Mike Leghorn wrote: >How about: > >* Tchaikovsky Nutcracker, Drosselmeyer's Arrival and Distribution of >Presents (5th track) There is no saxophone in the Nutcracker. What Mike hears at the point he mentioned is a combination of bass clarinet and bassoon which I readily agree sounds like a saxophone (especially in the Previn recording). Another orchestra combination which gives the same sound is french horn, english horn and clarinet which several composers have used. Bruce