This is a partial repertoire list of classical works for saxophone.
Saxophone and orchestra
Soprano saxophone and orchestra Duo Concertante, for soprano and alto saxophones—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858) Fantasia for soprano (or tenor) saxophone, three horns, and strings (1948)—Heitor Villa-Lobos Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings, Op. 344 (1980)—Alan Hovhaness Escapades for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2021)—John Anthony Lennon Where the Bee Dances, concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (1993)—Michael Torke Your Rockaby for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1993)—Mark-Anthony Turnage Double Concerto for Saxophone, Cello and Orchestra (1997)—Michael Nyman Saxophone Concerto No. 1: Imagined Sound of Sun On Stone (1999)—Sally Beamish Saxophone Concerto, for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2003)—Avner Dorman Saxophone Concerto ("Albireo Mode"), Op. 93 for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2004–2005)—Takashi Yoshimatsu Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2007)—Jennifer Higdon Concerto after Tchaikovsky for soprano saxophone and orchestra (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield Concerto for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (2014–15)—Kalevi Aho Soprano Saxophone Concerto (2019) - Carter Pann
Alto saxophone and orchestra Duo Concertante for soprano and alto saxophone—Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1858) Divertissement espagnol—Charles Martin Loeffler (1900) Rhapsody for orchestra and saxophone (1901)—Claude Debussy Concerto No. 1, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902) Concerto No 2, for alto saxophone—Paul Gilson (1902) Légende, symphonic suite for chromatic harp, alto saxophone and strings (1903)–André Caplet Choral varié, Op. 55 (1903)—Vincent d'Indy Légende, Op. 66 (1918)—Florent Schmitt Concerto in E Minor for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 102 (1926)-Jascha Gurewich Concerto in E major for alto saxophone (1934)—Alexander Glazunov Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14 (1934)—Lars-Erik Larsson Concertino da camera (1935)—Jacques Ibert Saxo Rhapsody (1936)—Eric Coates Scaramouche for alto saxophone (1937)—Darius Milhaud Ballade for Saxophone and Orchestra (1938)—Frank Martin Ballade for alto saxophone (1939)—Henri Tomasi Slawische Rhapsodie, Op. 23, for orchestra and saxophone obbligato (1940)—Viktor Ullmann Sonata in C for alto saxophone and orchestra (1943)—Fernande Decruck Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1944)—Paul Bonneau Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or band), Op. 26 (1944)—Paul Creston Concerto for alto saxophone (1949)—Henri Tomasi Tableaux de Provence (1948–1955)—Paule Maurice Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1951)—Henk Badings Concerto for alto saxophone, trumpet and string orchestra (1955)—Jean Rivier Concerto for alto saxophone in E-flat major (1956)—Ronald Binge Saxophone Concerto (1958)—Erland von Koch Concerto for alto saxophone (1959)—Pierre Max Dubois Élégie et rondeau for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1961)—Karel Husa Claremont Concerto (1962)—John Worley Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1963)—William Lovelock Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1966)—Ida Gotkovsky Saxophone Concerto No. 2 (1973)—William Lovelock Symphony No. 16, for alto saxophone and orchestra (1979)—Allan Pettersson Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra, Op. 41 (1980)—Robert Muczynski Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (... auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen...) (1980)—Esa-Pekka Salonen Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Ronald Caltabiano Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1983)—Gunther Schuller Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (1984)—Dominic Muldowney Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op.50 (1987)—Nikolai Kapustin Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1987)-Volodymyr Runchak Saxophone Concerto, for alto saxophone and strings (1988)—Richard Rodney Bennett Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1989)—Nicola LeFanu Sinfonia concertante: Symphony No. 3, for alto (or soprano) saxophone and orchestra (1989/2010)—Anders Eliasson Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Miklós Maros Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1993)—Krzysztof Meyer Music for alto saxophone and orchestra (1993/95)—Bertold Hummel Cyber Bird Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op. 59 (1994)—Takashi Yoshimatsu My Assam Dragon for alto saxophone and orchestra (1994/1996)—Jan Sandström Chamber Symphony No. 3 for alto saxophone and 20 string instruments(1995–96)—Kalevi Aho Concerto for saxophone and Orchestra (1998/99)—Toshio Hosokawa Dem Licht entgegen for alto saxophone and orchestra (2001)—Sunleif Rasmussen Escapades (2002)—John Williams Concerto for alto (soprano) saxophone and string orchestra (2003/2010)—Anders Eliasson Concerto No. 2 for alto saxophone and Strings (2004)—Miklós Maros Saxophone Concerto No. 2: Under the Wing of the Rock for alto saxophone and strings (2006/2008)—Sally Beamish Concerto after Glière for alto saxophone and orchestra (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (2008)—Joan Albert Amargós Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (or wind ensemble) (2010)—Thomas Sleeper Rhapsody for alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2010)—André Waignein Hemke Concerto "Prisms of Light" for alto saxophone and orchestra (2014)—Augusta Read Thomas Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2013)—John Adams Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra opus 70b (2015)—Nimrod Borenstein Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra (2018)—Karol Beffa Rush concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2018)—Kenneth Fuchs
Tenor saxophone and orchestra Choro Concertante for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1953)—Claudio Santoro Suite No. 1 for tenor saxophone and strings (1963)—Alec Wilder Suite No. 2 for tenor saxophone and strings (1966)—Alec Wilder Concerto for tenor saxophone and chamber orchestra (1968)—Alec Wilder Chant premier, Op. 103, sonata for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1974)—Marcel Mihalovici Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1984)—Robert Ward The Upward Stream concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (or symphonic band, or piano) (1985)—Russell Peck Concerto for Stan Getz, for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1990)—Richard Rodney Bennett Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1992)—Eric Ewazen Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra with piano obbligato (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield "Graffiti Play", concerto for Tenor Saxophone, contemporary Jazz Trio (ts, bs, drs) & chamber orchestra (2014)—Esa Pietilä Concerto for tenor saxophone and small orchestra (2015)—Kalevi Aho
Baritone saxophone and orchestra Rhapsody for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (or Wind Orchestra, or Piano) (1983)—Mark Watters Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and String Orchestra (1992)—Werner Wolf Glaser ...and dispel the miseries of the world concerto for baritone saxophone and chamber orchestra (2007–2008)—David Gaines Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra (2008)—Georg Friedrich Haas Vongole ! for E Baritone Saxophone and Concert Band (2015)—Satoshi Yagisawa Jeru Concerto for E Baritone Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra (2017)—Brian Landrus
Saxophone quartet and orchestra Concerto Sinfonico for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1985)—Nicolas Flagello Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1986)—Tristan Keuris Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1988)—Miklós Maros Concierto a cuatro for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1990)—Cristóbal Halffter Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1991)—Michael Nyman Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1992)—Charles Wuorinen Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1995)—Philip Glass Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (or Band) (2000)—William Bolcom Studi per l'intonazione del mare for Voice, Saxophone Quartet, Flute Quartet, Percussion, Orchestra of one hundred flutes and Orchestra of one hundred saxophones (2000)—Salvatore Sciarrino Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2001)—Michael Nyman Animal, Vegetable, Mineral for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2004)—Steven Mackey Water Music for Saxophone Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (2004)—Brett Dean Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Strings (2007)—Sally Beamish Kellot / Bells – Concerto for Saxophon Quartet and Orchestra (2008)—Kalevi Aho Four Preludes for saxophone quartet and string orchestra with percussion, Opus 63 (2015)—Fazıl Say Violet Winds concerto for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra (2015)—Peeter Vähi
Saxophone quintet and orchestra Concerto for 5, five saxophones and orchestra (1965)—Ernest Tomlinson
Saxophone and concert band
Soprano saxophone and concert band Saxophone Concerto for soprano saxophone and wind ensemble (1993)—Michael Torke Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (1995)—Aldo Rafael Forte Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2007)—John Mackey Apollo for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008)—Brian Balmages Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Concert Band (2014)—Lewis Porter Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (2015)—William Bolcom
Alto saxophone and concert band
Concerto for alto saxophone and band (1902)—Paul Gilson Concerto, Op. 26, for alto saxophone and band (or orchestra) (1941)—Paul Creston Diversion for alto saxophone and band (1943)—Bernhard Heiden Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra (1949/1953)—Ingolf Dahl Saxophoonconcert voor harmonie-orkest (1951)—Henk Badings Ballade for Solo E♭ Alto saxophone and Band (1956)—Alfred Reed Concertino for alto saxophone and orchestra (1964)—Radamés Gnattali Concerto for E-flat alto saxophone and Band (1966)—Frank William Erickson Concerto No. 1 for alto saxophone and Band (or Piano) (1966)—Walter Hartley Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1966)—Alec Wilder Concerto for alto saxophone and Band (1967)—Karel Husa Concertino for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1971)—Warren Benson Concertino for alto saxophone and band (1974)—Jerry Bilik Miscellanies for alto saxophone and wind band (1976)—Gordon Jacob Heater: Saga for alto saxophone and band (1977)—William Albright Fantasia for alto saxophone (1984)—Claude T. Smith Danza Capriccio for alto saxophone and band (1985)—Ron Nelson Panic: A Dithyramb for alto saxophone, drum kit, winds, brass and percussion (1995)—Harrison Birtwistle Carnival for alto saxophone and concert band (1997)—Philip Sparke Concert-Suite for solo E alto saxophone and band (1998)—William Bolcom Die Heldenzeit, Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1998)—Jun Nagao Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1999)—David Maslanka Arioso and Presto, Op. 108, for alto saxophone and band (2001)—James Barnes Martyrs for the Faith, Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic winds (2003)—David DeBoor Canfield Concerto Agrariana for alto saxophone and band (2003)—John Cheetham Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2003)—Charles Rochester Young Dance of Uzume for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Band (2004)—Piet Swerts Summer Concerto for alto saxophone and symphonic band (2004)—Rodney Waschka II Concerto after Gliere for alto saxophone and band (2009)—David DeBoor Canfield Fantasia for alto saxophone and band (2011)—Eric Ewazen Elevator Music for alto saxophone and band (2013)—David DeBoor Canfield Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Steven Bryant Concerto for saxophone and wind ensemble (2014)—Frank Ticheli Fellini (for Alto Saxophone, Circus Band and Wind Orchestra) (2016)—Johan de Meij Triathlon (2020) - John Corigliano
Tenor saxophone and concert band Fragments for tenor saxophone and band (1967)—William Duckworth Concertino for tenor saxophone and band (or piano) (1978)—Walter Hartley Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (transcription) (1984)—Robert Ward