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Agnus Dei: Music for Bassoon & Chorus / Benjamin Coelho, bassoon; U. of IA Kantorei

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Egil Hovland: Agnus Dei, concerto for bassoon & chorus, Op. 167; Bernard van Beurden: The End of Troy, for chorus & bassoon; Adrian Williams: My Heart is Steadfast, for chorus & bassoon; Eberhard Eys...
Performers: Bruesehoff, Gretchen; Coelho, Benjamin; Crouch, Michelle; Delong, Noah; Dykes, Brian
Conductors: Stalter, Tim
Ensemble: ; University of Iowa Kantorei

Compositions featuring the human voice and bassoon are rare. There is no clear reason for the relative dearth of bassoon/vocal works, but it certainly cannot...continue...
Recording information: St. Bridget's Church, Morse, Iowa (2010-10-30&2010-11-13&2011-)....continue...

The World of Robert Ackerman, Box 1: Interplay Classical / Athena String Orchestra

3 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Robert Ackerman: Langsamer Satz, for string quartet; Morceaux (2) for string quartet; Changes, for 7 players; Dark Circling, improvisation for alto saxophone & bass; Interplay, for 16 players; Circli...
Performers: Ackerman, Robert; Hanlon, Bob; Johns, Steve [Drummer]; Kapp, Bobby; Kim, Andy; Richmond, Mike [Bass]; Saarinen, Martti; Sayek, Tom; Silverstein, Steven; Willems, Tristan
Conductors: Willems, Tristian; Willems, Tristan;
Ensemble: ; Athena String Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava

Saxophonist and composer Robert Ackerman separates this 3-CD set into three parts - the first his compositions for orchestra, the second for smaller ensembles and...continue...

Dreaming in Colours: Music for Bassoon and Piano / Benjamin Coelho, bassoon, Alan Huckleberry, piano

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Peter Schickele: Summer Serenade, for bassoon & piano; John Steinmetz: Suite from an Imaginary Opera, for English horn & piano; Drake Mabry: Duo for bassoon & piano; Paul Jelescu: Rapsodie Dobrogeana...
Performers: Coelho, Benjamin; Huckleberry, Alan

Brazilian-American bassoonist Benjamin Coelho has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, teacher and clinician around the world. He teaches bassoon at the University of...continue...
Recording information: Davis Hall, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, I (08/2009-11/2009)....continue...

Justin Henry Rubin: Constellations / Erin Aldridge, Jefferson Campbell

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Justin Rubin: Egloga, for violin & piano; Variations on "Wie Schön Leuchtet Der Morgenstern", for violin & piano; Ecossaises, for violin & marimba; Una Serenata Per Cinque, for ensemble; Chorale...
Performers: Aldridge, Erin; Campbell, Jefferson; Koshinski, Gene; Rubin, Justin; Wettstein, Shannon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Gelland; University of Minnesota Duluth Faculty Woodwind Qu

This is a recording of John Henry Rubin's compositions for violin and other chamber music. They are all world premiere recordings. Composer, pianist and organist...continue...
Recording information: Laxsjö Church, Sweden (06/30/2010); Sacred Heart Studios, Duluth, Minnesota (06/30/2010); Laxsjö Church, Sweden (2009-12-20&2010-05-17&2010-); Sacred Heart Studios, Du...continue...

Bassoon & Friends - Winning Works of the 2010 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition / Paula Brusky

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Jonathan Bartz: Concertino for bassoon, piano & 3 strings; Lewis Nielson: What About You? for bassoon, violin & cello; Arthur Gottschalk: American Nights, for bassoon, violin & piano; Stefan Cwik: Mi...
Performers: Brusky, Paula; Dufour, Emily; Gu, Wen-Lei; Kim, Kay; Miller, Desiree; Otto, Christopher [Violin]; Thomason, Eliza; Williams, Michael [Flute]

This recording features Paula Brusky performing the winning compositions from the 2010 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition. Ms. Brusky is on the faculty at St....continue...
Recording information: Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, Wisconsin (12/26/2010-01/15/2011)....continue...

Song to my Love / music for bassoon & piano

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Parashkev Hadzhiev: Hey Stoyane, for bassoon & piano; Pancho Vladigerov: Early Morning, for bassoon & piano; Song To My Love, for bassoon & piano; Bulgarian Traditional: Gankino Horo, for bassoon & p...
Performers: Tachkova, Tania [Piano]; Wildhaber, Maria Jeleztcheva

This is a recording of Bulgarian songs and dances arranged for bassoon and piano by Maria Wildhaber. Ms. Wildhaber was born in Bulgaria and studied...continue...
Recording information: Firehouse 12 Studio / Studioteo / Woolsey Hall, Yale Un (2008-2009)....continue...

Vocal Music of Barbara Harbach

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Barbara Harbach: Abigail!, for voice, winds, harp, violin, viola & cello; Pleasure Flow, Tender Mist, for voice & piano; Emily!; Light Out of Darkness, for voice & piano; Cherish - Caress, for voice ...
Performers: Baldwin, Kurt; Bauer, Donita; Garritson, Paul; George, Thomas F. [Piano]; Gillham, David; Harbach, Barbara; Haskell, Diana; Kasica, Paula [Flute]; Markou, Stella [Soprano Vocal]; Mendoza, Joanna [Vio...
Conductors: Richard, James

This fifth volume of the MSR Classics series devoted to the music of Barbara Harbach focuses on her vocal music. The compositions include music for...continue...
Recording information: Touhill Performing Arts Center's Lee Theater, Universit (06/03/2008-06/08/2008)....continue...

Bassoon Surrounded

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-09-08

Works: David Maslanka: Orpheus; Gerhard Samuel: Dirge for John Cage, for bassoon & 2 percussionists; Verne Reynolds: Fantasy Etudes, for bassoon & percussion; Michael Isaacson: Duet for bassoon & one maraca...
Performers: Heglund, Andrew; Hickox-Young, Sharon; Micklich, Albie; Schillinger, Christin

This recording offers music for a variety of combinations of bassoon and percussion: two bassoons and marimba; bassoon and percussion; bassoon and vibraphone - and...continue...

Romanza - Hummel, Weber, Lachner: Works for Trumpet, Hunting Horn and Bassoon / Few, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Trumpet in E or E flat major, WoO 1, S. 49; Concerto for Bassoon in F major, WoO 23, S. 63; Ignaz Lachner: Concertino for Hunting Horn and Bassoon in E flat major,...
Performers: Few, Guy; Jackson, Nadina Mackie
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Toronto Chamber Orchestra

Romanza is the second disc in the recording and commissioning project directed by Nadina Jackson and Guy Few with the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, pairing double...continue...

Clearfield: The light wraps you, etc; MacMillan, Rogers, Douglas, etc / Michele Fiala, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-02-01

Works: Rodney Rogers: Lessons of the Sky, for oboe (or soprano saxophone) & piano; Bill Douglas: Sonata for oboe & piano; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano; James MacMillan: Intercession, for 3 oboes; Andrea C...
Performers: Cipolla, John; Douglas, Bill; Fiala, Michele; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Olsen, Karl; Pintner, Heidi; Salvalaggio, Joseph; Schuring, Martin; Speer, Donald

Michele Fiala has concertized throughout the United States, Italy and Canada as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. She is Assistant Professor of Double...continue...

Explorations - Transcriptions for Bassoon / Coelho, Tsachor

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Ob...
Performers: Coelho, Benjamin; Tsachor, Uriel

Benjammin Coelho is one of the most recognized and active musicians throughout the world, as a soloist and orchestral player and member of the Wizards!...continue...

Bacchanale - Music for Trumpet / Few, Mallon, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-10-01

Works: Mathieu Lussier: Double Concerto for trumpet, bassoon & strings; Spring Lullaby, for bassoon & strings; Bassango, for 4 bassoons (also versions for bassoon & piano and bassoon & strings); Bacchanale,...
Performers: Few, Guy; Jackson, Nadina Mackie; Riefel, Ed
Conductors: Mallon, Kevin
Ensemble: Toronto Chamber Orchestra

Two of Canada's most charismatic wind soloists have joined forces to commission and record new music that expands the repertoire for this unusual combination. The...continue...

Barbara Harbach, Volume 2 - Chamber Music I

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-10-01

Works: Barbara Harbach: American Solstice, for chamber ensemble; Transformations, for string quartet; Forces at Play, for chamber ensemble; Carondelet Caprice, for chamber ensemble; Fantasy and Fugue on Swi...
Performers: Bielik, Igor; Bielik, Roman; Garde, Peter la; Hrubovcak, Albert; Janosik, Tomas; Kamensky, Lubomir; Kanisak, Nikolaj; Luptacik, Josef; Mesina, Roman; Sintal, Michal

"Harbach's music astonished me for its heavy reliance on the lyric and the beautifully (and cogently) framed melodic line. I haven't heard this kind of...continue...

Romance & Caprice -Elgar, Rossini, et al / Morelli, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-10-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Edward Elgar: Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), Op. 62...
Performers: Kalish, Gilbert [Piano]; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Searing, Harry

Featuring unique and colorful arrangements by soloist Frank Morelli, Romance and Caprice describes the variety of repertoire offered here, as well as the bassoon's expressive...continue...

Beethoven: Five Piano Concertos / Pierce, Slovak State PO

3 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-10-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano in E flat major, WoO 4; Romance Cantabile for flute, bassoon & orchestra in E minor, Hess 13; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Rondo for Piano...
Performers: Klein, Vladimir; Pierce, Joshua [Piano]; Potokak, Anna
Conductors: Rezucha, Bystrik
Ensemble: ; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Grammy-nominated pianist Joshua Pierce, one of the most versatile virtuosi of our time, was born in New York City and studied at the Juilliard School,...continue...

Boismortier: Sonatas for Two Bassoons / Musica Franca

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-03-01

Works: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata for bassoon & continuo in E minor, Op. 50/1; Sonata for bassoon & continuo in G major, Op. 26/3; Sonata for 2 bassoons (or cellos or viols) in D minor, Op. 40/1; S...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Jackson, Fraser [Bassoon]; Jackson, Nadina Mackie; Lussier, Mathieu; Pare, Richard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Franca

"... Perhaps most pleasing about the instrumentation is the wonderful dark and sonorous blend of two bassoons, contrabassoon, organ, and theorbo. The adagio, largo, and...continue...

Michel Corrette: Le Phénix, etc / Musica Franca

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-03-01

Works: Michel Corrette: Le Phénix, concerto for 4 bass viols, cellos or bassoons & continuo in D major; Les Délices de la Solitude, 6 sonatas for cello, viol, bassoon & continuo, Op. 20; Concerto ...
Performers: Jackson, Fraser [Bassoon]; Jackson, Nadina Mackie; Jenkins, Paul; Lussier, Mathieu; McLean, Kathlene; Terry McKenna [Lute/Guitar]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Franca

"The six sonatas are wonderful little gems of music. The fourth one is my favorite, partly because it is in B-flat, a particularly resonant key...continue...

Bassoon Brasiliero - Mignone, Villa-Lobos / Morelli, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2005-05-01

Works: Francisco Mignone: Concertino for bassoon & chamber orchestra; Waltzes (16) for solo bassoon; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Ciranda das sete notas, W 325
Performers: Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Verdery, Ben

Baroque Fireworks - Telemann, et al / Morelli, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2005-02-01

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 5 in F major, ZWV 181/5; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no 6 in B flat (Preludio - Largo, Allemanda - Allegro, Largo, Corrente - Allegro); ...
Performers: Cooper, Kenneth [Harpsichord]; Martin, Marya; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Wolfgang, Randall

Trumpet in the Winds - Copland, Hindemith, et al / Sandor

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2000-10-01

Works: J. M. Depelsenaire: Dialogue for trumpet, alto saxophone & piano; Ernst-Lothar Von Knorr: Bläserkammermusik no 2 for trumpet, alto saxophone & bassoon; Jacques Castérède: Concertino fo...
Performers: Davis, William; Fischer, Kenneth; Frey, Adam; Manning, Dwight; Robinson, John; Sandor, Edward; Starkweather, David; Vogel, Roger