Instrumentation detail: 3(picc).3(eh).3(bcl.)3(cbs).4sax - 4.4.4.1. - timpani, percussion (4), harp, strings

"A notable characteristic of this symphony is the addition of a saxophone quartet, which doesn’t mean that it is a jazz work or even less a concerto in which the four saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone) would be soloists. They exist and are utilized in the score in a manner similar to the other traditional instrumental sections of the symphony orchestra. The first movement ...