Adolphe Sax dreamed of a special single reed instrument which would combine the power of the brasses with the flexibility of the strings, as described by his friend Hector Berlioz in an article that would ultimately be referred to as the birth certificate of the saxophone.
Luciano Berio, one of the 350 master composers who wrote for the RSQ, thought that the saxophone so closely resembles the human voice, that he decided his contribution to the repertoire would be with voices.
Sax dreamed of a voice bearing his own name, Sigurd Raschèr dreamed of a repertoire that would do that voice justice.
Although they lived during different times, Sax and Raschèr were part of a similar quest and bound together through space and time by similar artistic ideals.
During his career as a soloist, Raschèr peformed a concert where in the audience sat none other than the daughter of Adolphe Sax.
She was very moved by the sounds she heard, and thereafter wrote Mr. Raschèr a letter of great praise.
