo Noda Periple - P. Mefano Improvisation III - Ryo Noda Hard - Christian Lauba |
BVHAAST (CD 9304) |
| Bornkamp, Arno
w/ Ivo Janssen |
Hot Sonate
Hot-Sonate - E. Schulhoff Introduction et Capriccio - E. Von Borck Elegie et Rondeau - K. Husa Chant Premier - M. Mihalovici Two Fantastics - J. Takacs |
Vanguard (99092) |
| *Delangle, Claude | The Solitary Saxophone
In Freundschaft - Stockhausen Sequenza VIIb - Luciano Berio Maknongan - G. Scelsi Ixor - G. Scelsi Episode Quatrieme - Betsy Jolas Sequenza IXb - Luciano Berio Distance - Toru Takemitsu |
BIS (CD-640) |
| *Delangle, Claude | The Japanese Saxophone
West, or Evening Song in Autumn - Natsuda Arabesque III - Nodaira Mysterious Morning III - Tanada Vertical Time Study II - Hosokawa Distance - Takemitsu Penombres VI - Taira Not I, but the Wind... - Yuasa Night Bird - Tanaka |
BIS (CD-890) |
| Delangle, Claude
w/ Odile Delangle, piano and others |
Musique Francaise pour Saxophones
Scaramouche - Milhaud (278 878) Fantasie-Impromptu - Jolivet Legende - F. Schmitt 6 Etudes - C. Koechlin Epitaphe de Jean Harlow - Koechlin Introduction et Variations sur une Ronde Populaire - Pierne Quatour - Schmitt |
Le Chant du Monde |
| Forger, James
w/ Deborah Moriarty, piano |
John Anthony Lennon: Chamber Works
Distances Within Me (1979) - J.A. Lennon |
CRI (CD 599) |
| Formenti, Andrea
w/ various artists |
Contemporary Music for Alto Sax
Aubade (1993) - F. Cesarini Nocturnes (1993) - N. Vassena Atanos Op.103 (1993) - J.W. Brennan Portrait (1983) - Jacques Wildberger Tra qua e la - A. Pfluger |
Jecklin (JS 302-2) |
| Harle, John
w/ John Lenehan, piano |
John Harle's Saxophone
Sonata - Phil Woods Sonata - R.R. Bennett Rumania - D. Heath Sonata - E. Denisov Keening - Michael Berkeley |
Hyperion (CDC 66246) |
| *Hunter, Laura
w/ Brian Connelly, piano and DX7 synthesizer |
Duo Vivo
The Nature of this Whirling Wheel - Rodney Rogers Lilith - William Bolcom Four Impromptus - Paul Cooper Jeu de Chat - Arthur Gottschalk Shu Gath Manna - Steven Galante |
Crystal Records (CD651) |
| *Kientzy, Daniel | Le Saxophone Contemporain
La Cite Ouverte - Aurel Stroe In Freundschaft - Stockhausen Aulodie - Mache Sequenza IXb - Luciano Berio Goutte d'Or B - Cavana Tre Pezzi - G. Scelsi Thema - Vaggione |
ADDA 581047 |
| *Louie, Gary
w/ Kirsten Taylor, piano |
Pastorale
Siete canciones populares Espanolas - Manuel de Falla Four Romantic Pieces - A. Dvorak Pastorale - I. Stravinsky Sonata Op.167 - Saint-Saens Caprice Viennois - Kreisler Piece en forme de Habanera - Ravel Scaramouche - Milhaud |
Newport Classics (NPD 85563) |
| *Lulloff, Joseph
W/ Philip Hosford, piano |
Interplay
Sonata-Poulenc Four Impromptus-Cooper Prelude, Cadence et Finale-Desenclos Six Studies on English Folk Song-R.V. Williams Interplay-Ruggiero |
Channel Crossings CCS 10497 |
| *Mauk, Steven
w/ Mary Ann Covert, piano |
Distances Within Me
Prelude, Cadence et Finale - Desenclos Distance Within Me - J.A. Lennon Sonate - P. Hindemith Sixth Sense - Yasinitsky Picnic on the Marne - Ned Rorem |
Open Loop 012 |
| *McAllister, Timothy
w/ Kevin Class, piano |
VISIONS: Duo Nuova
Piece en forme de Habenera - Ravel Lessons of the Sky - Rodney Rogers Lilith - William Bolcom Visions Fugitives Op.22 - Prokofiev Distances Within Me - J.A. Lennon Sonata in G Major - G. Platti |
Centaur Records(CRC 2280) |
| Mondelci, Frederico | IL SASSOFONO
XOHON - Sbordoni S - Pisati From the Abyss - Tesei Ensemble Invisible - Samori Duplum - Scogna Pan - Mondelci Vampyr - Rossi Re |
RCA/BMG 74321-25171-2 |
| *Mule, Marcel
W/ various artists |
'Le Patron' of the Saxophone
works by Ibert, Ravel, Vellones, Bozza, Glazunov, et.al. |
Clarinet Classics (CC 0013) |
| Rousseau, Eugene
w/ Hans Graf, piano |
Saxophone Colors
Sonata in E Major, BMV 1035 - J.S. Bach Rhapsody - Debussy Fantasia - Villa-Lobos Medley from Porgy and Bess - Gershwin Solo - B. Heiden Elegy - Jindrich Feld Quattro Liriche - Orrego-Salas |
Delos (D/CD 1007) |
| Rousseau, Eugene
w/ Jaromir Klepac, piano |
Saxophone Masterpieces
Sonata - Paul Creston Sonata - Robert Muczynski Sonata - Bernhard Heiden Suita - Miloslav Kabelac Fantasia Concertante - B. Heiden |
RIAX (RICA-1001) |
| Sampen, John
w/ Marilyn Shrude, piano |
New Music Festival Virtuosi
Sonata (1984) - William Albright |
Capstone (CPS-8603) |
| *Sampen, John
w/ Marilyn Shrude, piano |
The Contemporary Saxophone
Renewing the Myth (1988) - Marilyn Shrude Images (1979) - Milton Babbitt Divertimento - C. Wuorinen In Two Worlds (1987) - M. Subotnick |
Neuma (450-80) |
| *Sampen, John | The Electric Saxophone
Wings-Tower Four5-Cage Mimicry-Ussachevsky Drifting Over a Red Place-Shrude Waterwings-Bunce Music for Alto Sax and Tape - Pablo Furman Spontaneous Combustion-Mobberly |
Capstone (CPS-8636) |
| Savijoki, Pekka
w/ Margit Rahkonen, piano |
The French Saxophone
Scaramouche - Milhaud Divertimento - Boutry Cinq Danses Exotiques - J. Francaix Histoires - Ibert Fantasie-Impromptu - Jolivet Tableaux de Provence - P. Maurice |
BIS-CD-209 |
| *Sinta, Donald
W/ Ellen Weckler, piano |
New Music for Virtuosos
Music for Saxophone and Piano -Leslie Bassett |
New World Records 80541-2 |
| *Sullivan, Taimur
Richtmeyer, Debra |
Shadow of the Condor
Nimbus III - Zonn Alto Rhapsody - Melby |
Zuma (ZMA 105) |
| *Umble, James
w/ Randall Fusco, piano; The Cleveland Duo |
Dejeuner sur l' herbe
Scaramouche - Milhaud Cantilene et Danse - Eychenne Dejeuner sur l'herbe - N.K. Brown Improvisations - P. Turok |
Dana Recording Project (DRS-5) |
| Underwood, Dale
w/ Scott Alexander, piano |
Classic Pastiche
Sonata - Muczynski Sonata No. 3 - Handel Chanson et Passpied - Reuff Sonata- Jacobi Sicilienne - P. Lantier Sarabande and Gigue - F. Tull Sonata - Henri Eccles Inroduction and Samba - M. Whitney |
Open Loop 009 |
| *Wiedoeft, Rudy | Rudy Wiedoeft 'Kreisler of the Saxophone' | Clarinet Classics (cc0018) |
| Aurelia Saxophone Quartet | Saxophone Quartets
Passamezzo - T. Verbey Music for saxophones - T. Keuris The Gravity of D - P. van Onna Ritorno - M. Padding Facing Death - L. Andriessen Kwartet - G. van Keulen |
NM Classics (92053) |
| Berlin Saxophone Quartet | Saxophone Quartets
Quartet in Bb Op.109 - Glazunov Andante, Fugue, and Finale - Moulaert Two Quartets Op.23 - Gustav Bumcke Petit Quatour - J. Francaix |
Koch/Schwann 310 055 H1 |
| Cristopher Creviston, Timothy McAllister, Colin Stetson,
& Jeffrey Rolka
The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble Michael Udow, director Scott Parkman, cond. |
Gringo Blaster
Vapor Trails - Michael Kowalski for saxophones and percussion |
Einstein Records (Einstein008) |
| *PRISM Saxophone Quartet | The Prism Quartet
Quatour - P.M. Dubois Premier Quatour - J.B. Singelee Tenor Indigo - Matt Levy Three Improvisations - Phil Woods Drastic Measures - Russell Peck |
Koch International 3-7024-2 |
| The Rascher Saxophone Quartet | The Rascher Saxophone Quartet
etwas rascher op.108 - Bergman Personae (1990) - R. Dunser XAS (1987) - I. Xenakis pnoxoud - M. Denhoff 6 Bagatelles (1985) - G. Bialas Panta rei (1986) - D. Terzakis |
Caprice (CAP 21435) |
| The Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble |
compositions by Sofia Gubaidulina
In Erwartung (1994) - Sofia Gubaidulina |
BIS-CD-710 |
| *The Rascher Saxophone Quartet
London Sinfonietta Voices |
Luciano Berio
Canticum Novissimi Testamenti II -Luciano Berio |
Philips 446 094-2 |
| The San Francisco Saxophone Quartet | Tails from the City
Fugue No.7 from WTC BkII - J.S. Bach Prelude from Violin Partita - J. S. Bach Air from Orchestral Suite No.3 - J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - J.S. Bach Sonata in G, K.427 - Scarlatti Adagio - Albinoni Water Music: Suite No. 2 - Handel Concerto Grosse Op.6 - Handel Quartet - J.C. Bach Octet - Mendelssohn |
EMI Classics (CDC 7 54132 2) |
| The San Francisco Saxophone Quartet | Straight from the Street
Selections by J.S. Bach, Couperin, Handel, Schumann, Vivaldi, Mozart, & Rachmaninoff |
Dorchester Classics (DRC 1003) |
| Quatour Adolphe Sax | Musique Francaise pour Saxophones
Scaramouche - Milhaud Fantasie-Impromptu - Jolivet Legende - Schmitt 6 Etudes - Charles Koechlin Epitaphe de Jean Harlow - Koechlin Introduction et Variations sur une Ronde Populaire - G. Pierne Quatour - F. Schmitt |
Le Chant du Monde (278 878) |
| *XASAX | XASAX
Rasch - F. Donatoni Spots - F. Rzewski Hyperbaton - A. Buess XAS - I. Xenakis Close the Gap - K. Essl Canon for Three - E. Carter Three Canons - S. Wolpe Four5 - John Cage |
Erol Records (7019) FRANCE |