Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo - Lost Saxophone Concertos

A large number of saxophone concertos have been written, but only a handful are regularly performed. With these premiere recordings Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo showcases five works that, had circumstances been different, might easily have established themselves as repertoire pieces. John Beach Cragun�s beautifully voiced work is the first saxophone concerto by an American and, like Yrj� Gunaropulos� concerto � which enjoyed celebrity in the 1930s � was only rediscovered in 2016. The concertos by Eilert Lindorff-Larsen and Leopold van der Pals are compact, varied and exciting, while that by Phyllis Tate is considered her first major work.