Come and listen to the bassoon!

Take a listen to the following!

These are, in my mind some of the best bassoon pieces in the world... am I missing something... tell me @ bchelberg@hotmail.com

telemann Sonata of the Bassoon in F minor ^{see 1}
Mozart Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra ^{see 2}
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring ^{see 3}
Beethoven Für Elise ^{see 4}
Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King ^{see 5}
Mozart The marrage of Figaro ^{see 6}
Brahms Academic Festival Overature ^{see 7}
Smetana The Dance of the Comedians^{see 8}
Rossini The Barber of Seville^{see 9}

1: Here played by a flute, this is the first true sonata ever written for the bassoon as opposed to the dulcian.
2: This is the best known bassoon concerto, a must for every bassoonist.
3: The opening of this piece, although here in piano, is a very famous bassoon solo.
4: This is a piano piece, yes, I know, but I have transposed a version for bassoon, and darn if it isn't fitting!
5: Here we hear a classic bassoon solo in the opening of Grieg's 'Mountain King'.
6: The great runs in this piece are another classic set of bassoon qwipets!
7: In Academic Festival Overature the bassoons get the great 'catch a falling star' solo... I got to play this at MN All State Orchestra!
8: From the Dance of the Bartered Bride, the bassoon gets an excelent solo to share with oboe... another All State piece!
9: Great bassoon stuff here... what more can I say????

The 'Major works written for the bassoon' page was last updated 8/19/99

MIDI sequence(s) from the Classical MIDI Archives - by permission.

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