A new cadenza for the Glazunov Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra, a repertory staple in the literature of that instrument, was commissioned by Armenian-German saxophonist Hayrapet Arakelyan in 2013. He asked me for a more flashy and virtuosic cadenza than the one Glazunov wrote for his concerto. I am in no way trying to improve upon what this Russian master wrote, but simply attempted to fulfill the wishes of the commissioner. My cadenza in unquestionably more difficult and virtuosic than what Glazunov originally wrote...
