“one that will be studied and admired by saxophonists everywhere, yet deserves a still wider audience…remarkably good and thought provoking.”
FANFARE Magazine
“Your record [SCENA] is exceptional and the interpretation of Steady Study on the Boogie is maybe the best I have ever heard…Thank you for playing and teaching my music so brilliantly!”
Christian Lauba
Award-winning French composer
“…jaw-dropping technical display…a well-known master of his instrument.”
Daniel Coombs
Audiophile Audition
“[John] Adams wrote the concerto for saxophone virtuoso Tim McAllister, who played it Friday with consummate polish and verve”
Charles Downey
The Classical Review (Sept 2013)
“Timothy McAllister and Kathryn Goodson attain sparkling heights on In Transit, a recording of saxophone and piano pieces. The range of style is broad. Etezady’s Streetlegal, commissioned by the duo, is a pleasingly violent, bravura flourish of an opening. Albright’s Sonata is gripping, deftly binding sections of scintillating textures with more melodically based passages. The roles of alto saxophone and piano are fluid and intimately interactive, forming a strong partnership. The second...
American Record Guide
[Review: “Adams’ Concerto Saxophone Concerto gets astonishing performance”]
“John Adams’ Saxophone Concerto demonstrated that the instrument most often associated with jazz, blues and soul is perfectly capable of taking center stage on an orchestral program. Composed in 2013 for saxophonist Timothy McAllister, who premiered it last year with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and who served as Saturday’s excellent soloist, the 30-minute piece was exhilarating…the solo writing is...
Georgia Rowe
San Jose Mercury News (Aug. 2014)
“Timothy McAllister makes much more of the solo part in Creston’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone than its acrobatics would initially suggest: his attractive tone and cheeky virtuosity bring the music to life.”