Gustav Schreck: Bassoon Sonata, Op. 9 (1887)

[@edwardwright7329]

Thanks for posting this … well played!! I’m a bassoon player and am always looking for more literature - stuff that people like to hear. This certainly fits the bill😎

[@luisbreva6122]

Great music from the swamp

[@iliekmegapie]

Me when I chose this piece to play for my jury: "lol Shrek" Me practicing: "This is the most beautiful music I've ever played in my life I can't believe this is real". My professors at my jury: "lol Shrek"

[@willmorris8198]

Lol music school really do be like that huh 😂

[@user-ij5yy4qe4n]

😂

[@pietervoogt]

Great pianist, unfortunately I can't find solo recordings of her

[@bassoonistdonggue1639]

I love the music!

[@Failentin]

I love the first movement 😊

[@alaskafan21]

Fantastic ! Well played.

[@syroyid]

nice contrapuntal lines and quite refined harmonization

[@jamesqiu7860]

00:06 first movement

[@ioanlazar8351]

straight from the swamp

[@contra_bassoon]

lol shrek

[@toxiboi5771]

Didn't know they had bassoons in the swamp

[@jonahpatuto1196]

Shrek

[@lucpraslan]

It's difficult to rag on a bassoon work as there isn't a huge amount of repertoire for the instrument, but this is not a great piece of music 👎🏼👎🏼

[@josephcowan6779]

Maybe not great. But it's pretty good. Certainly wouldn't be my last pick for bassoon piece to perform, or to listen to. I think Bourdeau's solos are better for sure.

[@lucpraslan]

@@josephcowan6779 Bordeau's solos are miles ahead of this.

[@pwoody1958]

Sad to say, I agree. I'm an ex-bassoonist and professional pianist, and although there is some nice stuff in there, the ideas just aren't great, and the form is lumpy. He builds a big climax and then just peters it out to the double bar with no real sense of musical drama. I'm playing this piece soon, and have enjoyed working on it, but would prefer either of the Webers!

[@LinusBerglund]

I have found that it can sometimes be nice to have small "cute" pieces that are easy to play and easy to listen to. This piece is amazing in that regard: no long phrases to kill your embochure with plenty of rest, no technical difficulties at all (at least not in the first and second movement. I haven't gotten further) nice harmonies and cute melodies. Not good music, but practical music. Edit: the third movement is sight readable as well.

[@bobcochran2890]

This is more of a piano sonata with some bassoon thrown in. For sure the pianist should get top billing.