Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (1973) - Frank Proto

Frank Proto is an American composer and double bassist, who is well-known for his 30-year collaboration with double bass virtuoso and composer François Rabbath, resulting in 5 different works for double bass and orchestra.
Proto's "Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra" received critical acclaim when it premiered.
Clifford Barnes at the Cincinnati Post wrote: "Talent is too facile a term for Proto, and skill isn't much better, because the result rises above technical know-how. It's a gift that he is able to write difficult music which causes the performers to complain, yet they are able to meet the challenge at performance time. And what beautiful sounds Gerry Mulligan draws from his baritone sax! The new concerto's three movements are engaging for the listener, without ever compromising to please. They reveal a more somber side of the composer, in spite of fast sections."
COMPOSER: Frank Proto
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Schippers
BARITONE SAXOPHONE: Gerry Mulligan
ORCHESTRA: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
TRACKLIST:
0:00 - I.
11:08 - II.
16:15 - III.
NOTE: This is a live performance!
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