Sigurd Rascher:Plays Recitative and Abracadabra - Claire Leonard

Sigurd Rascher:Plays Recitative and Abracadabra - Claire Leonard 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.

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[Zenkai251]

What altissimo note was that at the end?

[saxophoney]

@Zenkai251 Don't know. Homework assignment: get your sax out, figure out what tone it is and report back.

[NickleBackIsAwful]

The tone of classical saxophone is so much more astounding than that of the modern Saxophone, the next thing I buy will be a Rascher mouthpiece.

[saxophoney]

Cool. If found you need to be careful with the "Rascher" type mouthpiece though. I bought a vintage Buescher which is the Rascher mouthpiece and it really didn't play well with my modern alto (very stuffy in the upper register, though it play well at the bottom). From what I understand, you need to match a Buescher-Rascher type mouthpiece with a vintage type horn, rather than just sticking it on a modern horn. Maybe some Rascher authorities out there can offer advice on that.

[dorotheafayne]

Wow! Amazing! My parrrot is dancing to the music... Amadea:)

[saxophoney]

: )

[panjasax]

@saxophoney I play on a rather modern horn and am extremely satisfied with the results. I wish i had an old vintage horn to see if it really does make a difference!

[panjasax]

@NickleBackIsAwful I play bari sax and just purchased my Rascher mouthpiece and bass sax ligature and am SO pleased with the improvement on my tone and the increase in the dynamic range. I'm not sure about the tenor or alto mouthpieces because i have heard some horror stories of intonation issues, but if you play bari sax the rascher is a great investment, just note that you will most likely have to push in ALL the way.

[ENsaxist]

I did hear Kenneth Tse play this at the NASA conference last year, and he ended on an A (C concert). Keep in mind, recordings like this might not necessarily adhere to the A-440 standard. Or might simply be sped up/slowed down! Thanks for sharing the vid though, Phil! Are you planning on going to NASA in March?

[DocOfTones]

@saxophoney Bb, 4th octave..

[stenzi517]

@Zenkai251 Bb i believe.

[chuspita2009]

I did not know you can get so high with an alto!!!!!!

[Jacourie1]

@saxophoney a vintage buescher is not a rascher mouthpiece. the rascher mouthpieces actually have his signature on them and come with a letter signed by him. he might have endorsed their saxes but they are not the same company

[martzthomas]

@saxophoney actually the problem is that since the raschers are handmade they are not made consistently. it needs to be adjusted before it is played on. i use a modified rascher on my selmer paris reference 54 and it sounds fine