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Artists:
Bram van Sambeek bassoon
Joost Bosdijk bassoon
Ellen Corver piano
Rick Stotijn double bass
Izhar Elias guitar
Marieke Schneemann flute
Sven Figee Hammond organ
Maria-Paula Majoor violin
Marijn Korff de Gidts drums
Repertoire:
• Böddecker: Sonata sopra la Monica (1651)
• Rossini:Three arias from Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816)
• Saint-Saëns: Sonata Op.168 (1921)
• Gubaidulina: Duo Sonata (1977)
• Piazzolla: Café 1930 (1986)
• Dubois: Sonatine Tango (1984)
• Corea:Trio (1968)
• Hagen: Harlem Nocturne (1939)
A more insanely varied program will be hard to find. ”Dutch Music Prize” winner Bram van
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Sambeek selected an extremely diverse repertoire, spanning 400 years, in which the bassoon plays a prominent role: from the Baroque elegance of Böddecker, through virtuoso variations of Rossini and Saint-Saëns, to the fascinating world of 20th century bassoon music by Gubaidulina, Piazzolla and Chick Corea: a true kaleidoscope! Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in G major, Op. 168 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon),
Ellen Corver (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1921; France
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 12 Minutes 36 Secs.
2.
Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen
Performer:
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon),
Marijn Korff de Gidts (Drums),
Rick Stotijn (Double Bass)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1940; USA
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 5 Minutes 5 Secs.
3.
Sonata sopra La Monica, for bassoon & organ (from Sacra Partitura) by Phillip Friedrich Böddeck
Performer:
Maria-Paula Majoor (Violin),
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon),
Rick Stotijn (Double Bass)
Period: Baroque
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 5 Minutes 50 Secs.
4.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco ridente by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon),
Joost Bosdijk (Bassoon)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Italy
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 4 Minutes 9 Secs.
5.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa...Io sono dolcile by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon),
Joost Bosdijk (Bassoon)
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
6.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Joost Bosdijk (Bassoon),
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Italy
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
7.
Duo Sonata for 2 Bassoons by Sofia Gubaidulina
Performer:
Joost Bosdijk (Bassoon),
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1977
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 10 Minutes 30 Secs.
8.
History of the Tango: Café 1930 by Astor Piazzolla
Performer:
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon),
Izhar Elias (Guitar)
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 7 Minutes 28 Secs.
9.
Sonatine Tango by Pierre Max Dubois
Performer:
Ellen Corver (Piano),
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1984
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 5 Minutes 24 Secs.
10.
Trio for flute, bassoon & piano by Chick Corea
Performer:
Ellen Corver (Piano),
Marieke Schneemann (Flute),
Bram Van Sambeek (Bassoon)
Period: Modern
Written: 1968
Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam
Length: 5 Minutes 46 Secs.
Sound Samples
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) (arr. F.R. Gebauer): Act I Cavatina: Ecco, ridente in cielo
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) (arr. F.R. Gebauer): Act I Cavatina: Una voce poco fa
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) (arr. F.R. Gebauer): Act I Cavatina: Largo al factotum della citta
Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: I. Allegretto moderato
Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: II. Allegro scherzando
Bassoon Sonata in G Major, Op. 168: III. Adagio - Allegro moderato
Duo Sonata for 2 Bassoons
Histoire du Tango (History of the Tango): II. Cafe 1930 (arr. for bassoon and guitar)
Sonatine-Tango: I. Violent et anime
Sonatine-Tango: II. Scherzando
Sonatine-Tango: III. Sarabande
Sonatine-Tango: IV. Vivace
Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano
Harlem Nocturne (arr. M. van Prooijen)
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"you need a separate subsidiary with a different name for recordings like this. ArkivNoise would be a good choice, or ArkivMadness. Not sure whether to give it to charity or to throw it away so no one else is hammered by it."
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