Sigurd Rascher - Variations on the Carnival of Venice

Sigurd Rascher - Carnival of Venice 1953: One of the fathers of the classical saxophone. He not only is one of the pioneers of making the saxophone an instrument recognized in classical music, but also the father of the altisimmo register or "top tones. David Tudor is at the piano.

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• sigurd
• rascher
• saxophone
• classical
• altisimmo

[likearc]

i am so happy you put this here it is my first real classical saxophone song that i have ever heard, and the best! it has inspired be beyond belief!

[saxophoney]

@likearc I am very pleased that you like it.

[KentuckyKid84]

I've never been a big fan of the Rascher school of playing or his tone. However, the man was an outstanding musician, and he makes this piece very musical.

[saxophoney]

@KentuckyKid84 he was quite the pioneer of bringing the saxophone into the world of classical music.

[stjohnofb]

It's interesting that the close up pictures are not of a Buescher saxophone.

Mr. Rascher played a silver plated Buescher New Aristocrat with a #3 neck which he had Buescher gold plate so he wouldn't have to deal with the tarnishing.The Rascher mouthpiece went into production when Buescher changed their mouthpiece. It is not as good as an original Buescher, although the Bueschers are variable.

[saxophoney]

Thanks for the valuable insight. Great information.

[EmulatorDX]

The hardest part of the song: 0:00-2:55

[saxophoney]

In fact, the saxophone was first used in military bands and was sadly all but ignored in classical music throughout the 19th century when A. Sax lived. Sax hoped for the saxophone's acceptance as an orchestral instrument but that was not to be. Marcel Mule,Rascher, and Cecil Leeson in the US brought the sax out of the dance and vaudville halls, and parade grounds to the legitimate classical stage.Much of the early classical sax library was written for these men.

[Saxmax1988]

@likearc I wouldnt say this is a classical piece as much as its a Virtuoso piece, to kind of showcase a musicians talent. You should listen to his more legit style, or classical, playing. And not just his but other saxophonists like Marcel Mule and Eugene Rousseau.

[Cassiusisback]

@saxjoha recht haste, genau die melodie liegt den variationen zugrunde, jut rausgehört!

aber Ein Mops kam in die Küche is natürlich nur ne witzige umtextung, genau wie "mein hut, der hat drei ecken" ; )

[Cassiusisback]

@saxjoha recht haste, genau die melodie liegt den variationen zugrunde, jut rausgehört!

aber Ein Mops kam in die Küche is natürlich nur ne witzige umtextung, genau wie "mein hut, der hat drei ecken" ; )

[saxjoha]

The melody is a little bit like a german song: Ein Mops kam in die Küche ;)

But I really like it!!!

[gcrav]

"How much is that doggie in the window, the one with the waggly tail....."

[1dlegend]

@2dorCJ91 In my humble opinion, it isn't about how fast he takes it. I think it's about his musicality.