I get a lot of requests for this, so I thought it was about time I made it available. For my non-saxophonista readers, Klonos by Piet Swerts burst into the American saxophone consciousness in the late 1990s after being a compulsory work at the Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition in Dinant, Belgium. It endures today as a test piece for aspiring saxophonists wishing to display their technical prowess.
During my time as a graduate student at the University of Michigan (2002-2005) I played the piece. A lot. It was pretty much my go-to technical piece for any kind of audition situation. The track below was recorded live in concert in Britton Recital Hall at the University of Michigan on October 10, 2003. Wenli Zhou is the pianist.
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