Devienne / Martusciello / Ensemble Devienne - Works for Bassoon & String (CD)
Until the middle of the 1700s the bassoon suffered from a series of technical limitations that retarded it's appreciation until new improvements allowed the classical bassoon (to distinguish it, as we do today, from the baroque instrument) to emerge as a fundamental instrument of ever more complex orchestras. The Ensemble Devienne and bassoonist Massimo Martusciello's new Bongiovanni release features a program of bassoon chamber works by four composers, one from the Classical era (Devienne), an early-Romanti (Danzi) and two 20th c. modernists, Jean Françaix and Roberto Molinelli.
Tracklist:
- Quartet In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: I. Allegro Spiritoso
- Quartet In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: II. Adagio Cantabile
- Quartet In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro Moderato
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: I. Allegro Moderato
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: II. Larghetto Non Troppo
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: III. Minuetto: Allegretto
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: IV. Allegretto
- Quartet In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: I. Allegro Con Espressione
- Quartet In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: II. Adagio Non Troppo
- Quartet In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: III. Rondo: Allegretto Poco Moderato
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: I. Vivace
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: II. Lento
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: III. Vivo Assai
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: IV. Allegro
- Amaderemix (After W.A. Mozart): I. Spass Invaders
- Amaderemix (After W.A. Mozart): II. Basset Bassoon
- Amaderemix (After W.A. Mozart): III. Die Zauberfagott
UPC: 8007068518425
Label: Bongiovanni
Release Date: 3.10.15
Format: CD

Description
Until the middle of the 1700s the bassoon suffered from a series of technical limitations that retarded it's appreciation until new improvements allowed the classical bassoon (to distinguish it, as we do today, from the baroque instrument) to emerge as a fundamental instrument of ever more complex orchestras. The Ensemble Devienne and bassoonist Massimo Martusciello's new Bongiovanni release features a program of bassoon chamber works by four composers, one from the Classical era (Devienne), an early-Romanti (Danzi) and two 20th c. modernists, Jean Françaix and Roberto Molinelli.
Tracklist:
- Quartet In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: I. Allegro Spiritoso
- Quartet In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: II. Adagio Cantabile
- Quartet In C Major, Op. 73, No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro Moderato
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: I. Allegro Moderato
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: II. Larghetto Non Troppo
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: III. Minuetto: Allegretto
- Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 3: IV. Allegretto
- Quartet In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: I. Allegro Con Espressione
- Quartet In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: II. Adagio Non Troppo
- Quartet In G Minor, Op. 73, No. 3: III. Rondo: Allegretto Poco Moderato
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: I. Vivace
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: II. Lento
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: III. Vivo Assai
- Divertissement For Bassoon And Strings: IV. Allegro
- Amaderemix (After W.A. Mozart): I. Spass Invaders
- Amaderemix (After W.A. Mozart): II. Basset Bassoon
- Amaderemix (After W.A. Mozart): III. Die Zauberfagott
UPC: 8007068518425
Label: Bongiovanni
Release Date: 3.10.15
Format: CD











