Henri Tomasi: Bassoon Concerto (1957)

00:00 - I. Fantasque: Andante - Allegro, en forme de cadence
08:00 - II. Serenade/Nocturne: Andantino
12:05 - III. Finale (Saltarelle): Giocoso
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Bassoon: Maurice Allard
Conductor: Eugène Bigot
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Year of Recording: ???
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"The French school of woodwind instruments held pole position throughout the whole of the 20th century in Europe. Extremely talented musicians - who had studied at the Paris Conservatoire - not only dazzlingly performed the music of previous centuries, they also inspired contemporary composers to produce new works for their instruments. Henri Tomasi’s Bassoon Concerto was, apparently, composed taking into account the skill of virtuoso bassoonist Maurice Allard, who performed the solo at the premiere. The solo in the concerto demands full mastery of the entire arsenal of technique and the full timbre range of the bassoon. The refined virtuoso outer sections of the concerto frame the second section - the eccentric Sérénade-Nocturne with features of jazz music. The revelation of the possibilities of the solo bassoon is assisted by the chamber format of the orchestra, which features only strings with bows and the harp." (Mariinsky Theatre)
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[@bobcochran2890]

Allard was simply amazing. He makes this extremely difficult work sound easy. How great to have this historic recording.

[@littlefire1205]

This is now one of my favorite classical pieces

[@adigozelov-enjoyer]

Tomasi did a bassoon concerto‽ Amazing combination, I have to listen to this...

[@nandocordeiro5853]

Hello, would it be possible for you to send me sheet music of this piece? Thanks

[@konstantykravets5802]

Hi, If you give me your email address, I'll send it to you. :)

[@RA-kh1mz]

Could you give me just the solo sheet? @Konstanty Kravets

[@konstantykravets5802]

@@RA-kh1mz yes, give me your email address. :)

[@RA-kh1mz]

@@konstantykravets5802 [e-mail] Sorry for the delay

[@rodrigorodrigues2947]

Nice!! Can you share the score of this piece? [e-mail]