Concerto
1983
Instrumentation
Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Duration
18'
Scoring
2(2Picc.) 2(2E.H.) 2(Eb 2B.Cl.) 2 – 4 2 2 1; Timp. 3Perc. Str.
Theodore Presser
In the spirit of his teacher Peter Maxwell Davies, Caltabiano builds an elaborate structure — a single movement — on a cantus firmus and uses a language of amenable expressionism. There is a great combustion of motives and frequent whiplash climaxes, but the clarity of discourse remains unruffled.
Recording
Excerpt 1: Andante
Excerpt 2: Allegro
Excerpt 3: Cadenza
Excerpt 4: Coda
Press Quote
...Caltabiano builds an elaborate structure (a single movement) on a cantus firmus and uses a language of amenable expressionism. There is a great combustion of motives and frequent whiplash climaxes...but the clarity of discourse remains unruffled.
The Sunday Times (London)