related works
Leyendas : Concerto for alto saxophone and symphony orchestra / Guillermo Lago
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Scoring:
2fl ob eh cl cl-b 2fg 2h 2tpt trb-t trb-n tb-b 4timp 2perc hp str
Baritone Rebels : for 2 baritone saxophones solo and orchestra / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 4cl cl-b bsn 4sax 2sax-solo 4fh 3tpt 3trb trb-b tb-t tb-b timp mar vib hrp pf db
Saxophone Concerto Nº 1 : for alto saxophone and symphony orchestra / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Scoring:
3fl 3ob 3cl 3fg 3fg-c 4h 3trp 3trb tb 3perc hp pf str
Concert : voor altsaxofoon en orkest, (1971) / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and orchestra
Scoring:
3232 4221 perc vibr cel pf str sax-a-solo
composition
Leyendas : Concerto for alto saxophone and symphony orchestra / Guillermo Lago
Other authors:
Merwijk, Willem van (Guillermo Lago)
(Composer)
Description:
To write a concerto for his friend Arno Bornkamp was one of Guillermo Lago’s great wishes. ‘Leyendas’ (Legends) is his gift to his lifelong friend. In 2015 he wrote a smaller piece for alto saxophone and string quartet (or string orchestra) ‘Consecuencias’, also (co-)dedicated to Bornkamp, but ‘Leyendas’ is very obiously a solo concerto where Consecuencias is rather a chamber music work.
The title ‘Leyendas’ refers to the famous ‘Rimas y Leyendas’ by Gustavo Adolfo Becquér (1836 - 1870). In 2016 Lago wrote 5 Rimas for soprano saxophone and choir (a series to be expanded soon) and ‘Leyendas’ is inspired on the atmosphere and mood of these legends narrated by Becquér, although not connected to a specific ‘Leyenda’.