[ Brilliant Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 26 November 2014
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The Bassoon, the bass member of the woodwind family, is a surprisingly versatile, agile, and expressive instrument. Its expression ranges from the joyful and even comic, sonorous, melancholic to the mournful.
Regretfully classical composers wrote little of substance for the solo bassoon, therefore this new recording presents a selection of delightful arrangements of classical evergreens: Schumann's Fantasiestücke Op. 73 (itself written for clarinet or cello), a Mendelssohn Lied ohne Worte, Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, an original piece by Gabriel Pierné, a heartbreaking Pavane by Ravel, and two raucous Piazzolla tangos.
Beautifully played by one of the leading bassoon players of Italy, Massimo Data, conjuring up unheardâof sounds from this magnificent and undervalued instrument.
includes:
Longo, Alessandro:
Suite for bassoon and piano
Mendelssohn:
Song without Words
Piazzólla:
Libertango Oblivion
Pierné, G:
Solo de concert for bassoon & piano, Op. 35
Rachmaninov:
Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
Ravel:
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Schumann:
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Drei Romanzen, Op. 98