TKWO Yasuto Tanaka playing The Swan on Tenor Saxophone

[@mangopassion12345678]

he has the best tone quality i have ever heard on tenor, bari, and any saxophone. sounds like a flute, clarinet, or a stringed instrument most of the time, not a sax. i wouldnt be surprised if major orchestras hired him. he would blend with any instrument in a band or orchestra

[@armedwithbliss]

mangopassion12345678 how does he sound like a clarinet and steering instrument at the same time

[@mambojazz1]

The description says he is in the TKWO. He is already principal saxophonist for the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra the most famous wind orchestra in the world👍

[@ishta]

I've been listening live and in recordings, classical saxophone has always sounded like that. Composers and arrangers also separate them from the clarinet. What is impressive are the guys that can do glissando from up top and make it sound like a violinist doing glissando. As far as being hired by orchestra it just depends if they have pieces they are playing that require a saxophone. Ravel comes to mind. They are pretty inflexible and won't sub a sax for clarinet. But chamber music wise, they probably would revoice Cello compositions for him.

[@eriksax]

That was SO beautiful that I changed to my Bose headphones 🎧 and listened a second time. Each time, a part of my soul released stress and relaxed into a quiet, peaceful place of zen and harmony. Thank you both (musicians) for taking me there. I am smiling.

[@McKottfars]

His classical tone is really beautiful, just like a woodwind cello.

[@darrencjc]

Best version of the swan i heard

[@Matthew-ll3fp]

darrencjc where did you find this?

[@Subaruguru94]

Amazing tone quality. Nice to hear a classical tenor sound once again.

[@KleinkMusic]

I strive to sound like this as a classical saxophonist.

[@50JJRodriguez]

Same

[@tianl98765]

i don't understand how there can be dislikes for this..

[@paulogolin]

Yes....unbelivable! Perhaps jealous....

[@Samcatiscool]

Brass players

[@pearspeedruns]

People who were expecting a live swan

[@sonyabadass]

the tempo, the flow

[@LowReedExpert1]

Old comment I know, but they are likely purists who see changing the instrument as "insulting" to the composer

[@Indestructable61]

most beautiful note i have ever heard: 0:38

[@lesterwyoung]

Beautiful delicate vibrato, almost imperceptible.

[@tomgross8931]

Wow. It sounded almost like a Bassoon was playing it. Beautiful. Such a sweet and rounded sound.

[@うさぎ-i7i]

この音色参考にしてるのでいろんな曲あげて下さると嬉しいです!!

[@paulogolin]

His sax sound like a viola/cello.

[@plumt4119]

+Paulo Golin tru enuf

[@CrimsonSax]

It sounds like a viola. His baritone sounds like a cello

[@enosoliveira8790]

Verdade, realmente um som muito aveludado

[@bennydockson2988]

Yeah, but actually in time

[@Abelet33]

Yes, because that is the original sound of saxophone…

[@justintorrez6409]

honestly almost made me cry hot amazing it was

[@____ai6121]

どうやったらこんな音色になるんや、、美しいこんな音色になりたい

[@hfalmei]

É impressionante o que se pode fazer com um tenor que vai de um som mais grave e encorpado até um som mais agudo e suave! Hilker Ferreira de Almeida Goiatuba-GO.

[@saxzphone]

Sounds just like a cello, beautiful, one of the best!

[@Samcatiscool]

How???....it's so amazing....gives me the chills

[@miguelretto1375]

That's as good as it gets. Bravo!

[@ater2662]

My most favorite Tenor saxophone movie... I love it.

[@robertorso]

unbelievable, what a sound! Perfect performance.

[@enosoliveira8790]

Maravilhosa interpretação, parabéns, congratilations...

[@willbrink3]

shows how any piece of music, such as this simple piece, can be turned into something beautifull

[@MexSax]

Lovely performance, great tone on tenor sax. Cheers from Mexico

[@robertopacheco7096]

Excelente interpretación, para una bella pieza musical.

[@kris8606]

I want to perform this song some day and have been practicing this song for many months now. now that I'm in college for classical saxophone maybe I can perform it for an audience

[@sakamafone]

I love tenor ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@hellishgirl123]

he made his tone sound lik a string instrument.. amazing :)

[@meyoredward2886]

Beautiful.

[@pyotrh]

@carlheanerd i actually think thats a selmer s80. but you're right. equipment isn't nearly important as the player. he sounds incredible

[@Matthew-ll3fp]

Peter Huang mouthpieces are just as important as the player

[@pearspeedruns]

Matthew Fry I disagree. A good player could sound good on any decent mouthpiece.

[@TheGuuurruu]

Beautiful

[@blonski]

Just very beautiful, the music played on tenor saxophone. I'm learning to play tenor saxophone, and I would very much if anyone has this score The Swan, for Tenor Saxophone, please send a private message, I'll be very grateful.

[@carolinaalcaraz8689]

Oh MA GAWDDDD I WISH I SOUNDED LIKE THIS!!!

[@plumt4119]

lmao :D

[@plumt4119]

+Carolina Alcaraz lel

[@DGM247]

Absolutely beautiful. The Tenor actualy sounds like that Cello. Exceptional. Thank you.

[@clarence569]

the most amazin classical music in the world

[@MrJORGENEUQUEN]

Really Amazing!!! i `d ike to play with this sound!! It seemed to be a Cello.!! i`m from Argentina. Where can i found a DVD of this great artist??. thanks!!!

[@MrJORGENEUQUEN]

Just amazing... it sounds like a chello.!!!!... incredible!!

[@-TheSamurai-]

That... Was Beautiful:)

[@omri967307]

@venskus2009 the original piece was written for a cello.

[@rosski47]

Dear lord I love Tanaka

[@adenfernando]

Fabuloso!

[@jazzmaneast]

Gorgeous!!!

[@Matthew-ll3fp]

Take notes fellas, your in the presence of a master 😏

[@plumt4119]

I now think my sax teacher is lucky, he took a picture with Yasuto Tanaka.. O_o

[@Abelet33]

Yasuto is using Yamaha 62 tenor and Selmer S90… high end classical setup

[@DitrixaJazz]

I love sax.. :))) GR8 Music

[@1113SD]

simply wonderful, im playing this song for my solo in an event

[@treyp4723]

How’d the solo go?

[@josefilhoish]

Emocionante.

[@kazenoyoni]

yup DVD. it's called "Mastery Clinic for Saxophone". he teaches on tonguing, long tone exercises, running notes, vibrato, portamento and more. i would recommend this to any saxophonist..

[@dv52319]

hi, where can I exactly find these musical score of this piece for tenor saxophone and piano? thank you

[@agnesmaryann]

If I'm not mistaken, he's using the Custom EX. And the mouthpiece is a s80, though cant really tell which specific size :/

[@LuizaWinther]

Is very good!

[@ImEmano]

Master!

[@mineiaotsuka]

Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@foam694]

where can i find sheet music for this

[@Txitxam]

Adorei... Simplesmente magnifico! :'D

[@DuMbNeSsz]

Where can I purchase this video??? Is this from a DVD that i can buy?

[@hilalhamdi2592]

nice...

[@Greylz]

I really want this sheet music.

[@davideyaliscool]

Did u get it I can send it to you

[@Greylz]

smnsdndn dhs One of my friends composed it for me. Thanks for trying to help though.

[@Minervasux]

0:39 Just out of curiosity, how much easier is it to play that high E on a tenor sax than on an alto sax?

[@frankjuggaloheathen1035]

Personally I found it equally easy on both tenor and alto. It's a bit hard for me on a soprano sad however.

[@mr_jones7768]

@@frankjuggaloheathen1035 I find that the high D is equally easy on all saxophones (except soprano is hard to get)

[@bryanv.3630]

High D isn't difficult to hit. It's probably a b*tch to get in tune though.

[@TheMrSnazzy]

@dimsimlord no they're not?

[@bryanv.3630]

What is his mouthpiece set up???

[@drinkablesausage3420]

OH MAH GAWD WHAT IS HIS SAX SETUPP

[@craigmurata7729]

+Tenor Phone Body:YTS-875EX, MP:Selmer S-80 C☆, Lig:Harrison

[@drinkablesausage3420]

+craig m Omg thank you

[@vitolpsax]

+Tenor Phone it's a Selmer S90, not sure about the opening. the ligature is probably a Rico H, the revisitation of the old Harrison lig ;)

[@drinkablesausage3420]

+Vito la paglia Ohh... Thanks!

[@craigmurata7729]

+Vito la paglia Hmm... I'm sure it is a Selmer S-80C☆. You can see the lump at 0:24. And I bet he uses harrison instead of rico, but I can't clearly say he is.

[@venskus2009]

@darrencjc i will play you the swan well on bass clarinet and your opinion willl change :D

[@MarcoHernandez-mf7ks]

Sheet music is needed for this...

[@kevinhuynh8752]

musescore.com/user/35537748/scores/6229817

[@tartan11463]

Sound like a Viola +++

[@Vyttorio747]

S90 u mean Selmer S-90 rubber ?

[@MaestroTJS]

The funny thing is that, if swans could sing, they would sound like saxophones, though higher-pitched. (Trumpeters sound more like a muted trumpet or somewhere between that and a sax, to my ears anyway.)

[@pufferfish0567]

Very nice, now tell me how to get that tone!!

[@crazymusicman2803]

Joe Guzardo practice

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

what type of practice? How do you have to place your mouth on your mouthpiece and how do you have to blow the air on your sax?

[@jimjames224]

Bender Rodriguez want some tips?

[@mangopassion12345678]

I bet some people would mistake it for a flute.

[@tartan11463]

It is a pleasure YAMAHA-YTS-??-Custom.

[@tartan11463]

@JohnnyLargecock YAMAHA is the best for tenderness sound

[@pearspeedruns]

tartan11463 Well, it is for me on tenor. But not for me on alto. Or other people on tenor. There's really no best instrument; there's only personal choice.

[@cocacolafresh]

what ligature is that?

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

how long does it take to be able to make that sound ?

[@firewalz0134]

Bender Rodriguez It's just practice with your embouchure and stuff. I've been playing for five years and still can't get a sound like that.

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

I've been playing for like...a month and I am already learning how to play the full Canon in D minor by Johann Pachelbel.

[@sowhat914]

After some time you will realise playing is not enough. You need to do it beautifully.

[@bryanv.3630]

I wonder how you're doing now? it's been so many years since I first started playing saxophone, maybe like 6 or 7 years? I'm still no where near this tone, and I've made a lot of significant musical achievements.

[@venskus2009]

What instrument was the piece originally for?

[@bryanv.3630]

It was written as a cello solo, with a piano accompaniment.

[@jocap25]

qual o seu e-mail?

[@kasasto]

does anyone know what sax that is?

[@kasasto]

haha sorry I should have specified. I know its a tenor but i meant the Brand/model of the tenor.

[@kanzaburonekomatazaka6905]

hi, it should be Yamaha YTS-875EX. He also uses YSS-875EXG, YAS-875EXG and YBS-62II.

[@kasasto]

Thanks man. Just out of curiosity how did you know?

[@kanzaburonekomatazaka6905]

He sometimes appears in Japanese magazine called "The Sax". The magazine provides us with some information about players on the web (but only available in Japanese).

[@furtherdefinitions1]

A Yamaha

[@theyuan0624]

@cocacolafresh looks like "Harrison"

[@Zenkai251]

Actually, it sounds like a saxophone. This is what the saxophone was created to sound like.

[@Matthew-ll3fp]

Classical Saxophonist I mean, not really... it takes over 50 years to get that kind of sound

[@dimas2dimas]

@chuns00 S90

[@StuartClark94]

kinda scary ,.. i done this on vibraphone .... now i play tenor sax o.O wierd aint it ?

[@Jeweljulez]

I am going to marry this guy, okay? (;

[@crazymusicman2803]

I'm playing this but on alto

[@Leraminchik]

The Candy Narwhal same....... but baritone too:)

[@Orcrist94]

@dimsimlord your a joke, hes proving you wrong with this ideo

[@breadedchicken3294]

Not a very common technique; it sounds beautiful 😁

[@user-ne7fi3bj5b]

みんな英語でなにいってっかわかんんない

[@Ryu0526]

テナサクでこんな音出せんの？w

[@denominator208]

As much as I love both the saxophone and this piece, I think this performance is lacking in dynamics and vibrato, which are essential components. Nevertheless, his tone is excellent.

[@dimsimlord]

@tartan11463 ...YAMAHA? Yamaha saxophones are a joke

[@abrahaopsi]

あなたがサックスでこの美しい曲を演奏しているのを聞いたとき、私はとても感動し、私が感じたのは平和だけでした。 大丈夫です.....平和は本当に気持ちではありませんが、それは私が感じたことを伝えるために私が言うことができる唯一の言葉です！ ありがとう。 ブラジルからのご挨拶。 友達に気をつけて！ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I could hear you play this beautiful song on the Saxophone, I was very moved and the only feeling I felt was of Peace. It's ok..... PEACE is not really a feeling, but that's the only word I can say to convey what I felt! Thanks. Greetings from Brazil. Take care friend!

[@DuMbNeSsz]

Where can I purchase this video??? Is this from a DVD that i can buy?