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CD341:
A Harvest of 20th-Century Bassoon Music.
LEONARD SHARROW & JOSEH POLISI, BASSOONS.
UPC009414734129. 
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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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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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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. . ORDER NOW
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
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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
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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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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 & Bassoon;
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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 ORDER
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David Breidenthal is
principal bassoonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a position he has held
for over 30 years. He is one of the world's most respected bassoonists.
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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)
CD843: NEW TUNES
FOR THE BIG BASSOON, Susan Nigro, Contrabassoon. Barton Cummings, Concertino for Contrabassoon and
Arioso; Timothy Grassel, Reminiscences; P. Kellach Waddle, Broken Icicle
Twilight & Severe Thunderstorm Warning; Edward McKenna, Bagatelle; Ann Marie
Kurrasch, Ponderings from the Pond; Graham Powning, Sonata. Sue Nigro with Mark Lindeblad, piano. UPC 00941478432-2 ORDER
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Susan Nigro lives in
Chicago and plays often with the Chicago Symphony. This is her third solo CD.
"Nigro is a veritable Paganini of the contrabassoon." Fanfare;
"Her musicality glows."
American Record Guide
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Concertino: Mvt
1 (Caprice)
Mvt
2 (Pavilion Dreams) Mvt
3 (Variations) Reminiscences: Mvt
1
(Andantino) Mvt
2 (Piacevole) Waddle: Broken
Icicle Twilight Cummings: Arioso
McKenna: Bagatelle
Kurrasch: Ponderings
from the Pond Waddle: Severe
Thunderstorm Warning Powning: Sonata Mvt
1 (The Stranded Whale) Mvt
2 (The Rescue by Humans) Mvt
3 (Free Again in the Ocean)
CD844: BRAVURA
BASSOON. Benjamin Coelho, Bassoon. Heitor
Villa-Lobos: Corrupio, Bailado for bassoon and string quintet; Johann
Evangelist Brandl: Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 52, No. 1; Gordon Jacob: Suite
for Bassoon and String Quartet; Bernhard Heiden: Serenade for Bassoon, Violin,
Viola, and Cello; Gerardo Diri_(c): Anjo Breve for bassoon and string quintet UPC 00941478442-1 ORDER
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Benjamin Coelho with the
Maia String Quartet, Christine Rutledge, viola, Volkan Orhon, bass, and Anthony
Arnone, conductor.
Brazilian-born bassoonist Benjamin Coelho is presently on the faculty at the
University of Iowa in Iowa City. He has been principal bassoon with symphony
orchestras in Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, and Belo Horizonte.
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Brandl: Quintet in Bb: Allegro
ma non troppo Andante
con moto Minuetto Moderato Jacob: Suite: Prelude Caprice Elegy Rondo Heiden: Serenade: Notturno March Intermezzo Scherzo Epilogue Villa-Lobos: Corrupio,
Bailado
Diri_(c): Anjo Breve: Preambulo A
Bengala Zuniu no Ar Ao
Longo do Tempo
CD845:
BELLISSIMA, Susan Nigro, Contrabassoon & Mark Lindeblad, Piano. Rossini, Cavatina from La Gazza Ladra; Rossini, Introduction,
Theme and Variations from Quartet #6; Rossini, Allegro; Albinoni, Adagio in g
minor; Vivaldi, Sonata no. 3 in a minor; Besozzi, Sonata in Bb major; Nussio,
Divertimento; Procaccini, Moments.
UPC 00941478452-0 ORDER
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"Susan Nigro is the
world's best exponent of the contrabassoon and tames the beast, having it sing
and swoon." (American Record Guide) One of the world's very few
soloists on this instrument, her numerous recitals and solo appearances have
occurred in such places as Salzburg, Montevideo, Rome, and throughout the
United States. She has been called "a veritable Paganini of the
contrabassoon." (Fanfare)
This is Susan Nigro's fourth CD on Crystal Records. All have been received with great acclaim. She is a resident of Chicago and frequently plays
with the Chicago Symphony.
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Besozzi: Sonata in B flat major
Allegro Adagio
Presto Rossini: La Gazza Ladra: Cavatina Moderato Allegro grazioso Procaccini: Moments Albinoni: Adagio in g minor Rossini: Allegro Nussio: Divertimento Intrada Minuetto
Pantomima
Nenia Corteggio Vivaldi: Sonata No. 3 in a minor Largo Allegro
Largo Allegro Rossini: Introduction, Theme & Variations Introduction
Theme
Variation I
Variation II Variation III Variation IV
Finale
CD846: BECK AND CALL. Carolyn Beck,
Bassoon. With Delores
Stevens, Piano and Kira Blumberg, Viola. Andr_(c) Previn, Sonata for Bassoon
and Piano; Marcel Bitsch, Concertino; Alex Shapiro, Of Breath and Touch; Deep
for Contrabasson and pre-recorded track; Don Chamberlain, Beck and Call for
Bassoon and pre-recorded track; Michal Spisak, Duetto Concertante for Viola and
Bassoon; Moshe Zorman, A Grizzly's Dream. UPC
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Carolyn Beck is a
champion of new music, having commissioned and performed new solo works
throughout the United States. This CD has the
premiere recording of the Andre Previn Sonata and three works written
specifically for Beck. The other works enjoy first recordings also. She has been principal bassoonist of the Buffalo
Philharmonic and the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Spain, is
presently principal bassoonist with the Redlands Symphony and the San Bernadino
Symphony, and also performs with many other concert and studio recording
orchestras in the Los Angeles area.
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Shapiro: Of Breath and Touch Previn: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano: With energy Slowly Vivace, very rhythmically Spisak: Duetto Concertante: Lento Allegro Andante Allegro Zorman:
A Grizzly's Dream: Sunday in the park with Pooh Lullaby Pooh's nightmare Bitsch: Concertino
Shapiro: Deep Chamberlain: Beck and Call
CD847: ORIGINAL TUNES FOR THE BIG BASSOON.
Susan Nigro, Contrabassoon. Ann Marie Kurrasch, A Day at the Park;
Frank Proto, Little Suite for the Big Bassoon*; Elaine Fine, More Greek Myths
& Harlequin Sonata; Joel Bjorling, Night Shadows* & Dreamscapes*; David
Stybr, ContraBassooNova; Giorgio Koukl, Potato polca. *The works by Proto and
Bjorling are for Unaccompanied Contrabassoon. On the other works, Susan Nigro is joined by Mark Lindeblad,
piano. UPC 00941478472-8. ORDER
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Susan Nigro is probably the world’s best-known contrabassoon
soloist. This is her sixth CD on Crystal Records. “Nigro is a veritable Paganini
of the contrabassoon”
(Fanfare). “Susan Nigro is the
world’s best exponent of the contrabassoon and tames the beast, having it sing
and swoon.” (American
Record Guide)
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Kurrasch:
A Day at the Park I.
Hooray! We're Here! II.
Soliloquy on the Clouds III.
Catching Butterflies Proto: Little Suite for the Big
Bassoon I.
Adagio - Quasi Cadenza II.
Allegro III.
Slow, funky blues IV.
Tempo di Mambo Fine: More Greek Myths I.
Apollo II.
Artemis III.
The Labors of Heracles IV.
Aphrodite V.
Dionysus Bjorling: Night Shadows I.
Prelude II.
Phantasm III.
Mystery Caper Stybr: ContraBassooNova "Um Imaginação do Brasil"
Fine: Harlequin Sonata I.
Moderato II.
Tempo di Siciliano III.
Allegro Bjorling: Dreamscapes I.
Dreamtime II.
Etude III.
Jazz Walk Koukl: Potato
polca
CD848: SCOTT JOPLIN RAGS FOR THE BIG BASSOON. Susan Nigro, Contrabassoon, plays 18 of
Scott Joplin’s most famous Rags. UPC 009414784827. ORDER NOW
An extraordinary
recording of an extraordinary American composer. Scott Joplin's Rags are
well-known to listeners, having been used in many movie scores (such as
"The Sting") and having been a mainstay in popular concerts for more
than a century. This CD features 18 Rags, including his most-popular Maple Leaf
Rag and The Entertainer. They are played by Susan Nigro, probably the world's
foremost solo contrabassoonist. Pianist is Mark Lindeblad. The Rags are
amazingly effective in these renditions.
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Included in this
collection are Maple Leaf Rag, Original Rag, The Easy Winners, Cleopha, The
Strenuous Life, Elite Syncopations, The Favorite, The Sycamore, The
Chrysanthemum, The Cascades, Bethena, Rag-Time Dance, Fig Leaf Rag, Solace,
Pleasant Moments, New Rag, Magnetic Rag, and The Entertainer.
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Maple
Leaf Rag Original
Rags The
Easy Winners, A Ragtime Two Step Cleopha,
March and Two Step
The
Strenuous Life, A Ragtime Two Step Elite
Syncopations The
Favorite, A Ragtime Two Step The
Sycamore, A Concert Rag
The
Chrysanthemum, An Afro-American Intermezzo The
Cascades, A Rag Bethena,
A Concert Waltz Rag-Time
Dance, A Stop-Time Two Step Fig
Leaf Rag, A High Class Rag Solace,
A Mexican Serenade
Pleasant
Moments, Ragtime Waltz
New
Rag Magnetic
Rag The
Entertainer, A Rag Time Two Step
CD849: Mille Morte, Recital Pieces for Bassoon and
Piano.
UPC 009414784926
David Muller, Bassoon; Rose Chen, Piano
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Alexandre
Tansman, Sonatine; Nino Rota, Toccata; Malcom Arnold, Fantasy for Bassoon;
Peter Schickele, Summer Serenade; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Flight of the Bumble
Bee; Vincent Persichetti, Parable for Solo Bassoon; Jean-Baptiste Arban,
Variations on “Carnival of Venice” (arr. by William Schmidt); Paul Chihara,
Fleeting Shadows, Still Reflections; Maurice Allard, Variations on a Theme of
Paganini; Pierre Ancelin, La Naissance de Gargantua.
David
Muller has been principal bassoon with the Mexico City Symphony and all major
Southern California orchestras, including the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pacific
Symphony, and Long Beach Symphony. From 1987 to 2003 he was bassonist with the
internationally-acclaimed Westwood Wind Quintet. Rose Chen has performed as
soloist and chamber musician in Canada, Austria, Brazil, France, Israel, Hong
Kong, and China.
Mille
Morte
roughly translates to "a thousand little deaths" and refers to the
difficulty and emotional high points of the music, there being a climax in
almost every phrase. All the pieces, indeed, are intense as well as beautiful.
This program represents some of the best-known recital works for bassoon as
well as some fabulous lesser-known works
“Muller unquestionably has 'chops'...[His]
playing is persuasive in every parameter. This
recital ought to please wind ethusiasts and others who are interested in
off-the-beaten-track repertory. Another feather in Crystal’s already stuffed
cap.” Fanfare, Mar/Apr, 2018 (David
DeBoor Canfield)
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Tansman: Sonatine I.
Allegro con moto II.
Largo Cantabile III.
Presto Rota: Toccata Arnold: Fantasy
for Bassoon Schikele: Summer
Serenade I.
Dreams II.
Games III.
Songs and Dances Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight
of the Bumblebee Persichetti: Parable
for Solo Bassoon Arban: Variations
on “Carnival of Venice” Chihara: Fleeting Shadows,
Still Reflection I.
Yuki II.
Kabuki III.
Rocky IV.
Red Allard: Variations
on a theme of Paganini Ancelin: La Naissance de
Gargantua I.
Lamentation de Gargamelle II.
L’Etrange Nativit_(c)
CD870: 25th Anniversary,
International Double Reed Society. Andre Previn: Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon
(1994); Jean Francaix: Trio pour Hautbois, Basson et Piano (1994); Heitor
Villa-Lobos: Duo pour Hautbois et Basson (1957); Gioacchino Rossini: Six Arias
from the Barber of Seville (arr. Gebauer) . UPC 00941478702-6
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This CD demonstrates the superb artistry and virtuosity of today’s double reed
professionals. Performing are some of the best oboists and bassoonists in the
world:
John Mack (first oboe Cleveland Orchestra), David McGill (first bassoon Chicago
Symphony), Alex Klein (first oboe, Chicago Symphony), George Sakakeeny
(Professor Oberlin Conservatory, formerly principal bassoon New Japan
Philharmonic of Tokyo), Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (first oboe Pittsburgh
Symphony), Nancy Goeres (first bassoon Pittsburgh Symphony), Stefano Canuti and
Sergio Azzolini (bassoonists major Italian orchestras). With Andre Previn,
Piano, and Elizabeth De Mio, Piano.
Sound samples (mp3 files)
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Francaix Trio: Mvt
1 (Adagio) Mvt
2 (Resolute) Mvt
3 (Andante) Mvt
4 (Finale) Rossini Arias: Mvt
1 (Ecco ridente)
Mvt
2 (Largo) Mvt
3 (Una voce) Mvt
4 (Dunque) Mvt
5 (Zitti zitti)
Mvt
6 (Felice innesto)
Villa-Lobos Duo: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Lento) Mvt
3 (Allegro vivace) Previn Trio: Mvt
1 (Lively) Mvt
2 (Slow) Mvt
3 (Jaunty)
CD871: OBOES, ENGLISH HORNS, BASSOONS,
& CONTRABASSOON: MUSIC FOR
DOUBLE-REED ENSEMBLE and LUKAS FOSS: Oboe Concerto. Bert Gassman, Oboe; members Los Angeles Philharmonic. J.S. Bach, Ricercar from The Musical Offering;
Handel, Two Arias for Double-Reeds;
Boris Pillin, Three Pieces for Double-Reed Septet; George Heussenstamm, Set for
Double-Reeds; Lukas Foss, Oboe Concerto. "What a gorgeous sound!", The Instrumentalist.
"playing of Bert Gassman is an absolute miracle. Recording of Special
Merit", Stereo Review
UPC 00941478712-5
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Sound
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movement shown.
Bach: Ricercar Handel Two Pieces: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Vivace) Pillin Three
Pieces: Mvt
1 (Andante) Mvt
2 (Allegretto) Mvt
3(Allegro) Heussenstamm: Set Intro
& 1 2 3 4 5 Foss: Oboe Concerto Mvt
1(Moderato) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Moderato; Allegro)
CD872: FANTASY FOR WIZARDS! played by Wizards! A Double Reed Consort. Greg Morton, Fantasy for Wizards;
Michael Curtis, A Klezmer Wedding; Michael Kibbe, Divertimento; Frederic
Chopin, Waltz Brilliante; John Corina, Suite for Double Reed Quintet; Dinos
Constantinides, Transformations for oboe alone; Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Danza,
op. 33; Bela Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances ; Johann Wenth, Quartette
Concertante. Wizards has been called "the world series of
double reed playing." This is a
fascinating album featuring this ensemble of oboes, oboes d'amore, English
horns, and bassoons. UPC 00941478722-4
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one minute of the title/movement shown.
Morton: Fantasy
for Wizards! Curtis: A
Klezmer Wedding
Kibbe Divertimento: Mvt
1 (Adagio) Mvt
2 (March) Mvt
3 (Andante) Mvt
4 (Fugue) Chopin: Waltz
Brillante Corina: Suite Slowly Fast Slowly Castles
in the Air Tender
Conversation On
the Playground Gottschalk: Danza Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Joc
cu Bâtâ Brâul Pe
Loc Buciumeana Poarca
Româeasca Maruntel Wenth: Quartette Concertante Allegro
Ma Non Troppo Adagio Menuetto Andantino
CD873: WANTED - THE BASSOON BROTHERS. Wanted for low-down playing and bass behavior. (Bassoon
Quartet: Mark Eubanks, Robert Naglee, Juan de Gomar, Bonnie Fillmore Cox) Gounod "Funeral March of a Marionette",
Irving Berlin "Alexander’s Ragtime Band", Carl Maria von Weber
"Fantasy #1 (from Concerto in F)", Edvard Grieg "Hall of the
Mountain King", David Carroll "The Wedding Guest", Hoagy
Carmichael "Georgia On My Mind", Leo Delibes "Pizzicati",
Leroy Anderson "Bugler's Holiday",
Peter Schickele "Last Tango in Bayreuth", Pierre Max Dubois
"Scherzo pour 4 Bassons", Lorenz Hart/Richard Rogers
"Bewitched", Georges Bizet "Dragoons (Entr'acte from
Carmen)", Peter Schickele "Blue Set No. 2 for Four Bassoons",
Dave Brubeck "Blue Rondo A La Turk" Lowell Shaw "Frippery
#19", "Frippery #2", Jimmy Forest "Night Train" & "Red River Valley" UPC 00941478732-3 ORDER
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Sound samples
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hear approximately one minute of the title shown.
Gounod: Funeral
March
Berlin: Alexander's
Ragtime Band von Weber: Fantasy
#1
Grieg: Hall
of the Mountain King Carroll: The
Wedding Guest Carmichael: Georgia
on My Mind Delibes: Sylvia, ou La nymphe de Diane Pizzicati Anderson: Bugler's
Holiday Schickele: Last
Tango in Bayreuth Dubois: Scherzo Hart/Rogers: Bewitched,
Bothered and Bewildered Bizet: Carmen Entr'acte: Dragoons Schickele: Blue Set No.2 Bassooner
or Later Portlandia
in Cerulean Gang
of Wolves Brubeck: Blue
Rondo à la Turk Shaw: Fripperies
Frippery
No 19 Frippery
No 2 Forest: Night
Train Forest: Red
River Valley
CD874: CLASSICAL
WIZARDS. Performed by
WiZARDS! A Double Reed Consort. Beethoven, Trio, op. 87, for 2 oboes and
English horn; Antonio Salieri, Variations sulia Follia di Spagna, for 2 oboes,
2 English horns, & 2 bassoons; W. A. Mozart, Impressario Overture, trans.
for 3 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, and contra bassoon; Johann Baptist
Schenk, Quartetto for oboe, 2 English horns, and bassoon; Frantisek Xaver
Dussek, Parthia for 2 oboes, 2 English horns, and bassoon. UPC 00941478742-2
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WiZARDS! has been called
"the world’s series of double reed playing." They toured throughout the U.S.and appeared at many
music festivals. Their first CD received great recognition for its
"miraculous playing...magic abounds" (Fanfare). The players performed in orchestras throughout the
Great Lakes region and taught at colleges in Iowa City; Oshkosh,
Wisconsin;Chicago, Illinois; and others. Members of the group are Mark Weiger,
Andrea Gullickson, oboes; S. Blake
Duncan, English horn; Greg Morton, bassoon. Assisted by Michael Ericson, oboe/English
horn; Benjamin Coelho, bassoon; Michael Dicker, contrabassoon
Sound
samples (uses
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link to hear approximately one minute of the movement shown.
Beethoven Trio: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Adagio) Mvt
3 (Menuetto) Mvt
4 (Finale)
Schenk Quartetto: Mvt
1 (Allegro moderato) Mvt
2(Menuetto) Mvt
3(Un poco adagio) Mvt
4(Rondo) Salieri: Variations Dussek: Parthia
Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4 Mozart: Impressario
Overture
CD875: CAPTURED!
The Bassoon Brothers. Fanfare for the Common Bassoonist (Copland/Eubanks), Hey Jude
(Lennon/McCartney/Luis), Mexican Hat Dance (Partichala/Young), My Funny
Valentine (Rodgers/Hart/Eubanks), My Girl (Robinson/White/Eubanks), Carmen
Crusader Suite (Bizet/Eubanks), Pigs (Ridout), Yankee Doodle (arr. Bartkowiak),
Louie, Louie, Roll Out the Barrel (Berry/Eubanks), Send in the Clowns
(Sondheim/Eubanks), Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod/Solie), Three Little
Maids from the Mikado (Gilbert & Sullivan/Eubanks), The Godfather Suite
(Rota/Eubanks), Pizzicato Polka (Strauss/Eubanks), Electronic Suite arr.
Eubanks), Londonderry Air (arr. Eubanks) UPC 00941478752-1
The Bassoon Brothers first album
"Wanted _ The Bassoon Brothers" was called "Just plain
hilarious" by the Seattle Times., and " a sort of all-bassoon version
of the Canadian Brass" by Audiophile Auditions. It quickly became one of our best-selling
albums. This second CD is at least as entertaining. The quartet is the bassoon
section of the Oregon Symphony in Portland. ORDER
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Sound samples
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hear up to one minute of the title shown.
Fanfare Hey
Jude Mexican
Hat Dance My
Funny Valentine My
Girl Carmen Suite: Habanera Prelude Aragonaise Pigs Yankee
Doodle Louie,
Louie Send
in the Clowns Funeral
March of a Marionette 3
Little Maids
Godfather Suite: Waltz Sibelius
Interlude Love
Theme Pizzicato
Polka Electronic Suite:
Sabre
Dance Rock
Etude #10 Purple
Haze Londonderry
Air
CD876, Wizards! Finale. UPC 009414787620. > ORDER NOW
Music for Double Reed
Ensemble: Gilman Collier, Fantasy;
Graham Powning, Sextuor; Phil Freihofner, Das Golem Part 2; Louis-Emmanuel
Jadin, Nocturne No. 1 in d-moll; Ange Fl_(c)gier, Quatuor; Jerzy Mlodziejowski,
Kwartet; Mladen Pozajic, Tri Stavka.
Wizards! Was an active
performing group for 18 years until the death in 2008 of its leader and founder
Mark Weiger. These seven gems come from the group’s research library of over
500 pieces. The first Crystal release by Wizards! elicited the comment from Fanfare Magazine: “Miraculous
playing…magic abounds.” The magic
still abounds in this one.The core group is Mark Weiger, oboe, Andrea Gullickson,
oboe d’amore; S. Blake Duncan, English horn; and Greg Morton, bassoon. On some
of the pieces they are joined by Jack McCauley, English horn; and Jeff
Tlighman, bassoon.
Sound samples (mp3
files) Click on the link to hear up
to 35 seconds of the movement shown. Jadin: Nocturne No. 1 Theme & Variations Allegro
Fl_(c)gier: Allegretto giocoso Andante sostenuto Allegro
Mlodziejowski: Allegretto moderato Andante cantabile Allegro scherzando
Pozajic: Tri Stavka Andante Largo Allegretto
Collier: Fantasy
Powning: Sextuor Serenade: Allegro Minuetto and Trio Largo Finale: Aperto
Freihofner: Das Golem Part 2
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Cassettes:
C100: BEETHOVEN Three
Duos for
Clarinet & Bassoon, Michele
Zukovsky, clarinet; David Breidenthal, bassoon. HAYDN Three
Trios for Violin, Clarinet, & Piano,
Verdehr Trio. 00941471004
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C342: ARTHUR GROSSMAN, Bassoon & Contrabassoon. Wm O. Smith: Tribute to the Bassoon; Antoine
Tisn_(c): Soliloques; Erwin Schulhof: Bass Nachtigall; Robert Duisberg:
Relativity's Rainbow & Airs and Divisions; Artur Gelbrun: Miniature for
Bassoon. 009414734242 Cassette SOLD
OUT
C344: VIVALDI
BASSOON CONCERTI: Daniel Smith, bassoon. Five Concerti by Vivaldi, with the Ravina Chamber
Ensemble. 009414734440 Cassette SOLD
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C345: ARTHUR WEISBERG, BASSOON. Unaccompanied works of J.S. Bach (all transcribed for
bassoon). Partita for flute in A minor; Partita No. 2 for violin in D minor; Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D minor. 009414734549 Cassette SOLD OUT (See CD345)
C354: WEISS FAMILY WOODWINDS. David Weiss, oboe; Dawn Weiss, flute; Abraham
Weiss, bassoon. Vivaldi: Trio Sonata;
Messiaen: Le Merle Noir; Bourdeau: Premier Solo; Hindemith: Oboe
Sonata. 009414735447 Cassette ORDER
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