Dr. Gwozdz teaches at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS He is an excellent teacher and pedagogue of the Saxophone. If you are a serious saxophone student and would like learn the saxophone in light of the creator's intent, I would recommend studying with him. You will NOT be disappointed.
sounds pretty good but the best i have heard is a guy that is kind of a hermit in new york.....he only plays out sparingly.but what a spiritual experience every time i hear him play....his name is Garth Davis
Hmmmmmmm, He may be good with the added improvs, but his playing is not a patch on the original Rascher version I still have on Vinyl. The man is still the master. Might see if I can work out how to add a photo of the sleeve notes and cover and upload the track on here.
@cabecunas the song isn't that hard. maybe to play it this sexy then it's a little hard. i played this song for my solo for solo and ensemble. then went to state solo and ensemble and got a 1. but i think that judge was on something cause i didn't even do that good. idk
Dr Gwozdz plays with a rare sensitivity to the musical line. He is an extremely rare individual, and a gifted musician, and an excellent teacher on the Saxophone. He keeps the author's intent, that is to say he performs with the ideals of Msr Joseph Antoine Sax. As a student of Sigurd Rascher, he maintains the form and substance of his mentor and friend. He plays with a divine symbiotic gush that flows from the inside outward. It is a blessing to hear such an artist!
Well of course, but the scale itself within the music was a form of improvisation being that it is not in the original piece. All notes must be in or conform to some directional scale one way or the other. BAD ASS!
@XdarkdomainX there's no such thing as a totonic scale. maybe you meant octatonic scale, which would mean a diminished or augmented scale, neither of which is what he played.
I know that embellishments are standard performance practice for the Baroque period, but some of them take a 200 year jump in style. There are moments in the first movement where it sounds like Schubert instead of Eccles. Great tone and technique though.
hey, sorry to bug you, but you happened to mention NYSSMA? What level is this? lol I really need to pick up a solo book, but I'm in search of a solo :)
i have to play this solo for solo ensemble coming up in a few months. i think this gives me a better idea on how to play this song. the only thing that's bugging me is the ab lib!!!!!!!!!!!! other than that he's a extremely great sax player!
Students of the saxophone may want to make note of Dr. Gwozdz's tone on this piece as what I think is an example of the "Rascher" school. I have posted a Rashcer recording on Youtube and have a Rascher LP and this is what he sounded like. Wonderful presentation. Dr. Gwozdz studied with Rascher and Londeix.
I really enjoy listening to this performance. Critically speaking, he has near-perfect intonation (minus some high-end notes such as E's that are a bit sharp). Tone is very rich as dark. My only complaint is that he tends to get very brash and aggressive with some attacks. This sometimes causes him to lose control such as at 2:36 and 5:40 - 5:45. As for the embellishments, I have mixed feelings. Some are very nice, and some are very distracting and inappropriate (4:11 ???).
The embellishments RUINED the song. Since when are the written notes too boring??? I think that the song is beautiful just the way it is written. Also, just a tad bit too much vibrato for my taste...Other than that, great technical work and tone. A little too harsh in the large jumps in Mvt. 2
I understand that. But I am speaking purely from my personal opinion and musical taste. I just happen to think that this song does not need so much embellishment.
Im a freshman tenor sax player in high school and i don't know as much about music like all of you guys but that was an excellent performance. I'm playing this sonata for my solo at the end of the year and I just started working on this piece. Thanks for giving me a sneak peek at what it can hopefully sound like.
props on that second movement though XD
FrankDaFootlong 2 months ago
little man was busy trying to improv and prolly forgot how he memorized his music lol
FrankDaFootlong 2 months ago
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MarioC0 4 months ago
he's so little!
JazzBluesClassical42 8 months ago 2
no barocco in this version. thumb down
MrTscheche01 11 months ago
@scotydogd LOL! Dr. Gwozdz told me about that story in my lesson. I laughed so hard when he told me that.
1dlegend 11 months ago
rip Dr. Gwozdz
PyreCraft 1 year ago
@PyreCraft Dr. Gwozdz isn't dead.
1dlegend 11 months ago
Shit...his intonation is ridiculous. Respect.
eatingperson 1 year ago 2
Herb Couf would seed them all back to school.
bszwed 1 year ago
Dr. Gwozdz teaches at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS He is an excellent teacher and pedagogue of the Saxophone. If you are a serious saxophone student and would like learn the saxophone in light of the creator's intent, I would recommend studying with him. You will NOT be disappointed.
2259269587 1 year ago
sounds pretty good but the best i have heard is a guy that is kind of a hermit in new york.....he only plays out sparingly.but what a spiritual experience every time i hear him play....his name is Garth Davis
saxguy45 1 year ago
Hmmmmmmm, He may be good with the added improvs, but his playing is not a patch on the original Rascher version I still have on Vinyl. The man is still the master. Might see if I can work out how to add a photo of the sleeve notes and cover and upload the track on here.
davet1964 1 year ago
holy crap... this is so beautiful and i have to learn this for districts! my teacher said he auditioned on this piece for college....
cabecunas 1 year ago
@cabecunas the song isn't that hard. maybe to play it this sexy then it's a little hard. i played this song for my solo for solo and ensemble. then went to state solo and ensemble and got a 1. but i think that judge was on something cause i didn't even do that good. idk
killinintheplace 1 year ago
I took lessons from him for a year. he's amazing:D
Catherinesk8s 1 year ago
@Catherinesk8s mee ototoooo hahaha i caant wait to own u with this at lions band
TheRyrhoades96 1 year ago
Fast Fingers and Tounge ... WOW!
saxophone016 1 year ago
OMG!!! I love it :)
saxophone016 1 year ago
@Icanactaullyplay, Dr Gwozdz teaches at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
dlowen888 2 years ago
Dr Gwozdz plays with a rare sensitivity to the musical line. He is an extremely rare individual, and a gifted musician, and an excellent teacher on the Saxophone. He keeps the author's intent, that is to say he performs with the ideals of Msr Joseph Antoine Sax. As a student of Sigurd Rascher, he maintains the form and substance of his mentor and friend. He plays with a divine symbiotic gush that flows from the inside outward. It is a blessing to hear such an artist!
2259269587 2 years ago
Agreed.
saxophoney 2 years ago
the second movement was a lilttle jumpy and too loud he overblew it, alot. lol but good otherwise
XdarkdomainX 2 years ago
6:33-6:38
BAD ASS IMPROV!
DillonNicholsonTV 2 years ago 2
not improv just a totonic scale done at a fast tempo if u listen carefully
XdarkdomainX 2 years ago
Well of course, but the scale itself within the music was a form of improvisation being that it is not in the original piece. All notes must be in or conform to some directional scale one way or the other. BAD ASS!
DillonNicholsonTV 2 years ago
@XdarkdomainX there's no such thing as a totonic scale. maybe you meant octatonic scale, which would mean a diminished or augmented scale, neither of which is what he played.
zachindie 1 year ago
@zachindie Maybe he meant diatonic, as it certainly wasn't chromatic.
Gamertech123 1 year ago
I know that embellishments are standard performance practice for the Baroque period, but some of them take a 200 year jump in style. There are moments in the first movement where it sounds like Schubert instead of Eccles. Great tone and technique though.
drakolan 2 years ago
aggreed, lol im playing this too and im afraid to say i did the same thing w/ mine! lol better change that before the comp coming up in january
XdarkdomainX 2 years ago
thank you very much for putting this one here it helped me get first chair in wind ensamble
TheDarkenedPast 2 years ago
Awesome sound on the saxophone! SMR would be proud! A light to those who would listen and hear the good news, through a saxophone bell..
2259269587 2 years ago
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tehawes0mesauce 2 years ago
Gwozdz on saxaphone??
more like God on saxaphone.
thank you, Dr. Gwozdz, for helping me learn to play this piece for NYSSMA (indirectly through this video) :)
starfishfromsaturn 2 years ago
im playing this in nyssma on alto its a tough solo
NewYorkSkater0120 2 years ago
hey, sorry to bug you, but you happened to mention NYSSMA? What level is this? lol I really need to pick up a solo book, but I'm in search of a solo :)
thatNinjabrianna 2 years ago
its level 4....are you from long island because i know a store that has the solo...
NewYorkSkater0120 2 years ago
im pretty sure its lvl 5 but i could be mistaken,,,
XdarkdomainX 2 years ago
oh im sry its a level 5
NewYorkSkater0120 2 years ago
ahh oh dang, it's really pretty, I was hoping it was up the alley of a six :(
Thanks though! :D
thatNinjabrianna 2 years ago
Oh goodness, I played this almost 4 years ago now at my NYSSMA solo. This brings back so many memories :)
ChaosChronicle 2 years ago
I got a perfect score on this at our middle school's solo and ensemble contest...our judge was a "grand-student" of sigurd rascher and larry teal
Torcova 2 years ago
i love his ornaments!!<3 <3
eg2012squared 2 years ago
pitch? response?
jlbird101 2 years ago
genius...
im playing this on april 4th for solofest and then for my placement in the high school band...
im only in 8th grade and omg the fourth movement is so hard... whenever theres the skipped notes i always squeak. its so annoying
steven4931 3 years ago
i know what you mean, you have to breathe somewhere and then once you breathe its really hard to come back in smoothly so fast
eg2012squared 2 years ago
5:10
Torcova 3 years ago
i have to play this solo for solo ensemble coming up in a few months. i think this gives me a better idea on how to play this song. the only thing that's bugging me is the ab lib!!!!!!!!!!!! other than that he's a extremely great sax player!
midge7777 3 years ago
if thats an alto saxophone then that guy must be like 4 feet tall lol
steven4931 3 years ago
rahhh what's with the embellishments there's so many!! but the tone is nice.
FoolOfARoni 3 years ago
Students of the saxophone may want to make note of Dr. Gwozdz's tone on this piece as what I think is an example of the "Rascher" school. I have posted a Rashcer recording on Youtube and have a Rascher LP and this is what he sounded like. Wonderful presentation. Dr. Gwozdz studied with Rascher and Londeix.
saxophoney 3 years ago
I really enjoy listening to this performance. Critically speaking, he has near-perfect intonation (minus some high-end notes such as E's that are a bit sharp). Tone is very rich as dark. My only complaint is that he tends to get very brash and aggressive with some attacks. This sometimes causes him to lose control such as at 2:36 and 5:40 - 5:45. As for the embellishments, I have mixed feelings. Some are very nice, and some are very distracting and inappropriate (4:11 ???).
GeneralDAS 3 years ago
Great work on the jumps in the last Mvt. Still, the embellishments are too much. Overall, 9/10
SaxymanMLC 3 years ago
The embellishments RUINED the song. Since when are the written notes too boring??? I think that the song is beautiful just the way it is written. Also, just a tad bit too much vibrato for my taste...Other than that, great technical work and tone. A little too harsh in the large jumps in Mvt. 2
SaxymanMLC 3 years ago
FYI, embellishments are standard performance practice of music from the Baroque period.
mwidzinski 3 years ago
I understand that. But I am speaking purely from my personal opinion and musical taste. I just happen to think that this song does not need so much embellishment.
SaxymanMLC 3 years ago
yeah, same
i picked this piece up about a month ago, and am "trying" to play it for the New Englands festival.
Most of it is no problem, but the last Mvmnt. is a killer
im going to have to slow it down
frostyicecream 3 years ago
Im a freshman tenor sax player in high school and i don't know as much about music like all of you guys but that was an excellent performance. I'm playing this sonata for my solo at the end of the year and I just started working on this piece. Thanks for giving me a sneak peek at what it can hopefully sound like.
marzadou1 3 years ago
Amazing intonation and tone
frederickchoe 3 years ago
Amazing! BTW anyone know how to get the extra embellishments and whatnot that he is playing in this video (and Rascher recorded)?
leftmyhandsbehind 3 years ago
Nice Eccles, Dr. Gwozdz. I love the 3rd mvt.
-Chris
achristocrat 3 years ago