Mozart, Du Puy & Weber: Bassoon Concertos

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The agility of the bassoon part [in the Du Puy], brilliantly handled by Van Sambeek, has to be heard to be believed…this is an interesting addition to the repertoire and the fine Swedish chamber... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 1st May 2020
Catalogue No: BIS2467
Label: BIS
Length: 66 minutes

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Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K191

Work length17:45

$3.50

$5.20

$7.00

Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Alexei Ogrintchouk

I. Allegro

Track length7:18

$1.50

$2.60

$3.50

II. Andante ma Adagio

Track length6:20

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

III. Rondo

Track length4:07

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

Weber: Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75

Work length17:25

$3.50

$5.20

$7.00

Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Alexei Ogrintchouk

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length8:12

$1.50

$2.60

$3.50

II. Adagio

Track length4:34

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

III. Rondo

Track length4:39

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

Du Puy: Bassoon Concerto in C minor

Work length31:01

$5.05

$10.30

$12.25

Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Alexei Ogrintchouk

I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro moderato

Track length13:08

$2.05

$3.85

$5.25

II. Adagio

Track length7:04

$1.50

$2.60

$1.75

III. Rondo

Track length10:49

$1.50

$3.85

$5.25

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As Bram van Sambeek writes in the liner notes to his new disc, bassoonists consider Mozart’s Concerto in B flat major the absolute pinnacle of their repertoire. A man of great contrasts himself, Mozart recognised the potential of the bassoon as a vehicle for expressing a wide range of moods and attitudes –from the joking and playful to the dreamily tuneful. Another composer who showed a special understanding for the instrument was Carl Maria von Weber, whose Concerto in F major doesn’t come far behind Mozart’s on the list of all-time bassoon hits. But as all bassoonists would agree, that list is on the short side – compared to the piano or the violin, the bassoon has been sadly underused by composers. How much easier then to imagine van Sambeek’s excitement when, by chance, he came across an unknown bassoon concerto. From a library in Stockholm he had requested a quintet for bassoon and strings by the Swiss-born, Swedish-based singer-conductor-composer and jack-of-most-trades Édouard Du Puy (c. 1770—1822) but, by mistake, he was sent a copy of the autograph manuscript for Du Puy’s ‘Concerto pour le Basson’ in C minor. Spirited support comes from the acclaimed Swedish Chamber Orchestra conducted by his colleague and long-time collaborator, the oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk.

Reviews

July 2020

The agility of the bassoon part [in the Du Puy], brilliantly handled by Van Sambeek, has to be heard to be believed…this is an interesting addition to the repertoire and the fine Swedish chamber Orchestra, under the Alexei Ogrintchouk, provide admirable support throughout.

September/October 2020

[Du Puy] Frankly, I don’t know how Sambeek pulls it off, but he does, and with the most extraordinary virtuosity, beauty of tone, and real musical flair...Sambeek plays the Mozart and Weber concertos beautifully too. This is a real discovery, and an urgent, urgent recommendation.

July 2020

Bram van Sambeek extracts maximum characterisation from the two peaks of the Classical/Romantic bassoon concerto repertoire….and receives fully sympathetic support from the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under fellow double-reed virtuoso Alexei Ogrintchouk, more commonly seen wielding an oboe rather than a baton.

Mozart, Du Puy & Weber: Bassoon Concertos

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