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CD341: A Harvest of 20th-Century Bassoon
Music. LEONARD SHARROW & JOSEH
POLISI, BASSOONS. UPC009414734129. BUY NOW
Leonard Sharrow plays Ray Luke, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra;
and Dan Welcher, Concerto Da Camera for Bassoon and
Orchestra; with the Crystal Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Gold, conductor. Joseph Polisi plays
Villa-Lobos, Ciranda das Sete
Notas; William Matthews, Sumer is Icumen
in – Lhude Sing; Marcel Bitsch,
Concertino; and David Noon, Motets and Monodies.
Leonard
Sharrow was one of the world’s best-known
bassoonists, having been principal bassoon with the NBC Symphony under Arturo
Toscanini and the Chicago Symphony under Fritz Reiner. Joseph Polisi is
President of The Juilliard School and has performed extensively in the United
States as bassoon soloist and chamber musician.
Other
musicians on this CD are Ronald Roseman, Oboe; John Snow, English horn; Thomas
Schmidt, Piano; and the 44 instrumentalists in the Crystal Chamber Orchestra
plus conductor Ernest Gold.
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button). Luke: Concerto Adagio-allegro Andante Allegro con brio Welcher: Concerto Da Camera Moderato Scherzo Calmo
Villa-Lobos Ciranda das Sete Notas
Matthews Sumer is Icumen in
Bitsch Concertino
Noon Motets and Monodies
CD345: BACH AND
BASSOON. Arthur Weisberg, Bassoon. Partita for flute in a minor, BWV 1013; Partita No. 2
for violin in d minor, BWV 1004; Suite No. 2 for violoncello in d minor, BWV
1008; Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV1009. All performed by unaccompanied bassoon. Arthur
Weisberg is one of the world’s best-known bassoonists. Formerly principal with
the Symphony of the Air, the Houston and Baltimore Symphonies, and a member of
the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Woodwind Quintet, he founded and
conducted the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the Orchestra of the 20th
Century. "There are
simply no finer bassoon sounds on record. Incredible technique, lyrical,
marvelously shaped tones, and unwavering interpretive powers mark this release
as fundamental for bassoonophiles and Bachians alike." _ American Record Guide UPC 00941473452-5 
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Partita for flute: Mvt 1 (Allemande) Mvt 2 (Courante) Mvt 3 (Sarabande) Mvt 4 (Bouree Anglaise) Partita No. 2 for violin: Mvt 1 (Allemande) Mvt 2 (Courante)
Mvt 3 (Sarabande)
Mvt 4 (Gigue)
Suite No. 2 for Cello Mvt 1 (Prelude)
Mvt 2 (Allemande)
Mvt 3 (Courante)
Mvt 4 (Sarabande)
Mvt 5 (Menuet I &
II) Mvt 6 (Gigue)
Suite No. 3 for Cello Mvt 1 (Prelude)
Mvt 2 (Allemande)
Mvt 3 (Courante)
Mvt 4 (Sarabande)
Mvt 5 (Bourree I & II) Mvt 6 (Gigue)
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“Nigro is a veritable Paganini of the contrabassoon…she can
make her instrument sing and articulate like a nightingale.” Fanfare. |
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one minute of the movement shown. Muradian Contrabassoon Concerto: Mvt 1 (Adagio;Allegro) Mvt 2 (Adagio) Mvt 3 (Moderato) Draganski: Heart's
Desire
Palider: The
Narwhal Nicholson: Miniature Suite Mvt 1(Prelude)
Mvt 2(Poco adagio) Mvt 3(Waltz)
Mvt 4(Finale)
Warren: Music
for Contrabassoon Doran: Four
Movements Mvt 1(Largo)
Mvt 2(Theme & Variations) Mvt 3(Andante)
Mvt 4(Allegro)
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Heiden Serenade: Mvt 1 (Notturno) Mvt 2 (March) Mvt 3 (Intermezzo) Mvt 4 (Scherzo) Mvt 5 (Epilogue) Osborne: Rhapsody Etler:
Sonata Mvt 1(Moderately slow) Mvt 2(Fast)
Mvt 3(Slow)
Mvt 4(Fast)
Farago: Variations Garfield: Po_(c)me |
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Dorff: Sonatina d'Amore Mvt 1 (Allegro cantabile) Mvt 2 (Allegro) Mvt 3 (Molto allegro) Ozi: Sonata No.
1 Mvt 1 (Allegro) Mvt 2 (Andantino) Mvt 3 (Polonaise) Weisberg: From the Deep Mozart: Sonata for bassoon & cello Mvt 1 (Allegro) Mvt 2 (Andante) Mvt 3 (Rondo) Vanhal: Concerto
for 2 bassoons Mvt 1 (Allegro moderato) Mvt 2 (Andante grazioso) Mvt 3 (Allegro) Curtis: The Impish Imp
CD354: WEISS FAMILY WOODWINDS, Then and Now. Dawn Weiss, Flute; David Weiss,
Oboe; Abraham Weiss, Bassoon. with Zita Carno,
Piano. UPC 009414735423. BUY
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Vivaldi, Sonata in G Minor (flute, oboe, bassoon, harpsichord); Messiaen, Le Merle Noir (flute, piano); Bourdeau, Premier Solo (bassoon, piano); Hindemith, Sonata (oboe, piano); Tomas Svoboda, Trio (flute, oboe, bassoon); Worthey, Sandcastles (flute, oboe, bassoon).
Dawn Weiss was principal flute 25 years Oregon Symphony; David Weiss was principal oboe 30 years Los Angeles Philharmonic; Abraham Weiss is principal bassoon Rochester Philharmonic (40 years). The Svoboda and Worthey pieces were recorded live at their world premieres on April 3, 2010 at the University of Southern California. The other pieces were originally on Crystal Records LP S354, released in 1978, and digitally remastered for this CD in 2010
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Vivaldi: Sonata in G Minor Allegro
ma cantabile Largo Allegro
molto Messiaen: La
Merle Noir Bourdeau:
Premier
Solo Hindemith: Sonata Munter Sehr
Langsam; Lebhaft Svoboda: Trio Andante Vivace Lento Vivace Andante
maestoso Worthey: Sandcastles (to return to this page after listening
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CD358: PAS DE TROIS. Kenneth Tse,
Saxophone, Benjamin Coelho, Bassoon, Alan Huckleberry, Piano. Bernard Van Beurden: Pas de
trois; Jindrich Feld: Trio Giocoso; David Froom:
Arirang Variations; Perry Goldstein: Noir; Don Freund: Louder than Words
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"While the
instrumentation of this trio may seem unusual, the timbres blend beautifully
and create interesting counterpoint throughout this wonderful recording. The varied and substantial repertoire is well-chosen
and includes 20th century pieces written for this instrumentation as well as adaptations
of trios with other instrumentations." (The Instrumentalist)
Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano is an unusual combination that creates an
exciting and vibrant sound. The works on
this CD represent some of the finest writing for this combination, and the
performers are three of the best practioners of their
art. They are on the faculty at the
University of Iowa and perform internationally.
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Van Beurden: Pas de trois: Ouverture Pastorale
Tarantella
Feld: Trio Giocoso: Allegro
Andante
Allegro vivo
Froom: Arirang Variations
Goldstein: Noir
Freund: Louder than Words: Part I
Part II
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J S Bach: Christmas
Oratorio Telemann: Cantata
Concerto
in D Major Fasch: Sonata
in C Major
J S Bach: Er
ist's, der ganz allein Handel: Alexander’s
Feast Telemann: Lieder Concerto
in D (for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings)
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J S Bach: Wacht Auf (BWV 20) Torelli: Sonata
in D
Vivaldi: Concerto
"La Notte" Marcello: Salmo
Decimoquinto Stradella: Sinfonia
to the Serenata Marcello: Sonata
No. 5 Bach: Wacht Auf (BWV 110)
CD710: Wind Effusions. DANILO LOZANO, FLUTE; DAVID MULLER,
BASSOON. Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras #6; Hanning Schröder, Music for Flute and Bassoon; Piere
Gabay, Sonatine for Flute
and Bassoon; Willson Osborne, Rhapsody for Bassoon;
Astor Piazzolla, Etudes Tanguistiques
(nos. 3 & 4); Jan Bach, Music for a Low-Budget Epic; Eugene Bozza, Sonatine for Flute and
Bassoon. UPC 00941477102-5. 
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Danilo Lozano, a
founding member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, has recorded on all Hollywood
Bowl releases. David Muller is former principal of the Mexico City Philharmonic
and the Westwood Wind Quintet. This CD features some of the best music for
flute and bassoon duo. Some of the works are standard repertoire and some are
not very well known, but all are excellent music that has not been
over-recorded.
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Schröder: Music for Flute and Bassoon I.
Praeludium: fliessend II.
Praeludium: Ruhig gehend III.
Leicht bewegt IV.
Ruhig V.
Mässig bewegt Villa-Lobos Bachianas
Brasileiras #6:
I.
Aria (Choro) II.
Fantasia Gabaye
Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon: I.
Mod_(c)r_(c) sans lenteur II.
Andante III.
Rapide et brillant Osborne:
Rhapsody
for Bassoon Piazzolla Etudes Tanguistiques
for unaccompanied flute: #4
Lento-Meditativo
#3
Molto marcato e energico Bach Music For A Low-Budget Epic:” I.
Overture (Studio Logo and Title Credits) II.
Burlesca (Muzak at an
Intergalactic Cantina) III.
Romanza (Nocturnal Love Scene on a Balcony) IV.
Thrilling Conclusion (Dead Heat at a Chariot Race) Bozza Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon: I.
Allegro II.
Andantino III.
Vif
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CD821 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to
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Sonata
No. 4 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV Sonata No. 5 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Sonata No. 6 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV CD840: BASSOONIST ARTHUR GROSSMAN with Frank Kowalski, Clarinet; Seth Krimsky,
Bassoon; & Peter Mack, Piano. Beethoven, Three Duos for Clarinet &
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Arthur Grossman is Professor of
Bassoon at the University of Washington and bassoonist with the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet. Frank Kowalski has been principal
clarinet with various US orchestras and teaches at Interlochen Arts Academy in
Michigan and Florida State University in Tallahassee. Seth Krimsky
is principal bassoon in the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera.
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Performers are David DeBolt, Bassoon; Timothy Ehlen
and Jan Meyer Thompson, Piano; Edward Ormond and Katharine DeBolt,
Viola; Kent Collier, Cello; Mary Sue Hyatt, Mezzo-soprano; and Sylvia
Villarreal, Soprano.
David DeBolt and the others
are teachers at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. DeBolt was
Principal Bassoon with the Kansas City Philharmonic for 16 years. Edward Ormond
is Assistant Principal Violist of the Cleveland Orchestra and Kent Collier is
Principal Cello of the Ohio Chamber Orchestra and the Cleveland Opera.
The CD represents the music by the friends of Edgar Degas and the cover is a
copy of his painting "The Orchestra of the Opera", painted in 1870.
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Rossini: Cavatina Krommer Quartet
in Bb: Mvt 1 (Allegro) Mvt 2 (Andante) Mvt 3
(Minuetto) Mvt 4 (Rondo)
Cherubini: Medea Neris' Aria Dihau: Les
Rois Mages
Lalliet: Fantaisie brillante Chabrier: L'invitation au voyage Ravel: Miroirs Alborada del Gracioso
CD842: BASSOON POWER.
David Breidenthal, Bassoon.
Henri Dutilleux, Sarabande et
Cortege; Vincent Persichetti, Parable for Solo Bassoon; Paul Chihara, Fleeting
Shadows, Still Reflections; Paul Chihara, The Beauty
of the Rose is in its Passing; Gernot Wolfgang, Moody Blues; Alexandre Tansman, Suite for Bassoon; Zdenek
Sestak, Five Virtuoso Inventions. UPC 00941478422-3 BUY
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David Breidenthal was principal bassoonist with the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, a position he held for over 30 years. He is one of the world's
most respected bassoonists.
“a
fine, sensitive musician” Fanfare
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Dutilleux: Sarabande Chihara
Fleeting Shadows: Mvt 1 (Yuki) Mvt 2 (Kabuki) Mvt 3 (Rocky) Mvt 4 (Red) Wolfgang: Moody
Blues Persichetti: Parable Tansaman: Suite Mvt 1 (Intro) Mvt 2 (Sarabande) Mvt 3 (Scherzo) Chihara: Beauty
of the Rose Sestak: Inventions Mvt 1 (Recitativo) Mvt 2 (Allegro) Mvt 3 (Seriosamente) Mvt 4 (Molto allegro) Mvt 5 (Recitativo)
