Programme:
Part 1: French highlights
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Sarabande et Cortège
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835- 1921)
Sonate for bassoon and piano, Op.168:
I. Allegretto moderat
II. Allegro scherzando
III. Molto adagio - Allegro moderato
Part 2: Unexplored Depths
Henry Eccles (1670-1742)
Sonate no. 11 in G minor
Largo
Corente: Stacato Alegro
Benjamin Kallestein – Organ
Gerhard Deutschmann (1933-) and Terje Bjørn Lerstad (1955-)
From «Sonatas for bassoon and piano», DWV 133 Op.113
I. Ruhig (Deutschmann)
II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (Lerstad)
III. Etwas bewegt (Deutschmann)
IV. Lebhaft (Deutschmann)
Gene Koshinski (1980-)
Get it!
Part 3: Mature reflections
Johannes Byrkjeland (1993-)
Romance, Op. 5 for the bassoon quintet
Sergio Llorente – 2. Fiddle
Julia Palmer – Viola
Johanna Saaek – Cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Consert in Bb major for bassoon and orchestra, K. 191
I.Allegro
II. Andante ma adagio
III.Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto
Thank you:
The everyone involved for having burdened themselves with a very demanding repertoire, especially those with enough faith in my music to want to help bring it to life. An extra thank you to Bergen's professional bassoon community Per, Jim, Jeff, Odd and Tony for generously sharing experiences with pipes, grips, practice and problem solving.