Raaf Hekkema Saxophone Paganini Caprice No 24

[@ZeBurck]

It is his voice. He sings the low voice while playing. Totally amazing technique.

[@imauz1127]

any idea how to do that? i can’t seem to blow and sing at the same time.

[@dreamwaves2rg]

This performer's ability to use multiphonics and to merge glisses with "real" notes while maintaining an excellent sound is quite an achievement - Bravo!!!

[@SaxandRelax]

best multiphonics i’ve ever heard

[@RasenLu]

it's cantare.

[@just4sax]

@@RasenLu that's are multiphonics where the saxophonist sings while playing. 🎷

[@ilovesaxophone7678]

@@just4sax thanks for this nice explanation! 😊

[@just4sax]

@@ilovesaxophone7678 you are welcome! 😊

[@spmlt2]

A book with all 24 caprices arranged by Raaf Hekkema is on Amazon

[@SaxandRelax]

Link anyone?

[@metallifan3091]

@MrLiqouricestick I believe that the slap tonguing is not produced on every note because he uses that particular technique to emulate the tonal characteristics of the left hand pizzicato that a violinist would use when performing this piece, which is not used on every note.

[@jacobbass6226]

Yeah. It’s only used in the notes that the violin uses pizz on. It’s a great soloistic way to emulate the difference of tones and struck notes.

[@V3893]

He is AMAZING!!!!!!!! He is officially my hero for alto sax!

[@MarcioDeSouzagoldensax]

Este cara é o Paganini do Sax, neste vídeo podemos ver que é possível transcender as limitações que atribuímos ao saxofone, muito bom, incrível!!!

[@enduser63]

Molto practissimo

[@COntac9]

Wow!! increíble!!! simplemente un maestro! º_º

[@TheCJsaxman]

that was incredible. Shredding in the altissimo range and making it look easy. And very quick slap tonguing. Not to mention the humming multiphonics were very interesting. I am going to try to work this up on my free time. I am curious if he based this off of the violin sheet music (using humming/singing multiphonics at the multinote part) or just made his own version.

[@jacobbass6226]

He wrote out all of them actually. All of which are extremely virtuous.

[@mrsaxophone4765]

@@jacobbass6226 He tries to emulate the violin. When he uses his voice, he is emulating a part in which the violin uses more than one string.

[@Er1Libanese90]

Non ci sono parole per descrivere questo video...Sublime.

[@millasanosa36]

Begeisterung 😍 Tausend Applaus 👏👏👏👏

[@Saxologic]

How is he doing that at 2:06 ? What is this technique called?

[@klanko121]

He sing in his sax. This is really hard... moslty about impossible. I tried, and this how i've learned how to growl :p

[@alcocreiter]

These are multifonics all the woodwinds can do...

[@klanko121]

Don't speak if you don't know.

[@alex050459]

klanko121 b

[@brianmatney]

If that was referring to Ignacio Alcocer's comment, he's the one that is correct. While technically you are both correct, it is referred to as multiphonics.

[@frizzzzzzal]

this dude has chops. holy fuck

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

Old timer composers: Saxophone will never become good to play classical music. Hekkeman : Hold my Alto Horn.

[@BenRodenburg]

Im not into classical saxophone AT ALL, but i cant get enough of this video!

[@aaronlomusic113]

Ridiculous arrangement. Ridiculously good

[@peterpham6288]

Definitely not made for sax, but definitely amazing

[@spaike869]

It is a beautiful interpretation, fantastic, wonderful ...

[@SteveFrench58]

I really love buffet prestige saxophones they have such a pretty sound!

[@ChiefLeviteEliel]

wat mouthpiece is that?and saxophone?

[@jtbsax]

Growling on saxophone is achieved by singing a harmony note into the horn while playing another. It seems that is exactly what Raaf is doing. He's just doing it in a much more controlled manner. At one point, he sings in octaves which mutes some of the frequencies of the played pitch. Another time he plays softly enough where the actual vocalizations are audible in addition to the grind produced from the sounding of 2 notes. Both of these techniques reduce the harshness of a typical growl

[@danielguevara5715]

alien... incredible

[@marciopathfinder]

that was perfect and i never seen anybody playing like that.really impressed and im trying to do the same but it is really hard...

[@fgfgf396]

14 years later, yes I can

[@JanneFlinck]

how did he do that multible note parts?? and near the end those tap sound?? my hat is of, this is incredible!, some parts sounded just like strings. could this be done with tenor?.

[@irelevance5730]

Urban Exploration Finland with Janne Flinck well for the multiple note part, he used multiphonics by creating a separate sound waves.

[@martenhumke-weber3213]

Joaquin Reyna In other words, he's singing/humming and playing at the same time

[@afriendlymusician3829]

It can be done on any wind instrument if you have the dexterity required

[@luksaxtenor]

He should be given a Nobel Prize for playing the sax like this!!!!

[@ChiefLeviteEliel]

wat mouthpiece is that?

[@likearc]

I have had a professional look at this, he said the he is singing into it, not howling,75% singing 25%saxophone.please stop the arguing or just agree to disagree

[@xfaehlx]

Cara á anos que eu queria esse video, vc tem mais videos desse Raaf Hekkema? vlw

[@francescocacciani3572]

😮🤯 Genio!

[@theoinnit]

that 9 sec pause in 1:20 lol

[@xiiaohao3871]

Lmao

[@joeppeeters6222]

What about breathing and a raped mouth

[@AgapitosPoulios]

Bravo!!!

[@likearc]

@altosax314 i do not know specifically the name or what it is called when someone plays a double stop, ithink thats what its called on a violen, on the sax either, check his website out

[@JazzLadyAsanta]

Super!!! The Best!! I love it! Do you have sheet music?

[@Larssonson]

Increíble!

[@nachtomalv11]

de que planeta ha salido este hombre?? .... slap-tonguing drives me crazzzyyy

[@SuperPhien]

please, I can have this sheet saxophone , where?

[@saxophoneplayer96]

@alirzb2 I was talking to those guys who say he doesn't slap each note, mr. Hekkema plays it just as it has to be played.

[@MrJohmart]

He isn't playing multiple notes. He is humming. You can hear it very plainly at 1:06 and at 1:13 he glissando's to the next hummed note before he changes the note on the saxophone.

[@anacrusa86]

Is it a buffet prestige? Thanks!

[@jdragon1012]

what brank of saxophone is he using? its most unusual. its definilty built for this kind of music

[@emil25558]

i think its just a buffet sax bro

[@Saxation1]

@BereftlyObsequious he may not be physically growling, but he's definitely singing, which is the same physical function as growling minus the harshness (voice+air=the desired sound). Multiphonics are performed with fingerings, not the voice (like would be done on a brass instrument). Also, I'm pretty sure dispute over a technique on one of the thousands of instruments in the world does not mean anybody doesn't "know anything about music", to use your words

[@TheSaxForge]

I reset my youtube password JUST to like this comment. I had the same reaction.

[@kahvekar]

Congratulations!

[@NoahCrayola]

@pastaprophet333 i know, for real, some of these people saying he is growling or crap are wrong (and i bet that most of them dont even play, or are not good at saxophone) you can actually hear his voice while he is doing the technique

[@danielculeabin1043]

Wow, beast

[@ChiefLeviteEliel]

@BriceTheProducer y do u think so?

[@jaykay1053]

Wow!

[@fhalabi10]

como puede sacar dos sonidos a la vez ?? simplemente increible... aunque la version en violin rules

[@williamcesarjesussaldanaro3987]

friend, where I can download the sheet music?

[@myerdupreez7827]

Found it on google just search "Caprice 24 alto sax sheet" There is a pdf for caprice 1-24

[@lemenagerchristian6556]

c'est une vrai demonstration de toutes les possibilites incroyables que l'on peut obtenir d'un saxophone, technique, musicalite, slap, sons multiples, harmoniques, respiration circulaire, EXTRA mais combien de saxophonistes sont capables de realiser une telle prouesse ?

[@positMIT]

technically perfect!

[@filippomagi5957]

What tipe of mouthpiece is it?

[@costelconstantin8313]

That's amazing, this guy is not from Earth!

[@carlosmamani5464]

excelente interpretacion

[@gregleonhardt4697]

does anyone know of sheet music for this?

[@mr_jones7768]

you can get it at long and mcquade for 30$ CAD

[@jamesmaikelmusic]

paganini saxophone james michael

[@beneditomoreira1862]

Ja viu a interpretação do Brasileiro DILSON FLORENCIO ?

[@Remysax25]

it's not multiphonics, he's singing, cause you cant double stop on the sax...

[@likearc]

@lawlpwnd350 he is playing on a buffet crampon prestige s3,but he has put more octave keys and other weird holes in it

[@XayasukiX]

Not only great technique but good tone... I'm would guess you don't play a wind instrument? And you probably mistake the multiphonics as a mistake or something. Playing cleaning very fast in the altissimo register is very hard, of course it may not sound as clean as the middle register

[@saxophoneplayer96]

actually, you shouldn't slap each note in the slapping part, it's not in the score

[@LTediusL]

Davvero notevole, sopattutto per quanto riguarda la tecnica dei sovracuti. Ottimo anche lo slap...forse manca un pò di spessore del suono? Non che questo sia un pezzo estremamente espressivo, è un capriccio di Paganini, ma se soltanto riuscisse a rendere il suono più vibrante, più...violinistico, allora sarebbe davvero magnifico, anzi, sarebbe un capolavoro. Ma d'altronde, se vuoi fare un pezzo del genere, non puoi usare un ancia da 4 e mezzo...a parte questo, fantastico video!

[@Luis92Angel]

great

[@excalibur1812]

Actually, he's humming, not growling. I use this technique to get students to relax their throat muscles. And slap-tonguing is NOT that hard to do. I have beginners that excel at it!!!!

[@7heRollzRoyce]

Holy Shit...Time to do some more mouthpiece exercises.

[@irineu05]

toca demaiisss

[@HristoGoleminov]

Yes, he's growling.

[@franksaxo]

:O demasiado!!! (y)

[@pniiice]

holy god

[@gabrieljohnson1870]

I guess this just sounds awesome to saxophonists then?

[@SaxandRelax]

Gabriel Johnson what?

[@SaxandRelax]

still, what?

[@Capixababom1]

Timbre importante

[@XTime45]

Wow

[@checkster12]

@altosax314 Not growling.

[@vygantasguobys7929]

Šakės...

[@haoyu7953]

fucking sick!

[@Anomatron]

:)

[@guilhermedias2845]

uau

[@stuffhappens184]

Through my computer is sounds like growling, so in that case my bad. Either way to me it doesn't sound good for this song. I never said anything about slap tonguing that was fine to me. Only accuse me of what i said not what i didn't say. And I'm not dissing him, i know i can't play that fast. I am simply expressing my opinion on his version of this song that is all.

[@QQWEERTTYUUI]

@excalibur1812 lo realmente jodido es tocar en esa tesitura, tienes que tener la garganta como boomer

[@checkster12]

@scchen840749 Deal with it.

[@nilverlewisbenitesfernande8214]

esta usando 1 octaba mas grabe guao

[@klanko121]

Et qui qui arrive même a sortir un pauvre sol suraigus, alors que ça fait 9 ans que je fais du sax...

[@BriceTheProducer]

@blueraspberry100 no

[@gabrieljohnson1870]

We have a non-Woodwind player among us, my brethren ...

[@checkster12]

@altosax314 No sir, Raaf plays a one of a kind horn with additional tone holes drilled to create microtones and additional overtones. It has nothing to do with his voicings. Those "trained" players don't know what THIS guy is doing. A growl is a growl, and this isn't a growl. He is using multiphonics and microtones to make that sounds, he is NOT vocalizing into the horn. Sorry.

[@generalh1042]

did you even listen to him playing? it is extremely obvious that it is a voice making those tones. the lowest tone in the multiphonic sections actually goes down to what would be a low g below the staff, which is not achievable on an alto saxophone, even with added tone holes.

[@DPSAX95]

The A version works much better

[@markkim9030]

What do you mean by A version?

[@echopstick2553]

Mark Kim the original key of this piece is A minor... this version sounds like Eb minor instwad

[@jacobbass6226]

Well if it was in A minor. The amazing techniques used would not be able to be done and the extreme range would have to be put in a lower octave.

[@Kuhrvenal]

o_O

[@bkjbs762]

@YensiTeasu but way worse

[@saracen8441]

Multiphonics are interesting, I feel like at some point you just have to give up on the chords though for transposing string pieces. That section sounded a bit iffy to me and I certainly wouldn't pay to see something like it but the rest was great.

[@jacobbass6226]

It’s more a presentation of showmanship.

[@TheBlakest1]

Shopped.

[@hasa8177]

@elrondsch I can't do it like that and I know that. I practice everyday to try and get my technique to where his is, but that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that there is no emotion in what he is playing. He is just playing the notes not the music. There is no dynamics , it's a complete flat line the entire time.

[@rafaeltapia8275]

Jealousy at it’s finest

[@ChiefLeviteEliel]

Rob Rose plays this better...

[@emil25558]

nope

[@elrondsch]

@hasa8177 if you can do it at least like that - I will listen to your critics... if you cant - shut up and go practice. dont talk about things you dont know.

[@hasa8177]

He's got the technique, but past that this is not that impressive. There is absolutely no emotion in the music. The style is just not there. And there are no dynamics. If you look at the music there are different dynamics for all the variations, he plays them all the same. There is no dynamic contrast within each variation even.

[@stuffhappens184]

growling in classical is lame

[@jacobbass6226]

I wouldn’t call the technique growling, though they do stem from the same premise. Growling, like in jazz, is done by humming an incoherent note into the saxophone. That note is usually the same sound as the sound you make when grunting. Vocalized multiphonics; however, are when singing an intended note into the saxophone. The two sound sooo similar, but they require COMPLETELY different oral cavity and embouchure shape to do properly.

[@theowlredstoner4388]

Unpopular opinion: the violin was the instrument this piece was made for and does not sound right on a wind instrument.

[@jacobbass6226]

The owl Redstoner though it does make for a great technical exercises (what the caprices are).

[@sebastiansarasa]

high, fast, furious, NOT technically perfect.... There's no music in here...

[@emil25558]

bro it sounds awesome

[@NoahCrayola]

@pastaprophet333 i know, for real, some of these people saying he is growling are wrong (and i bet that most of them dont even play, or are not good at saxophone) you can actually hear his voice while he is doing the technique

[@mrsaxophone4765]

Growling is when you sing while you play. So they are not wrong. Multiphonics is a more "technical" way to say growl.

[@costelconstantin8313]

That's amazing, this guy is not from Earth!

[@franksaxo]

:O demasiado!!! (y)