Love how cinematic and high quality this is. And holy cow, you are a monster! Great tone/sound/intonation (unfortunately the clarinet near the beginning was really out of tune), incredible evenness of any run, and what a clear double tongue! I also love how sensitive your musicality is. You finesse everything in such a nuanced way. Truly spectacular!
I searched TH-cam for saxophone concertos, and this was the first result.I had never heard of Paul Creston but the quality of this composition, and the masterful playing of Rob Burton have inspired me to check out more of Paul Creston. Thanks for posting!
Student: "Hey, can you accompany me for my juries?" Me: "Sure. Whatcha playing?" Student: "Creston Sax Concerto!" Me: "Ummmm... I just remembered I have a conflict with that day ... sorry!"
i played the second movement on bari sax in high school and i must say i think the piano reduction is much better for that movement. maybe the brass just wasn't as strong in this recording (that's a question, because i think it was pretty good), but when the piano plays the low brass parts, the emotion feels much stronger.
Yea and it sucks for Sax players too because Orchestra is respected more upon musicians unlike Concert Band/Wind Ensemble. Beside Military there are no known Professional Bands
@@NorthonBruceif I’m not mistaken, some composers like Holst sometimes wrote for saxophones. It’s a much newer instrument so obviously hasn’t been seen much in orchestras
Fantastico e nostalgico Have piacevole moments. I love it much Welcome to Indonesia Welcome to Java Welcome to Bali (Rob, are you also interested in new works? Are you performing new pieces?) Thank you
great haircut! Nice sound and - more importantly in such a venue - great projection of it (!).. sounds like you really believe in the piece and you managed to sell it to the audience in the best way possible as far as I'm concerned. All the best to you and your future as a saxophone player.
@@robburtonsax Still replying to comments?! I came across your channel about a week ago. You are quite an inspiration! I’m a senior in HS and have college auditions right around the corner. Mid-way through the application process haha
Wonderful performance! So much finesse, and I am so impressed by your practically instant recovery from the memory slip at 17:56! You handled that very professionally.
this is so brilliant! i am going on to study A level Music and am hoping to take my grade 7 sax exam pretty soon. Good i saw this as its great inspiration :)) do keep it up!!
Rob Can i make another question ? Vandoren tradition 3,5 reeds help your sound and take the high notes, but it doesn't get in the way, getting heavy on the bass???😄
Was just curious what setup you playing on. I saw a yahama neck but was that with a selmer alto? Also loved how it seemed you memorized the piece. No telling how much you had for the competition. I’m just getting back into playing again. Creston Concerto, the Ibert, and Descenclos are some of the pieces I played. But it was before putting up everything on TH-cam. You’re gonna be grateful for having this up 15 years from now lol. Anyway I hope you won I have no idea. But I’m bias towards good sax players. And good job on the altissimo notes. Man very impressed. Okay saw you got beat by a piano player but also saw NO ONE knows classical saxophone repertoire so of course you got screwed. Come over to America and you’ll be appreciated and envied by the US sax community. Lol
Carmine Santoriello of course. I play on a series 2 super action. I’ve been wanting to play on the jubilee line but the neck looks like a selmer. That’s why I was asking. Classical sax you want that dark rich sound and you change what you can to get it. Like for example used to play on another super action. Life changes I sold it. Now I have another one but to get a darker sound I now use a felt sax mute that holds down the vibration and dampens the brightness of my setup. Someday, probably over the summer, I’m gonna mess with my setup but I was curious what this kid was playing on cause I love his sound but was wondering was he mix matching too like we all sometimes do.
I also played on a Selmer alto but with a Yamaha neck, back in the day...I found it improved the intonation in the upper register compared to the original Selmer neck. It seems like a simple fix to just move the octave hole a hair, but who knows?
@@Saxgod Hey! Sorry for my delayed response! For this performance I was using a Yamaha 62 (a fairly old model) with just the normal Yamaha neck which came with it! Now I am playing on a Yamaha 875EXGP! Let me know if you have any other questions!
@@robburtonsax cool man. I bought a newer jubilee version of the series 2 myself lol. I learned all this stuff years ago and then got married had kids and now back to relearning all this stuff. Miss playing this stuff. Anyway GREAT job. Thought you should have won lol.
❤❤❤amazing, have lovely moments...please visit Java...[Mr Rob, i will make septet for flute, alto sax, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass...7 fantasies on Dwianto Setiawan's books, Kelompok 2 & 1]
Hi Mr. Burton, I was wondering if you had any suggestions for an Embouchure workout for a 3rd year alto saxophone. I know you are not a teacher, so if you don't know that's okay.
Rob, what instrument are you playing on? Seems there was some discussion below but couldn't see a confirmation from you. Congrats on a fabulous performance. Thanks!
@@robburtonsax Upgraded to what?? It looks like your message was unfinished! xD Will look for you at the 2023 international adolphe sax competition! ;)
@@dankent1635 Ah sorry I don't know why it sent like that! I upgraded to a Yamaha YAS-875exgp! Haha thank you - hopefully I may be there! Fingers crossed....
Of course! In this performance it was: Yamaha YAS-62, Selmer S80 C* mouthpiece and Vandoren Tradition 3.5 reeds. I now play on YAS-875exgp, Vandoren AL3 mouthpiece and Vandoren Trad 3.5 reeds. Let me know if you have any other questions!
@@robburtonsax Oh, I play in an E. Rousseau NC4 (Alto) and have been told by my Professor that 3.5s would work much better for me. Knowing that you use 3.5s will certainly get me to use them. Great playing!
@@rwandanstarbux1494 reed strength is all about finding a balance between tone, resistance, tension, comfort and allowing optimal dynamics, colours, articulation etc. Some people can sound great on 2.5 and others on a 4 - its all very personal. I hope you find that 3.5 works well for you!
Thanks guys for all the love on this video! It means a lot
Love how cinematic and high quality this is. And holy cow, you are a monster! Great tone/sound/intonation (unfortunately the clarinet near the beginning was really out of tune), incredible evenness of any run, and what a clear double tongue! I also love how sensitive your musicality is. You finesse everything in such a nuanced way. Truly spectacular!
Thanks, man! Thats so kind of you to say! I adore your youtube channel!
that moment when you find a wild saxologic while trying to immerse yourself in a bit of creston
Industrial clarinet sabotage ?
Being able to play at that volume and not compromise that amazing tone is not easy to do great job bud
I searched TH-cam for saxophone concertos, and this was the first result.I had never heard of Paul Creston but the quality of this composition, and the masterful playing of Rob Burton have inspired me to check out more of Paul Creston. Thanks for posting!
His sonatas are also amazing
0:03 first movement
6:43 second movement (10:12 cadenza)
14:24 third movement
This is awesome. I’ve only ever heard the concert band and the (hell on earth) piano reduction as an accompaniment. It’s nice to hear strings!
thanks so much! I think the orchestral version is my favourite! Definitely more than the piano reduction haha
Student: "Hey, can you accompany me for my juries?"
Me: "Sure. Whatcha playing?"
Student: "Creston Sax Concerto!"
Me: "Ummmm... I just remembered I have a conflict with that day ... sorry!"
i played the second movement on bari sax in high school and i must say i think the piano reduction is much better for that movement. maybe the brass just wasn't as strong in this recording (that's a question, because i think it was pretty good), but when the piano plays the low brass parts, the emotion feels much stronger.
saxes are so underused in orchestras.
Yea and it sucks for Sax players too because Orchestra is respected more upon musicians unlike Concert Band/Wind Ensemble. Beside Military there are no known Professional Bands
@@KianoushAlaviI think Dallas Winds members get paid for their work. I could be wrong though
I guess, it's because clarinets take the spot. Can you recommend an orchestral piece with a saxophone section?
@@NorthonBruceif I’m not mistaken, some composers like Holst sometimes wrote for saxophones. It’s a much newer instrument so obviously hasn’t been seen much in orchestras
wow unbelieveable. I played Crestons Sonata when I was youinger, wow you are fantastic.
thanks Laura! Very kind!
One of the most beautiful performances I have ever heard!
Thank you very much!!
I love the passion of all the members in a symphony orchestra.
Fantastic sound and perfect use of vibrato. Well done!!
Fantastico e nostalgico
Have piacevole moments.
I love it much
Welcome to Indonesia
Welcome to Java
Welcome to Bali
(Rob, are you also interested in new works? Are you performing new pieces?)
Thank you
Well done! I played just the 2nd movement with an orchestra back in college... thanks for bringing back some fun memories! Congrats!
Very Good Rob Burton !! Congratulations
Fantastic sound and incredible intonation! love it and hope to see you more on the stage
Brilliant playing, Rob! I thoroughly enjoyed your performance and the urgency and passion you brought to it. Best wishes on your career!
thank you very much!
Bravo Rob ! ( also orchestra plays beautiful !!! )
Thank you!
" Attention to detail " that's all I could say it, each and every minute tone is extremely expressive through saxophone
Fabulous player !! 💘💘💘💘👌👌😘😘
Thank you so much!!! Very kind :)
My by far favorite performance to listen to. I can wait to perform this piece In a couple of months.
thanks, that means a lot! Good luck for the performance :)
this is excellent Bravo!
Absolute beast
great haircut!
Nice sound and - more importantly in such a venue - great projection of it (!).. sounds like you really believe in the piece and you managed to sell it to the audience in the best way possible as far as I'm concerned. All the best to you and your future as a saxophone player.
Thank you so much Thijs! That means a lot to me!
Bravo.nice music sense!!
Thank you !
@@robburtonsax Still replying to comments?! I came across your channel about a week ago. You are quite an inspiration! I’m a senior in HS and have college auditions right around the corner. Mid-way through the application process haha
Wonderful performance! So much finesse, and I am so impressed by your practically instant recovery from the memory slip at 17:56! You handled that very professionally.
the iceberg of guitar licks
Saxophone pog
this is so brilliant! i am going on to study A level Music and am hoping to take my grade 7 sax exam pretty soon. Good i saw this as its great inspiration :)) do keep it up!!
thank you!!! Good luck and most importantly - enjoy!
Bravo Rob! Good to get some new composers out there
Bravo!
Awesome Rob!
It’s just so crazy how our fingers can move at that type of speed.
Bravo ! It's a beautiful performance! Tell me, please, can you share this concert?
Rob Can i make another question ? Vandoren tradition 3,5 reeds help your sound and take the high notes, but it doesn't get in the way, getting heavy on the bass???😄
Was just curious what setup you playing on. I saw a yahama neck but was that with a selmer alto? Also loved how it seemed you memorized the piece. No telling how much you had for the competition. I’m just getting back into playing again. Creston Concerto, the Ibert, and Descenclos are some of the pieces I played. But it was before putting up everything on TH-cam. You’re gonna be grateful for having this up 15 years from now lol. Anyway I hope you won I have no idea. But I’m bias towards good sax players. And good job on the altissimo notes. Man very impressed.
Okay saw you got beat by a piano player but also saw NO ONE knows classical saxophone repertoire so of course you got screwed. Come over to America and you’ll be appreciated and envied by the US sax community. Lol
much probably that saxophone is a vintage yas62, but the most important thing is the player...
Carmine Santoriello of course. I play on a series 2 super action. I’ve been wanting to play on the jubilee line but the neck looks like a selmer. That’s why I was asking. Classical sax you want that dark rich sound and you change what you can to get it. Like for example used to play on another super action. Life changes I sold it. Now I have another one but to get a darker sound I now use a felt sax mute that holds down the vibration and dampens the brightness of my setup. Someday, probably over the summer, I’m gonna mess with my setup but I was curious what this kid was playing on cause I love his sound but was wondering was he mix matching too like we all sometimes do.
I also played on a Selmer alto but with a Yamaha neck, back in the day...I found it improved the intonation in the upper register compared to the original Selmer neck. It seems like a simple fix to just move the octave hole a hair, but who knows?
@@Saxgod Hey! Sorry for my delayed response! For this performance I was using a Yamaha 62 (a fairly old model) with just the normal Yamaha neck which came with it! Now I am playing on a Yamaha 875EXGP! Let me know if you have any other questions!
@@robburtonsax cool man. I bought a newer jubilee version of the series 2 myself lol. I learned all this stuff years ago and then got married had kids and now back to relearning all this stuff. Miss playing this stuff. Anyway GREAT job. Thought you should have won lol.
beautiful playing. do you recall your mp and reed setup during this performance?
Yes, my mouthpiece was a Selmer S80 c* and I was using Vandoren Tradition 3.5 reeds!
Usually I don't care for classical saxophone at all...jazz is where it's at for sax, but this is ok, besides this sounds like a clarinet.
Great performance! What mouthpiece do you use?
here it was a Selmer s80 C* :)
@@robburtonsax So it's a Selmer super-action series II 80?! I have the same sax.. though silver.
❤❤❤amazing, have lovely moments...please visit Java...[Mr Rob, i will make septet for flute, alto sax, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass...7 fantasies on Dwianto Setiawan's books, Kelompok 2 & 1]
thank you! :) Sounds interesting!!
May i know your email? So i can send it to you. Thank you@@robburtonsax
Hey, where are the french horns?
No french horns..sorry mingle😮😮😢
Hi Mr. Burton, I was wondering if you had any suggestions for an Embouchure workout for a 3rd year alto saxophone. I know you are not a teacher, so if you don't know that's okay.
LONG TONES
try to imitate his tone, and try long tones. soon enough you will get it for classical. For jazz, you should find your own voice.
Rob, what instrument are you playing on? Seems there was some discussion below but couldn't see a confirmation from you. Congrats on a fabulous performance. Thanks!
Hi Dan! In this I am playing on a Yamaha YAS-62! Since then I have 'upgraded' my alto to !
Thanks for your kind words!
@@robburtonsax Upgraded to what?? It looks like your message was unfinished! xD
Will look for you at the 2023 international adolphe sax competition! ;)
@@dankent1635 Ah sorry I don't know why it sent like that! I upgraded to a Yamaha YAS-875exgp!
Haha thank you - hopefully I may be there! Fingers crossed....
Rob Can i make a question ? what is your Setup ?
Of course! In this performance it was: Yamaha YAS-62, Selmer S80 C* mouthpiece and Vandoren Tradition 3.5 reeds. I now play on YAS-875exgp, Vandoren AL3 mouthpiece and Vandoren Trad 3.5 reeds. Let me know if you have any other questions!
@@robburtonsaxthanks 😂 your sound It is amazing😍👏👏👏👏
May I ask? What mouthpiece and Reeds do you use? Or which ones did you use?
In this performance, my mouthpiece was a Selmer S80 c* and I was using Vandoren Traditional 3.5 reeds :)
@@robburtonsax Oh, I play in an E. Rousseau NC4 (Alto) and have been told by my Professor that 3.5s would work much better for me. Knowing that you use 3.5s will certainly get me to use them.
Great playing!
@@rwandanstarbux1494 reed strength is all about finding a balance between tone, resistance, tension, comfort and allowing optimal dynamics, colours, articulation etc.
Some people can sound great on 2.5 and others on a 4 - its all very personal. I hope you find that 3.5 works well for you!
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Hi! what'is the setup in this video?
Hi! In this performance it was: Yamaha YAS-62, Selmer S80 C* mouthpiece and Vandoren Tradition 3.5 reeds :)
Sax soprano?😊
Is Rob playing on a Yamaha saxophone?
I am indeed! A Yamaha YAS-62 here :)
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