The bassoon solo that opens Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (1913) constitutes a confirmation of the instrument’s long process of emancipation.It illustrates how the bassoon was transformed from a subservient bass function in the Baroque era to an instrument capable of fulfilling an entirely autonomous solo role. This was a process of three centuries and numerous alterations to its construction. Nonetheless, as far back as the seventeenth century composers such as Selma y Salaverde and Böddecker had already attempted to demonstrate the bassoon’s virtuosic potential. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, composers including Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Telemann, Haydn, Mozart, Weber and Saint-Saëns contributed important solos, concertos and sonatas to the instrument’s repertoire.A key figure in the further development of the bassoon was Carl Almenräder (1786-1846), who a.o. explored the high register and thus increased its expressivepower, while other successful improvements were made by Johann Adam Heckel (1812-1877). The flute and clarinet, traditionally composers’ favourites for virtuosic, brilliant passages,gradually came to face serious competition.The works featured on the present recording underline the emancipated role of the bassoon in the twentieth century. The CD has a strikingly South American flavour, which is by no means coincidental.
Tracklist
Total time: 01:10:13
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SKU | 33813 |
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Cables | van den Hul T3 series |
Digital Converters | Grimm A/D DSD / Meitner DA |
Mastering Engineer | Jared Sacks |
Mastering Equipment | B&W 803 diamond series |
Microphones | Bruel & Kjaer, Schoeps |
Mixing Board | Rens Heijnis custom design |
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Producer | Hein Dekker |
Recording Engineer | Hein Dekker, Jared Sacks |
Recording location | Waalse Kerk Amsterdam Holland 2013 |
Recording Software | Pyramix bij Merging |
Recording Type & Bit Rate | DSD64 |
Speakers | Audiolab, Holland |
Release Date | January 10, 2014 |
Press reviews
Audiophile Audition
(…) Caprichio is an apt title for this album since most of the works therein are capricious, light in spirit, even comical. (…) The performances are all smart, witty as can be, and Núñez’s playing, even when he’s clowning around, is virtuoso in spades. Plus Challenge Classics’ surround-sound recording is typically vibrant and impactive.
Jazz’n’More
Was fu?r ein Potenzial im Fagott steckt, illustriert das Album ”Bassoon Capricho” von Gustavo Núñez auf exemplarische Art und Weise. (…) Als Musiker verschmilzt er sozusagen mit seinem Instrument und wird mit ihm eins. Eine Inspiration auch fu?r andere, ”nicht klassische” Musikstile?
Het Parool
een uitzonderlijk talent (…) er zijn weinig fagottisten die tonen zo letterlijk adembenemend lang kunnen aanhouden (…) fraaie solo cd van Nuñez (…)
Opus Klassiek
(…) Magnifiek gespeeld en opgenomen mogen we bijzonder verheugd zijn met deze imposante aanwinst, met bovendien repertoire dat in de concertzaal schittert door afwezigheid. Alleen al wat dat betreft valt er nog heel wat in te halen, bezuinigingen of niet.
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