Description
Brilliant Classics: Bram van Sambeek — Bassoon Kaleidoscope (Audio CD)
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Product Details:
- Product Type: Audio CD
- Brand / Label: Brilliant Classics
- Artist: Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
- Title: Bassoon Kaleidoscope
- Release Year: 2012
- UPC: 5029365925228
- Catalog Number: 9252
- Composers: Böddecker, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Gubaidulina, Piazzolla, Dubois, Corea, Hagen
- Genre: Classical, Recital
- Condition: New / Factory Sealed
Product Features
- Format: CD
- Discs: 1
- Tracks: 15
- Total time: 63:58
- Sound: DDD
- Recorded: 20–23 April 2011, De Doelen, Rotterdam
- Guests: 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)
- Manufactured & printed in the EU
Overview
The bassoon rarely gets the spotlight, and that's exactly what makes this disc such a pleasure. Bram van Sambeek — one of the instrument's leading voices — builds a true kaleidoscope, leaping across four centuries and a startling range of styles to show just how versatile the bassoon can be.
The journey runs from a 1651 baroque sonata by Böddecker through Rossini arias arranged for two bassoons, the great Saint-Saëns sonata, and Gubaidulina's spiky modern Duo Sonata. Then it slips sideways into Piazzolla's tango "Café 1930," a Dubois Sonatine Tango, a Chick Corea trio, and finally a smoky "Harlem Nocturne" with double bass, Hammond organ and drums.
That last turn — bassoon as jazz-club crooner — sums up the album's spirit. Van Sambeek and his guests refuse to treat the instrument as a novelty, finding real lyricism and wit in everything from baroque counterpoint to late-night swing.
Recorded with warmth at De Doelen in Rotterdam, this is a smart, entertaining recital and an ideal showcase for anyone curious about what the bassoon can really do.
Interesting Facts
- Bram van Sambeek was the first bassoonist ever to win the Dutch Music Prize, his country's highest musical honor.
- The program spans from 1651 (Böddecker) to 1986 (Piazzolla), covering baroque, romantic, modern and jazz idioms.
- Sofia Gubaidulina's Duo Sonata for two bassoons is a landmark of the instrument's modern repertoire.
- The closing "Harlem Nocturne" reimagines the bassoon as a jazz lead instrument, backed by Hammond organ and drums.
- Piazzolla's "Café 1930," originally for flute and guitar, is heard here in a bassoon-and-guitar arrangement.
- The disc was recorded at De Doelen, Rotterdam's renowned concert hall, in April 2011.
Track Listing
- Böddecker: Sonata sopra la Monica (1651) — for bassoon, violin & basso continuo — 5:50 2–4. Rossini: Three arias from Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816), arr. for two bassoons — 10:33 5–7. Saint-Saëns: Sonata Op. 168 (1921) — for bassoon & piano — 12:36
- Gubaidulina: Duo Sonata (1977) — for two bassoons — 10:30
- Piazzolla: Café 1930 (1986) — for bassoon & guitar — 7:28 10–13. Dubois: Sonatine Tango (1984) — for bassoon & piano — 6:04
- Corea: Trio (1968) — for flute, bassoon & piano — 5:46
- Hagen: Harlem Nocturne (1939) — for bassoon, double bass, Hammond organ & drums — 5:05
Publishers
Released 2012 by Brilliant Classics (catalog 9252). Recorded April 2011 at De Doelen, Rotterdam; recording engineer Peter Arts. Manufactured and printed in the EU.
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