Saxophone (solo), 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (Bb), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), mouth organ, vibraphone, percussion, strings (18-16-14-12-10)
(1st = 10:00 [without improvisation/cadence]; 2nd = 8:30; 3rd = 6:30)
»» see also: the concertos for trombone or vibraphone: op. 25 or op. 34
1st: Allegro moderato con slancio (Homage to W.A. Mozart)
Annotation on the 1st movement: the music plays with the typical and familiar motifs and phrases of the "classical" sonata form, as can be found or heard everywhere in most concertos from Haydn to Mozart to Beethoven and - to some extent - still in Schubert.
2nd: Jazz ballad: Adagio espressivo
Annotation on the 2nd movement: a ballad with the harmony structure typical of jazz. The mouth organ appears exclusively in this movement to create a kind of Toots Thielemans feeling ...
3rd: Abschieds-Song für den Zauber-Frosch: Allegro energico e molto ritmico
● warmly dedicated to Astrid Müller
● AlexiSongs (»» extract from: score)