Debussy/ d'Indy/ Schmitt/ Tomasi/ Maurice: Works for saxophone and orchestra |CD review

Kerkezos/ LSO/ SimonovThe saxophone is so closely associated with jazz and big bands that we tend to forget that its inventor, Adolphe Sax, envisioned it as an orchestral instrument. The classical response to it has always been mixed, with French composers more attracted to it than those from elsewhere. Theodore Kerkezos's latest disc examines works from the first half of the 20th century. He's a tremendous instrumentalist, approaching everything he does with fire and commitment. The music itsel...

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