"Classic Winds" • International Saxophone and Clarinet Competition and Festival

Repertoire

Saxophone

1st Round 
max. 20 Minutes

a) Solo piece XX-XXI Century (not longer than 10 minutes)
b) One piece from following list:

  • Edison Denisov Sonata
  • William Albright Sonata
  • Takashi Yoshimatsu Fuzzy bird sonata
  • Maurice Karkoff Sonatina
  • Florent Schmitt Légende, Op. 66
  • Alfred Desenclos Prelude, Cadence et Final
  • Henri Sauget Sonatine bucolique
  • Darius Milhaud Scaramouche
  • Paul Creston Sonata
  • Robert Muczynski Sonata
  • Fernande Decruck Sonata

Finale

a) Alexey Shor "Verdiana"
b) Jacques Ibert "Concertino da camera"
or Jean-Denis Michat "Shams"

Clarinet

1st Round
max. 20 Minutes

a) Solo piece XX-XXI Century (not longer than 10 minutes)
b) One piece from following list:

  • Francis Poulenc Sonata Op. 184
  • Bohuslav Martinu Sonatina
  • Leonard Bernstein Sonata
  • Darius Milhaud Scaramouche
  • Jean Françaix Thema und Variatione
  • Claude Debussy Première Rhapsodie
  • Alban Berg Vier Stücke Op. 5
  • Ernst Chausson Andante and Allegro
  • Johannes Brahms one of Sonatas Op. 120
  • Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73
  • Max Reger Sonata Op.49 or op. 107

Finale

a) Alexey Shor "Verdiana"
b) Carl Maria Weber Concertino Op. 26
or Aaron Copland Concerto for Clarinet and string orchestra

The scores of obligatory pieces by Alexey Shor are available to download here.