Bassoon concerto explained

A bassoon concerto is a concerto for bassoon accompanied by a musical ensemble, typically orchestra. Like bassoon sonatas, bassoon concerti were relatively uncommon until the twentieth century, although there are quite a few bassoon concerti from the Classical period. Some contemporary bassoon concerti are scored for solo bassoon and wind or string orchestras.

Baroque

• Antonio Vivaldi, 39 Bassoon Concerti, RV 466-504 (RV 468 and 482 incomplete)^[1]
• Johann Friedrich Fasch, Concerto in C Major^[2]
• Caspar Förster, Concerto
• Johann Gottlieb Graun, Concerto in C Major^[3]
• Christoph Graupner, Four Bassoon Concerti in C Major, GWV 301,^[4] C Minor, GWV 307,^[5] G Major, GWV 328,^[6] and B-flat Major, GWV 340^[7]
• Johann Wilhelm Hertel, Bassoon Concerti in A Minor, B-flat Major and E-flat Major
• František Jiránek, Bassoon Concerti in G Minor and F Major
• Antonín Jiránek, Four Bassoon Concerti
• , Concerto for Two Bassoons in G Major (1751)^[8]
• Johann Melchior Molter, Four Bassoon Concerti (including Concerto in B-flat Major, MWV 6.35^[9])^[10]
• Antonín Reichenauer, Three Bassoon Concerti in C Major, F Major, and G Minor^[11]
• Michel Corrette, Concerto in D Major Le Phénix for four bassoons and continuo

Classical

• Johann Christian Bach, Two Bassoon Concerti in E flat Major (W C82) and B flat Major (W C83)^[12]
• Capel Bond, Bassoon Concerto No. 6 in B flat Major (1766)
• Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Bassoon Concertino in B flat Major
• Franz Danzi, Four Bassoon Concerti in F Major (2), C Major and G Minor
• François Devienne, Five Bassoon Concerti (1785)^[13]
• Luigi Gatti, Bassoon Concerto in F Major, L7:e4
• Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Bassoon Concerto in F Major, S. 63/WoO 23
• Leopold Kozeluch, Two Bassoon Concerti in B flat Major, P V:B1 and C Major, P V:C1
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bassoon Concerto (1774)
• Johann Baptist Georg Neruda, Concerto in C Major
• Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Concerto in B-flat Major B.107
• Johann Heinrich Christian Rinck, Concerto^[14]
• Antonio Rosetti, Bassoon Concerti (C69, C73-C75)
• Theodor von Schacht, Concerto^[15]
• Carl Stamitz, Bassoon Concerto in F Major
• Johann Baptist Wanhal, Bassoon Concerto in C Major, Concerto for Two Bassoons and Orchestra
• Anselm Viola i Valentí, Concerto in F Major (1791)
• Johann Christoph Vogel, Concerto in C Major

Romantic

• Ferdinand David, Concertino, Op. 12 (1838)
• Édouard Du Puy, Concerto in C Minor (also, Bassoon Quintet in A Minor, often performed as a concerto)
• Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, Concerto in B flat Major
• Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 44
• Ludwig Milde, Concerto in A Minor
• Gioachino Rossini, Bassoon Concerto (attributed to Rossini, authenticity questionable)^[16]
• Carl Maria von Weber, Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75 (1811)
• Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Suite-concertino in F Major, Op. 16 (1932)

20th century

• Dieter Acker, Concerto (1979, rev. 1980)^[17]
• Murray Adaskin, Concerto (1960)
• , Concerto, Op. 69 (1995)
• , Concerto, Op. 75 (1956)
• David Amram, Concerto (1970)
• Jurriaan Andriessen, Concertino for Bassoon and Double Woodwind Quintet (1962)
• Tony Aubin, Concerto della Brughiera (1965)
• Conrad Baden, Concerto, Op. 126 (1980)
• Henk Badings, Concerto for Bassoon, Contrabassoon and Wind Orchestra (1964)
• Andrei Balanchivadze, Concertino (1954)
• Richard Rodney Bennett, Concerto (1994)
• Alain Bernaud, Concertino da Camera (1962; completed 2012)^[18]
• , Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble
• Judith Bingham, Concerto (1998)
• Marcel Bitsch, Concertino for Bassoon and Orchestra (1948)^[19]
• Daniel Börtz, Concerto for Bassoon and Band (1978–79)^[20]
• Eugène Bozza, Concertino for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 49 (1946)
• Colin Brumby, Concerto
• Victor Bruns, Four Bassoon Concerti, Op. 5 (1933), Op. 15 (1946), Op. 41 (1966) and Op. 83 (1986), and Contrabassoon Concerto, Op. 98 (1992)
• Glenn Buhr, Concerto (1996)
• , Concertino, Op. 38 for bassoon, violin, viola and cello (1992)
• , Goëlette de jade Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (1999-2000)
• Dinos Constantinides, Concerto, LRC 154a
• Andrzej Dobrowolski, Concerto (1953)
• Franco Donatoni, Concerto (1952)
• Pierre Max Dubois, Concerto Ironico (1968)
• Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté, Triple-Concerto for Trumpet, Clarinet, Bassoon, Strings and Timpani, E. 123 (1949);^[21] Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, E. 124/125 (1950)^[22]
• Helmut Eder, Concerto, Op. 49
• Anders Eliasson, Concerto (1982)
• Jindřich Feld, Concerto (1953)
• John Fernström, Concerto, Op. 80 (1945)
• Eric Fogg, Concerto (1931)
• Bjørn Fongaard, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, Op. 120, No. 12; Concerto for Bassoon and Tape, Op. 131, No. 10
• Jean Françaix, Concerto for Bassoon and 11 String Instruments (1979)
• Anis Fuleihan, Concertino (1965)
• , Concerto No. 1 (1979), Concerto No. 2 (1997)
• René Gerber, Concerto (1935–39)^[23]
• , Concerto (1979)
• Suzanne Giraud, Concerto Crier vers l'horizon (1991)^[24]
• , Concerto (1952); Concertino (1959)^[25]
• Launy Grøndahl, Concerto (1942)^[26]
• Sofia Gubaidulina, Concerto for Bassoon and Low Strings (1975)
• Bernhard Heiden, Concerto (1990)
• Kurt Hessenberg, Concertino, Op. 106 (1979)^[27]
• Jacques Hétu, Concerto (1979)
• Frigyes Hidas, Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (1999)
• Paul Hindemith, Concerto for Bassoon and Trumpet (1949)
• Peter Hope, Concertino
• Bertold Hummel, Concerto, Op. 27b (1964/92)
• Gordon Jacob, Concerto (1947)
• André Jolivet, Concerto for Bassoon, String Orchestra, Harp and Piano (1951)
• John Joubert, Concerto, Op. 77 (1973)
• Raimo Kangro, Concerto, op. 27 (1981)^[28]
• Yuri Kasparov, Concerto (1996)
• Manfred Kelkel, Concerto, Op. 13 (1965)^[29]
• Lev Knipper, Double Concerto for Trumpet and Bassoon (1968), Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (1970)^{[30] [31]}
• Rudolf Komorous, Chamber Concerto (1995)
• Nikolai Korndorf, Concerto Pastorale (1971)^[32]
• Uroš Krek, Concerto
• Shin'ichirō Ikebe, Concerto "The License of Blaze" (1999 / rev. 2004)
• , Concerto (1997)
• Ezra Laderman, Concerto (1954)
• Marcel Landowski, Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (1957)
• Lars-Erik Larsson, Concertino, Op. 45, No. 4 (1955)
• Ernst Mahle, Concertino (1980)
• Peter Maxwell Davies, Strathclyde Concerto No. 8 (1993)
• Chiel Meijering, "Neo-Geo" Concerto
• Francisco Mignone, Concertino (1957)
• , Concerto (1981)
• Vytautas Montvila, Concerto (1963)^[33]
• Oskar Morawetz, Concerto (1994)^[34]
• Saburō Moroi, Concerto, Op. 14 (1937) - lost
• , Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Band
• Akira Nishimura, Concerto for Bassoon, String and Percussion "Tapas" (1990)
• Carmelo Pace, Concertino (1987)
• Andrzej Panufnik, Concerto (1985) (in memory of Jerzy Popiełuszko)
• Boris Papandopulo, Concerto
• Jiří Pauer, Concerto (1949)
• Johnterryl Plumeri, Concerto^[35]
• , Concerto (1977)
• Stanojlo Rajičić, Concerto (1969)
• Primož Ramovš, Concerto piccolo
• Alan Ridout, Concertino
• Jean Rivier, Concerto (1964)^[36]
• Nino Rota, Concerto (1974–77)
• Marcel Rubin, Concerto (1978)
• Harald Sæverud, Concerto, Op. 44 (1964)
• , Svensk (ångermanländsk) Concertino, Op. 114e (1982)
• Friedrich Schenker, Concerto (1970)
• Gunther Schuller, Concerto "Eine Kleine Fagottmusik" (1985)
• Antonio Scontrino, Concerto (1920)^[37]
• Lucijan Marija Škerjanc, Concerto (1952)
• Thomas Sleeper, Concerto (1993)^[38]
• , Concerto (1944)^[39]
• , Concerto (1985)
• Stjepan Šulek, Concerto (1958)
• Henri Tomasi, Concerto (1961)
• Yuzo Toyama, Concerto for Bassoon, Strings and Percussion (1982)
• Marc Vaubourgoin, Concerto (1968)^[40]
• Enn Vetemaa, Concertino (1993)
• Arthur Weisberg, Concerto (1998)
• Alec Wilder, Air for Bassoon and Strings (1945)
• John Williams, The Five Sacred Trees (1995)
• Guy Woolfenden, Concerto (1999)^[41]
• Takashi Yoshimatsu, Concerto "Unicorn Circuit" (1988)
• León Zuckert, Concerto (1976)
• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Concerto (1992)^[42]

21st century

• Kalevi Aho, Concerto (2004)
• Mark Alburger, Concerto, Op. 120 (2004); Triple Concerto, Op. 201 (bn, cbn, hp, 2012)
• Tzvi Avni, Concerto (2002)
• Ioseb Bardanashvili, Artiton (2010)
• Judith Bingham, Concerto Leonardo for Bassoon and Thirteen Strings (2012)
• Howard Blake, Concerto, op. 607 (2009)^[43]
• Howard J. Buss, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (2022)
• David Chesky, Concerto (2006)
• Jack Curtis Dubowsky, Concerto (2005)^[44]
• Eric Ewazen, Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2002)
• , Concertino for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2002)
• Sean Friar, Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2023)
• Dai Fujikura, Concerto (2012)
• Michael Gandolfi, Concerto (2009)^[45]
• Gregor Huebner, African Visions, Op. 23 for Bassoon and String Orchestra (2004)
• Jouni Kaipainen, Concerto, Op. 74 (2005)
• Tõnu Kõrvits, Teispool Päikesevälju (Beyond the Solar Fields) (2004); Concerto Vihma laulud vikerkaarele (Rain's Songs to the Rainbow) (2016)^[46]
• Ülo Krigul, Concerto Goin (2014)^[47]
• Marjan Mozetich, Concerto for Bassoon and Strings with Marimba (2003)^[48]
• Nico Muhly, Reliable Sources, Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble / Orchestral Winds (2018)
• Marc Neikrug, Concerto (2013)^{[49] [50]}
• Jean-Louis Petit, Les Paradis Se Rencontrent, Ils Ne Se Fabriquent Pas Concertino for Bassoon and Mandolin Orchestra with Contrabass (2002), Concertino for Bassoon and Orchestra^[51]
• Gene Pritsker, Concerto No. 1 Essentially Tragic for Amplified Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra (2001), Concerto No. 2 Breath of Rhetoric (2013)
• Wolfgang Rihm, Psalmus for bassoon and orchestra (2007)
• Christopher Rouse, Concerto (2018)
• Eino Tamberg, Concerto, Op. 108 (2000)
• Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, Ghost of the White Deer: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (2020)
• Christopher Theofanidis, Concerto (1997-2002)^[52]
• Augusta Read Thomas, Concertino (2013)
• Joan Tower, Red Maple for Bassoon and Strings (2013)^[53]
• Erkki-Sven Tüür, Concerto (2003)^[54]
• Gwyneth Walker, Concerto (2000)

Other notable pieces for bassoon and orchestra include Berwald's Konzertstück, Elgar's Romance, Villa-Lobos's Ciranda Das Sete Notas, and Weber's Andante e Rondo Ongarese.

See also

• Bassoon
• Bassoon sonata
• Bass oboe concerto
• Clarinet concerto
• English horn concerto
• Oboe concerto
• List of concert works for saxophone

Notes and References

1. Book: Heller, Karl. Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice. 182. Amadeus Press. 1997. 1-57467-015-8. Google Books.
2. Book: Carroll, Paul. Baroque Woodwind Instruments: A Guide to Their History, Repertoire and Basic Technique. 24. Routledge. 2016. 978-1-351-57466-2. Google Books.
3. Web site: Bassoon Concerto in C major, GraunWV C:XIII:66 (Graun, Johann Gottlieb) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music . Imslp.org . 2019-04-09.
4. Web site: Bassoon Concerto in C major, GWV 301 (Graupner, Christoph) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music . Imslp.org . 2010-12-15 . 2019-04-09.
5. Web site: Bassoon Concerto in C minor, GWV 307 (Graupner, Christoph) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music . Imslp.org . 2019-04-09.
6. Web site: Bassoon Concerto in G major, GWV 328 (Graupner, Christoph) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music . Imslp.org . 2010-12-15 . 2019-04-09.
7. Web site: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, GWV 340 (Graupner, Christoph) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music . Imslp.org . 2010-12-15 . 2019-04-09.
8. Web site: Johnsen Concerto for Two Bassoons, Score and Parts . Swedishmusicalheritage.com . 2019-04-09.
9. Web site: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, MWV 6.35 (Molter, Johann Melchior) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music . Imslp.org . 2011-07-22 . 2019-04-09.
10. https://archive.today/20130106005420/http://wp1028438.wp048.webpack.hosteurope.de/index.php?ID=38 Molter Concerto in G minor
11. Web site: Reichenauer on IMSLP . Imslp.org . 2019-04-09.
12. [List of compositions by Johann Christian Bach#Orchestral works|List of compositions by Johann Christian Bach]
13. Book: Boehm, Thomas. Francois Devienne's Nouvelle Methode Theorique et Pratique Pour la Flute. Routledge. 2019. 978-0-429-75049-6. Google Books.
14. Web site: Rinck Concerto, ed. Lottridge . Reallygoodmusic.com . 2019-04-09 . 2011-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002005200/http://www.reallygoodmusic.com/rgm.jsp?page=itemDetail&iid=129247 . dead .
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16. Web site: Rossini Bassoon Concerto liner notes . Musicweb-international.com . 2019-04-09.
17. Web site: Acker Concerto.
18. Web site: Bernaud works catalogue . Abernaud.free.fr . 2019-04-09.
19. Web site: Maurice Allard, Bitsch Concertino . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/SC7TkRgGNCg . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube.com . 2009-10-31 . 2019-04-09.
20. Web site: Börtz Concerto . 2018-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012071606/http://www.edition-peters.com/product/modern/bassoon-concerto-piano-reduction/ep66806a . 2016-10-12 .
21. http://www.musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=score.FA_dsp_details&bibliographyid=7197&dsp_page=13 Eckhardt-Gramatté Triple-Concerto
22. http://www.musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=score.FA_dsp_details&bibliographyid=7189&dsp_page=1 Eckhardt-Gramatté Bassoon Concerto
23. Web site: Gerber Bio and Works List . Bach-cantatas.com . 2019-04-09.
24. Web site: Giraud concerto . Suzannegiraud.com . 1993-02-25 . 2019-04-09.
25. Widstrand . Alex . Hidden Treasures from Northeastern Europe: An Exploration of Twentieth-Century Baltic Bassoon Music. Part 1: Bassoon Solos . The Double Reed . 43 . 3 . 164–165 .
26. Web site: Grøndahl Concerto . Edition-peters.com:80 . 2003-06-26 . 2019-04-09.
27. Web site: Hessenberg bassoon concertino. 2019-07-24. 2019-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724010947/http://www.kurthessenberg.de/de/oeuvre/opera/11060.htm. dead.
28. Widstrand . Alex . Hidden Treasures from Northeastern Europe: An Exploration of Twentieth-Century Baltic Bassoon Music. Part 1: Bassoon Solos . The Double Reed . 43 . 3 . 172 .
29. Web site: Concerto, pour basson et orchestre, op. 13 . WorldCat . 2278172 .
30. Doctoral . Lev Konstantinovich Knipper's Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra: Introduction and Critical Performing Edition . Widstrand . Alex Christopher . 2018 . University of Iowa . 10.17077/etd.hrub7lpe . free .
31. Web site: Knipper Concerto . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/NFiz-SmmgXg . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube.com . 2011-07-20 . 2019-04-09.
32. Web site: Korndorf Concerto Pastorale . Musiccentre.ca . 2019-04-09.
33. Widstrand . Alex . Hidden Treasures from Northeastern Europe: An Exploration of Twentieth-Century Baltic Bassoon Music. Part 1: Bassoon Solos . The Double Reed . 43 . 3 . 167–168 .
34. Web site: Morawetz Concerto . Oskarmorawetz.com . 2019-04-09.
35. Web site: Terry Plumeri Conducting Repertoire . Terryplumeri.com . 2019-04-09.
36. Book: Rivier Bassoon Concerto . Magic.msu.edu:80 . 2019-04-09. 1964 . 1426243 .
37. Web site: Scontrino bassoon concerto . Ocadelcairo.it . 1922-01-07 . 2019-04-09.
38. Web site: Thomas Sleeper Bassoon Concerto . Sleepermusic.com . 2019-04-09.
39. Web site: Michał Spisak . 2011-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826072021/http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/composer/spisak.html . 2012-08-26 .
40. Web site: Maurice Allard, Vaubourgoin Concerto . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/bHBR5hfa8m0 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube.com . 2011-03-30 . 2019-04-09.
41. Web site: Woolfenden Bassoon Concerto . 2011-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914210721/http://www.arielmusic.co.uk/bassoon_concerto.html . 2011-09-14 .
42. Web site: Ellen Taafe Zwilich Work List. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715113026/http://www.presser.com/Composers/info.cfm?Name=ELLENTAAFFEZWILICH#Works. July 15, 2011.
43. Web site: Blake Bassoon Concerto . howardblake.com . 2020-12-04.
44. Web site: Dubowsky Bassoon Concerto No. 1 . Sheetmusicplus.com . 2015-12-30 . 2019-04-09.
45. Web site: Gandolfi orchestral works . 2013-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131010021303/http://michaelgandolfi.com/orchestral.html . 2013-10-10 .
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49. Web site: Eichler . Jeremy . BSO, Svoboda unveil Neikrug's new bassoon concerto . . November 22, 2013 . July 10, 2015.
50. News: Midgette . Anne . NSO festival aims for fusion of symphony and dance at Kennedy Center . . May 7, 2014 . July 10, 2015.
51. Web site: Petit bassoon works . Jean_louis.petit.perso.sfr.fr . 2016-11-21 . 2019-04-09.
52. Web site: Theofanidis Concerto program notes & audio samples. https://web.archive.org/web/20110911203805/http://www.theofanidismusic.com/programnotes_Bassoon_Concerto.html. September 11, 2011.
53. Web site: Joan Tower - Red Maple . Musicsalesclassical.com . 2019-04-09.
54. Web site: Tüür, Erkki-Sven | Estonian Music Information Centre. www.emic.ee.