Lars-Erik Larsson - Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14 (1934)

Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson (15 May 1908 – 27 December 1986) was a Swedish composer, conductor, radio producer, and educator.

Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14 (1934)
Dedication: Sigurd Raschèr

1. Allegro moderato (0:00)
2. Adagio (10:02)
3. Allegro scherzando (17:14)

Nobuya Sugawa, saxophone and the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yutaka Sado

He studied with Ellberg at the Stockholm Conservatory (1925–1929) and with Alban Berg and Fritz Reuter in Vienna and Leipzig (1929–1930), then worked for Swedish Radio and taught at the Stockholm Conservatory (1947–1959) and Uppsala University, where he held the position as Director musices (1961–1966).

His style as a composer is eclectic, ranging from the late Romantic to techniques derived from Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-note system, but original in method. He was the first Swede to write serial music (1932). Yet other works of that period are post-Sibelian or neo-classical, and his output generally is characterized by variety of style.

He wrote for the theatre, cinema and broadcasting, in addition to the more traditional forms of symphony, concerto, chamber and vocal music.