Devienne / Martusciello / Ensemble Devienne - Works for Bassoon & String - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Until the middle of the 1700s the bassoon suffered from a series of technical limitations that retarded it's appreciation until new improvements allowed the classical bassoon (to distinguish it, as we do today, from the baroque instrument) to emerge as a fundamental instrument of ever more complex orchestras. The Ensemble Devienne and bassoonist Massimo Martusciello's new Bongiovanni features a program of bassoon chamber works by four composers, one from the Classical era (Devienne), an early-Romanti (Danzi) and two 20th c. modernists, Jean Françaix and Roberto Molinelli. Album Tracks 1. Allegro Spiritoso 2. Adagio Cantabile 3. Rondo Allegro Moderato 4. Allegro Moderato 5. Larghetto Non Troppo 6. Minuetto Allegretto 7. Allegretto 8. Allegro Con Espressione 9. Adagio Non Troppo 10. Rondo Allegretto Poco Moderato 11. Vivace 12. Lento 13. Vivo Assai 14. Allegro 15. Spass Invaders 16. Basset Bassoon 17. Die Zauberfagott