Voyage of a Sea-GodThe bassoon leading a musical journey through the twentieth century
Walthew - Bantock - Panufnik - Bax - u.a.
Laurence Perkins (Fagott)
Hyperion Records
2 CD
144:08
Soloinstr. mit Orchester
2021-07-02
Introduction and Allegro Scherzo humoristique, Op 12bis Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op 168 Saint-Saëns, Camille I. Allegretto moderato II. Allegro scherzando III. Molto adagio - Allegro moderato Incidental music from Macbeth Sir Granville Bantock I. Lament II. Dance of the witches Threnody and Scherzo Bax, Arnold I. Threnody II. Scherzo Bassoon Sonata Hindemith, Paul I. Leicht bewegt II. Langsam - Marsch - Beschluß, Pastorale-Ruhig Quartettino for four bassoons Schuman, William I. Ostinato II. Nocturne III. Valse IV. Fughetta Sarabande et Cortège Dutilleux, Henri I. Sarabande II. Cortège Minuet 'Grace for a fresh egg' Concertino for bassoon and string orchestra Maconchy, Elizabeth I. Moderato II. Lento espressivo, intimo III. Presto giocoso Caliban and Ariel Alan Ridout I. Caliban II. Ariel Concerto for bassoon and small orchestra Panufnik, Andrzej I. Prologo - II. Recitativo I - III. Recitativo II IV. Aria - V. Cadenza - VI. Adagio lamentoso - VII. Epilogo Bassoon Sonata Sir Richard Rodney Bennett I. Moderato II. Forlana III. Molto allegro - Andante Dreams of Stac Pollaidh
Michael Hancock (Piano) - Carducci String Quartet - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - William Goodchild (Dir) // Beginning in 1900 with Richard Henry Walthew and ending in 1999 with David Bedford, the intrepid musical journey undertaken by Laurence Perkins and friends celebrates the extraordinary versatility of the twentieth-century bassoon.
