Andreas van Zoelen plays Glazounov Saxophone Concerto part 3

Part 3 of 3

The video was recorded live, and played real time on a big screen behind the orchestra. for the first bit the camerateam showed on of my old instruments that was set up on stage, that's why I originally didn't upload this section.

Live performance of the Glazounov Saxophone Concerto [excerpt]
Andreas van Zoelen with the Magogo Kamerorkest, Arjan Tien Conductor
Footage Courtesy of Magogo Kamerorkest and Theaters Tilburg, used with kind permission.
www.magogokamerorkest.nl
www.vanzoelen.eu
Andreas van Zoelen is professor of saxophone at the Fontys Conservatorium Tilburg, Netherlands

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[Resendezmusic]

who's the conductor?

[avanzoelen]

@Resendezmusic Arjan Tien

[dburke5474]

This is outrageously amazing! Your tone is my absolute favorite I have ever heard. I think it is absolutely flawless! Any help on how to improve my tone and/or get as close as possible to yours?

And, also, just wondering what your setup is?

Thanks so much!

[avanzoelen]

@dburke5474 hi. thank you for your comment;

At this performance I used;

A Yanagisawa 991 (about 8 or 9 years old)

Vandoren A28 mouthpiece, no.3 Vandoren reeds.

Optimum ligature, with the vertical line shaped plate.

[avanzoelen]

@dburke5474 also, tone wise. Work on Sigurd Raschers top tones for the Saxophone is essential since it covers all the aspects of playing and developing sound. Apart from that, listen to as many good saxophone players as you can and distill from each player what you appreciate. Do not limit yourself to one ' school ' of playing. i.e. listen to Sigurd Rascher and Marcel Mule recordings. Also, listen to other musicians, not perse saxophone players a lot!

[DrDannyPoo14]

I just got my Vandoren ligature today :D apparently by the way this guy plays them they are good.

[Legacyswind]

I will be playing this for my solo ensemble piece and i glad to have such a good example

[toripup1]

I wish I could play like this. I'm a chem major, so i don't really have much time to practice, but I would love to be this good.

[007grog3]

I've been playing on the AL3 for a while, but I feel like I could do better... How would you compare the A28 to the AL3?

[shannon32060]

this is a really good recording i am actually doing this as a solo this year, does any one have any suggestions

[BenjaminJacob]

@FantomOfFear If you want light fast articulation, then it's important to make sure your tongue and fingers remain light and relaxed. If there's any tension, you'll begin to slow down.

[patrickchesters266]

i lived on this piece for 18 months before my amus. its amazing to hear a near perfect performance of, in my opinion, the greatest piece ever composed for alto.

[sequoiasaxophone]

I love it! I play yanagisawa 992 with same ligature, mouthpiece and reeds