Franz Berwald: Bassoon Konzertstück, Op. 2 (1828)

00:00 - I. Allegro non troppo
05:38 - II. Andante (theme and variations)
08:51 - III. Tempo I
_____
Bassoon: Klaus Thunemann
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Year of Recording: 1995
_____
"First performed by the bassoonist Franz Preumayr on 18th November 1828, the Concert-Piece is in three sections. After a sprightly, Mozartian Allegro non troppo with two contrasting themes, the Andante quotes directly the aria ‘Home Sweet Home’ from Henry Bishop’s then hugely popular opera Clari, or The Maid of Milan. Its opening phrase without the second-half refrain, is paraphrased at length, before a resumption of the initial Allegro brings this modest but highly attractive work to a spirited close." (Richard Whitehouse)
_____
Note: The score from the thumbnail (piano reduction) is not the one used for this video. The thumbnail was chosen to make the video more accessible, as opposed to a full-length vertical page.
_____
© COPYRIGHT Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.