F. Devienne - 4 Bassoon Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In perfecting the newly developing form of the Italian solo concerto, Vivaldi wrote nearly five hundred concertos, of which 39 are for the bassoon with strings and continuo. Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Larghetto 3. Allegro Molto 4. Allegro Non Molto 5. Andante 6. Allegro Molto 7. Allegro 8. Largo 9. Allegro 10. Allegro 11. Largo 12. Allegro 13. Allegro Non Molto 14. Larghetto 15. Allegro 16. Allegro 17. Largo 18. (Allegro)

This second album of early 19th century bassoon concertos by Jaakko Luoma and Tapiola Sinfonietta includes four concertos written for Frans Carl Preumayr (1782-1853), proficient and talented bassoonist who moved to Stockholm in 1802. Most of the works were taken with him on his grand tour as a soloist throughout Europe 1829-1830. Probably the best-known of the works were written by his Finnish father-in-law Bernhard Henrik Crusell and Franz Berwald, Sweden's most famous composer of the Romantic period. However, the impressive bassoon concerto by the Swiss-born edouard Du Puy is a gem that has been very rarely heard. In a similar fashion also the German-born composer Eduard Brendler has been largely forgotten by history. All four works are powerful, interesting, and demanding solo compositions which are also giving light to the music life in one of the Nordic music capitals 200 years ago. Album Tracks 1. Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major~Allegro brillante - 4. Bassoon Concerto in C minor~I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro moderato 5. Bassoon Concerto in C minor~II. Adagio 6. Bassoon Concerto in C minor~III. Rondo - Allegretto 7. Konzertstück in F major, Op. 2

Album Tracks 1. Concerto in G minor I - Concerto in G minor 2. Concerto in G minor II - Concerto in G minor 3. Concerto in G minor III - Concerto in G minor 4. Concerto No. 1 in F Major I - Concerto No. 1 in F Major 5. Concerto No. 1 in F Major II - Concerto No. 1 in F Major 6. Concerto No. 1 in F Major III - Concerto No. 1 in F Major 7. Concerto in C Major I - Concerto in C Major 8. Concerto in C Major II - Concerto in C Major 9. Concerto in C Major III - Concerto in C Major 10. Concerto No. 2 in F Major I - Concerto in C Major 11. Concerto No. 2 in F Major II - Concerto in C Major 12. Concerto No. 2 in F Major III - Concerto in C Major