Stockholm@koln - New Chamber Music For Bassoon And Piano / Works By Drechsel, Herkenrath, Ullen / Berthold Grosse - bassoon, Oliver Drechsel - piano / arcantus Audio CD 2019 / arc 19018

UPC 4260412810185 

• ASIN : B081KQ4LW3

New chamber works for bassoon and piano – aren’t there enough productions of this genre? Not at all! The bassoon is a magnificent instrument which, we believe, deserves to be in focus, much more than it has been so far – at the front of the stage, and not – as is so often the case – at the back of the orchestra pit! It can create such a variety of colours, reaching from enjoyable charm to pure melancholy – especially when a real master like Berthold Große (Stockholm) is touching the instrument. Oliver Drechsel (Köln = Cologne) is Berthold’s piano partner in this recording, and he has also composed some of the recorded repertoire. Also featured: Andreas Herkenrath (Cologne) and Johan Ullén, one of the most popular Swedish composers of the younger generation.

Tracklist:

OLIVER DRECHSEL - EPILOGUES (A) II OP. 22
01 / I. Humoresk (01:15)
02 / II. Energisch (01:42)
03 / III. Rasch (01:25)
04 / IV. Keck (01:24)
05 / V. Elegant (01:26)
06 / VI. Neckisch (01:19)
07 / VII. Resolut (01:29)
08 / VIII. Abstrus (01:10)
09 / IX. Tollkuhn (01:31)
10 / X. Hurtig (01:36)

ANDREAS HERKENRATH - 11 / OPUS 2001 OP. 21  (06:19)

JOHAN ULLEN - 12/STRANGE LULLABY (13:07)

OLIVER DRECHSEL - 13 /VARIATIONS ON

ANDREAS HERKENRATH - HAPPY BIRTHDAY (03:16)

ANDREAS HERKENRATH - 14 / BASSOON MEETS JAZZ OP.19 (04:41)

OLIVER DRECHSEL - 15 / PAGANINI-VARIATIONS OP.45 (07:16)

JOHAN ULLEN - 16/ TANGO DOCE -
TANGO FURIOSO E VIOLENTE (06:08)

• Producer - Christoph Munstermann
• Bassoon - Berthold Grosse
• Piano - Oliver Drechsel