A Baroque Bassoon Discography

A Baroque Bassoon Discography

1) Discography
This is a list of CD recordings from my personal collection, which are either of the baroque or classical bassoon, or feature either in some prominent way. I make no pretensions to having made an exhaustive list, and welcome recommendations and suggestions. If you are are looking for a specific artist/composer/title, please use the search function on your browser. Unless otherwise specified, "bassoon" here means "baroque bassoon." If you find something on CD that you like and you want to acquire the sheet music for it, please consult the "Acquiring Sheet Music" page.

Composer/Title	Label/Number	Group/Artist	Comments

C.P.E. Bach Wind Chamber Music. for	CPO 99 508-2.	Group: Fiati con Tasto Koeln. Has Ilka Wagner on classical bassoon	Pastorale for oboe, bassoon and b.c., and Six sonatas for fortepiano, clarinet and bassoon.
Johann Christian Bach Woodwind Concertos Symphonies Concertantes	vol 1 CPO 999 346-2 vol 2 CPO 999 537-2 vol 1 CPO 999 348-2 vol 2 CPO 999 347-2	Group: The Hanover Band, Jeremy Ward on (classical?) Bassoon..
J.S. Bach 4 Ouvertueren.suites.	Archiv 415 671-2	Group: Musica Antiqua Koeln (Reinhard Goebel), Bassoonist: Michael McCraw.	Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music have done the same, but if you like robust interpretations of baroque music, I think that you will prefer MAK's version.
Johann Sebastian Bach Ouvertures The 4 Orchestral Suites	BIS -SACD-1431	Group: Bach Collegium Japan(Dir. SUZUKI Masaaki) Bassoon: DOSAKA Kiyotaka	The orchestral suites in a SACD format. Excellent playing rendered even better by the superior format (SACD).
Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suites	Fuga Libera FUG 580	Group: Il Fondamento (Dir. Paul Dombrecht) Bassoon: Alain de Rijckere	The orchestral suites played according to he earliest manuscript versions, most notably without trumpets and timpani.
Johann Sebastian BACH, Sonates pour flute	LABORIE Records ref.: LC04	Group:Reflexio Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Azzolini plays BC on BWV 1035 & Trio Sonata BMV 1039/1027.
Luigi Boccherini Fandango, Sinfonie & La Musica Notturna di Madrid	Alla Vox AVSA 9845 (SACD Hybrid)	Group: Le Concert des Nations (Dir. Jordi Savall) Bassoons: Claude Wassmer,Carkes Cristobal)	There are only bassoons in the 2 Sinfonie, but the Fandango and Notturna are real gems. Where else can you find music which includes guitar, strings, flute and bassoons all in one CD?
Boismortier and Antoine Dornel Concertos and Sonatas	Dynamic CDS 198	Group: Tripla Concordia, Bassoon: Maria De Martini.	Mostly Boismortier, and no bassoon in the Dornel pieces.
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier Serenades francaises	Naxos DDD 8.554456.	Group: Le Concert Spirituel, Bassoon Laurent Le Chenadec.	Has the Boismortier bassoon concerto, and uses the bassoon as a very active component in most of the other pieces. An added thrill is that this disque features the musette (baroque bagpipes) in a concerto, and some movements of the Fragments melodiques (tracks 2-13).
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier Sonate er fagotto e continuo Op. 50 & Pieces de Clavecin	Velut Luna CVLD 208	Paolo Tognon	Op. 50 no. 1~5
G.A. Brescianello (c.1690-1773) Concerto B major for oboe and bassoon	Baroque Spirit from Meister Music (Japan) 1-5-39-201 Hiyoshi Honcho Minato Kita-ku, Yokohama 223-0062 JAPAN Tel 81-45-565-0650 Fax 81-45-565-0655	Group: La Fontaine Bassoonist: EZAKI Koji	As with the other recordings by "La Fontaine," this disk is mostly oboe & recorder, and the strings are missing from the Brescianello "concerto," but a superb disk, more than worth the trouble of acquiring it. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Philipp Friedrich Buchner Plectrum Musicum	cpo 777 132-2	Group: Parnassi musici Bassoonist Sergio Azzolini, Nadia Perathoner	Buchner's (1614-1669) music if from the early baroque, before the sonata style is defined. 15 sonatas that are unusual in that they use the bassoon instead of a cello in about 1-3 of the music.
Archangelo Corelli Corelli in London	Ricercar RIC 235	Group: La Pastorella Bassoon: Alain De Rijckere	Sonatas op. V/4,7,12, Concerti Grossi op.VI/4,10,8(Christmas Concerto). Corelli done with recorders and bassoon. Excellent playing.
Michel Corrette Les delices de la solitude (+ le phenix)	ATMA ACD2 2307	Group: Les voix humaines Bassoon: Matthieu Lussier	It is interesting to compare this desc with the performance of the same pieces by another Canadian group, Musica Franca, using modern instruments in an historically-informed performance. Moreover, Lussier plays 2nd bassoon on this disc as well (MSR Classics MS 1171)
Francois Couperin Les Gouts-reunis	Decca 458 271-2	Group: Les Talens Lyriques Bassoon: Claude Wassmer	A set of 2 CD'S. Claude Wassmer features prominently on the first CD.
Francois Couperin Les Concerts Royaux	Alia Vox AVSA9840 (SACD)	Group: Le Concert de Nations Bassoon: Josep Borras	Directed by Jordi Savall.
Franz Danzi Fagottkonzerte	Ars Produktion ARS 38 019	Group: Kolner Akademie Bassoon: Jane Gower	Overture in Eb maj Concerto in G min Concerto in C maj Concerto in F maj Gower plays seated within the orchestra as was contemporary practice, rather than standing in front of the orchestra as is done today. Makes for a very distinctive sound.
Franz Danzi Quartets Op. 40	Centaur Records, Inc. CRC 2708	Group: Island Bassoon: Jane Gower	Op.40 no. 1~3. quartets for bassoon and strings.
Antoine Dard	Ramee RAM 0702	Bassoon: Ricardo Rapoport	Dard (1715-84) played bassoon in the Royal Academy of Music in Paris from 1760 on. His composition style reflects contemporary French taste, but his compositions reach up into the highest register, up to high c.
Francois Devienne Six Sonates pour le Basson avec Accompagnement de Basse (1802).	Pavanne Records, Brussels. ADW 7416 (Site http://www.pavanne.com).	Artist TANAKA Masahito.	Tanaka plays an 1820 Savary-Jeune original classical bassoon. Virtuostic playing.
Francois Devienne Sonatas for Flute, Sonatas for Bassoon	Meridian Records CDE 84254 PO Box 317, Eltham, London SE9 4SF U.K.	Group: Badinage Bassoon & Flute: Paul Carroll	Sonata in F Major Op. 24 No.3 & in G Minor Op. 24 No. 5. Classical bassoon.
Francois Devienne op.24 Six Sonates pour un Basson avec un Accompagnement de Basse	Accent ACC 9290	Bassoon: Danny Bond	These 6 sonatas predate the other 6 on the Tanaka recording above.
Fracois Devienne Trois Quartors, Op.73	Centaur Records Inc. CRC 2524	Group: Island Bassoon: Jane Gower	Quartets for bassoon & strings, Op. 73 No. 1~3
Thaddaus Wolfgang von Durnitz Sonatas for classical bassoon & fortepiano	Panclassics PC 10216	Classical basssoon: Sergio Assolini	Strongly recommended.

Fasch and J.C. Graupner Concertos	Dynamic CDS -199	Paolo Tognon
Fasch Overtures and Concertos Sans Souci.	Dynamic CDS 201	Ensemble Barocco Padovano Basssoon: Paolo Tognon	Has Paolo Tognon playing with the oboes in some beautiful slow movements, but only in one or two works on the whole disk.
Johann Friedrich Fasch Sonates en Trio Pour Deux Hautbois, basson et basse continue. .	Harmonia Mundi HMC 905251.	Group: Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Bassoon: Donna Agrell.	Trios and quadros for oboes and basson, but the bassoon is given a role equal to that of the oboes, and the continuo is filled in by a string and chordal instrument. Not as dynamic and firey as Zelenka, but still great listening
Johann Freidrich Fasch Overture/Concertos	cpo 777 015-2	Group: La Stravanza Koln Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Overture G Maj. Concerto C Min. Concerto D Min. Concerto Eb Maj.
Johann Friedrich & Carl Friedrich Fasch Concerti & Ouverture	deutsche harmonia mundi 88697367922	Group: Zefiro (formerly Ensemble Zefiro Bassoon: Alberto Grazzi	Concerto in D Maj Concerto in C Min Ouverture in D Maj.
Gretry-Gossec-Peiltain-Gresnick Concertos & Symphonies concertantes	Ricercar RIC 242	Group: les Agremens Bassoon: Jane Gower	Gower plays in the Gresnick symphonie concertante for clarinet and bassoon.

Georg Friedrich Haendel (Handel) 'Water Musick' Sonaten und Suiten von Georg Friedrich Haendel	Antes Edition BM-CD 31.9154	Group: Trio Passagio, Bassoon: Norbert Kunst	Despite the title, this is NOT Haendel's "Water Music" in full, but one excerpt from it, plus some other suites and sonatas. It is not the standard "Haendel recorder sonatas" at all. Virtuoso bassoon and recorder.
Georg Friedrich Haendel (Handel) The Musick for the Royal Firework Concerti a Due Corni	duetsche harmonia mundi 88697367912	Group: Zefiro Bassoon: Alberto Grazzi. Maruizio Barigione
Johann David Heinichen Concertos and Sonatas	cpo 7770 115-2	Group: Epoca Barocca Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Concerto a 4 in G major for oboe, bassoon,cello & harpsicord, Sonata a 2 in C minor for oboe & bassoon, Sonata a 3 in B major for violin, oboe & bassoon.
Johann Wilhelm HERTEL Con spirito Concerti & sinfonie	TUDOR 7182	Group: capriccio barock orchester Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Konzert a-Moll, Kenzert B-Dur, Koxzert Es-Dur, Sinfonia a 6 B-Dur, etc.
František Jiránek Concertos & Sinfonias	Supraphon SU 4039-2	Group: Collegium Marianum Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Concerto in G minor for bassoon & strings; Concerto in F major for bassoon & strings
Franz Krommer, Johann Nepomuk Hummel Chamber Music for Bassoon and Strings	ARS 38 040 (SACD Hybrid)	Group: Island Bassoon: Jane Gower	Krommer quartets Op. 46 for bassoon, 2 violas & cello. The Hummel piece is for 3 strings. Gower is superb!
Giovanni Legrenzi Trio Sonatas	cpo 77 030-2	Group: Parnassi musici Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	A set of 15 trio sonatas by Legrenzi (1626-1690). These are violin sonatas, but use the bassoon in about 1/3 of the pieces instead of a cello.


Luigi Merci Sei sonate per fagotto e b.c. op.III .	Tactus TC 691301 (1735)	Artist Paolo Tognon.	Also has a sonata in Bb major by Girolamo Besozzi.
W.A.Mozart KV 191	Editions de L'Oiseau Lyre, Decca, 417 622-2 OH Erato 4509-91724-2.		The recording done by Danny Bond and Hogwood AAM is rightly well known , but I would like to suggest Francois Vallon with Ton Koopman's Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Marcel Ponseele on baroque oboe playing KV 314 is also impressive.
W.A.Mozart	Astree Auvidis Divertimenti E 8529 Serenades & Divertimento E 8573 Gran Partita E 8605	Ensemble Zefiro. (See J.D. Zelenka)	Classical bassoons this time.
W.A.Mozart	Ambroisie AMB 9962 Le Nozze di Figaro Don Giovanni Cosi Fan Tutte Arranged for 13 instruments	Ensemble Zefiro	Alberto Grazzi & Josep Borras, classical bassoon.
W.A. Mozart	Zig Zag Territories ZZT 030501 Bassoon Concerto KV 191 (+Symphonies 39,40,41)	Anima Eterna Jane Gower classical bassoon	Ms Gower is the editor of the new Baerenreiter Edition of this concerto.
Johann Baptist Georg Neruda	cpo 777 383-2	Group: Parnassi musici Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Concerto for bassoon, 2 violins, viola & bc etc

Etienne Ozi Six Grandes Sonates from 'Nouvelle Methode de Basson', Paris 1803	Accent ACC 20142	Bassoon: Danny Bond
Giovanni Benedetto Platti Trio in C minor for Oboe, fagott & BC	Triton (Japan) DICC-28014 La Insalata	Group:La Fontaine Bassson: EZAKI Koji	Ezaki mostly plays oboe/oboe da caccia, but his bassoon playing is also virtuouso. A CD that is fun to listen to.


Jean-Philippe Rameau L'Orchestre de Lous XV Suites d'Orchestre	AliaVox AVSA 9882 B	Group: Le Concert de Nations Jordi Savall Bassoons: Claude Wassmer, Quim Guerra, Carles Cristóbal	Les Indes Galantes; Naïs; Zoroastre; Les Boreades;
Antonín Reichenauer Concertos	Supraphon SU 4035-2	Group: Collegium 1704 Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Concerto in C major for bassoon & strings; Concerto in B flat Major for oboe, bassoon & strings; Concerto in G minor for Bassoon & strings; Overture in B flat major for 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & b.c.
Christoph Schaffrath Six Sonatas	cpo 777 440-2	Group: Epoca Barocca Bassoon: Sergio Assolini	Duetto in F minor for bassoon & obligato harpsichord, Duetto in G minor for bassoon & Ob. harpsichord.

G. P. Telemann Chamber Music	Philips 454 154-2	Group: Philidor Ensemble. Bassoon: Danny Bond (oboe Ku Ebbinge, excellent).	Mostly Telemann trios, but has the D minor quartett from Tafelmusic with Danny Bond playing the optional bassoon part instead of having the recorder do it, as well as the famous F minor sonata.
Georg Philipp Telemann Ouvertueren G-moll & D-moll .	Teldec 8.42986ZK	Group: Concentus Musicus Wien (Nicolas Harnoncourt). Bassoonist: Milan Turkovic.	Bassoon with oboes.
G. P. Telemann Kammermusik mit Viola da Gamba	Auvidis Astree E 8632.	Ensemble Baroque de Limoges. Bassoon Sergio Azzolini.	Has 2 sonatas for flute, gamba, and bassoon which are great fun!
G.P. Telemann Suite and Concertos	Dynamic CDS 289	Collegium Pro Musica Bassoon: Paolo Tognon	The Concerto in F Maj for recorder and Bassoon, by Tognon. Put on your seat belts...
G.P. Telemann Orchestral Suites.	Analektta fleurs de lys FL 2 3138	Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra..Bassoon Michael McCraw.	Telemann's Alster Overture, Burlesque de Don Quixotte, and La Bourse. Has bassoon continuo in the Overture, and more a prominent continuo in La Bourse.
G.P. Telemann Trio Sonatas	cpo 999 934 -2	Group: Panassi musici Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Bassoon and violins. Believe it or not, Telemann wrote some excellent music for this combination. TWV 43:e 3, TWV 43: G3, TWV 42:c 1, TWV 42:A 2, TWV 42:B 5, TWV 42:d 2, twv 42:e 1, TWV 42: D 4, TWV 42: F1
G.P.Telemann telemann burlesque de quixotte	Chandos Records CHAN 0700	Group: Collegium Musicum 90 Bassoons: Andrew Watts, Sally Jackson	Ouverture in B minor for 2 obooes, 2 solo violins, 2 bassoons. Concerto in D major for 2 violins, bassoon & strings
G.P.Telemann Telemann in Minor	Caromitis CM 0042004 (SACD)	Group: Pratum Integrum Orchestra Bassoon: Lisa Goldberg	Orchestral Suite in A minor to 2 oboes, bassoon strings and BC A Russian group.
G.P. Telemann Telemannia	Proprius Music PRCD 2059	Group: RE Baroque-Maria Lindal Bassoon: Mats Klingsfors	TWV 52:F1 COncerto for Alto recorder & bassoon; Quartett in D minor for 2 flutes, bassoon and b.c. from Taffelmusik; Trio Sonate in B flat major for violin, bassoon & b.c. TWV 42:B5; Concerto in B minor for violin(flute), gamba, bassoon and bass.


JohanVierdanck Capricci, Canzoni & Sonatas	cpo 777 205-2	Parnassi musici Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini	Superb playing by Azzolini, but the music recorded here was published in 1641. This predates the invention of thebaroque bassoon. Would not a dulcian be more appropriate?
Sonate per Oboe Vivaldi	Tactus (Italy) TC 672203	Vivaldi Consort. Bassoon: Paolo Carlini	Oboes, but the bassoon continuo is great.
A.Vivaldi Concerti for a Wind Instrument	Aliare Denon COCO-75198	Bassoon: DOSAKA Kiyotaka (oboe: HONMA Masashi).	Has the bassoon concertos RV 484 & 474, plus Dosaka does a great job playing the continuo in the other flute and oboe concertos. I hope that this is available outside of Japan.
A.Vivaldi	Seon SBK 62945	Group: Orchestra of the C18th. Bassoon: Danny Bond.	A remix of recordings earlier released on LPs. Really a showpiece for Frans Bruggen on the recorder showing how the Vivaldi Flute Concertos (RV 98, 104, 90, 435, 442) sounded in their original formats for recorder before being published in the Netherlands. Danny Bond does a god job on the bassoon.
A. Vivaldi 4 Seasons (Il Cimento vol 1) Il Cimento vol 2 Concerti per Lioto e Mandolino	Teldec Das Alte Werk. 4509-90850-2. 4509-94566-2 4509-91182-2	Il Giardino Armonica	See Note 1 below.
Concerti da Camera vol 1 vol 2 vol 3 vol 4	Teldec Das Alte Werk 9031-73267-2 9031-73268-2 9031-73269-2 9031-7427-2	Il Giardino Armonico
Antonio Vivaldi Sonate Conertanti per Fiati	Tactus TC 672219	Group: Collegium Pro Musica Bassoon: Paolo Tognon	RV 58, RV 86, RV 57, RV 47, Sonata in G Min, RV 103
A. Vivaldi 6 Concertos Pour Basson	disques PIERRE VERANY PV.793042 (15 Rue Guyton-de- Morveau 75013 Paris, France)	Claude Wassmer and Academie Sainte Cecile	F.VIII/7 A Min F.VIII/6 E Min F.VIII/20 F Maj F.VIII/11 G Min F.VIII/1 "La Notte" Bb Maj. F.VIII8 F Maj
A. Vivaldi Bassoon Concertos	Centaur CRC 2538	Group: Seattle Baroque Bassoon: Michael McCraw	RV 498 A Min RV 545 G Maj Ob & Fg RV 481 D Min RV 489 F Maj RV 105 G Min Rec, ob, vln, Fg & continuo.
A. Vivaldi Conceti per fagotto 1	Naive OP 30496	L'Aura Soave Cremona Bassoon: Segio Assonlini	RV 493, 495, 477, 488, 503, 471, 484
A. Vivaldi Concerti per fagotto e oboe	Naive Opus 111 OP 30379	Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca Sergio Azzolini	RV 481, 545, 498, 451, 501 I highly recommend the Naive Vivaldi Edition
A.Vivaldi I Concerti di Dresda	Naive Opus 111 OP 30283	Freiburger Barockorchester Javier Zafra, Giorgio Mandolesi Contrabassoon: Stefan Pantzier	RV 192, 569, 574, 576, 577,
A. Vivaldi Concerti per flauto traversiere	Naive Opus 111 OP 30298	Academia Montis Regalis Biena Bianchi	RV 432, 429, 440, 538, 438, 438"bis", 427,431
A. Vivaldi Concerti per vari strumenti	Naive Opus 111 OP 30409	Orchestra barocca zefiro Alberto Grazzi	RV 454, 497, 534, 548, 559, 560, 566
A. Vivaldi Concerti per violoncello 1	Naive Opus 111 OP 30426	Il giardino armonico Alberto Guerra	Yes, cello concertos but there's a bassoon solo in RV 409
A.Vivaldi Concerto L'Amoroso	Meister Music Musica Humana MH-2042 http://www.meister-music.com	EITANI Yoko	Vivaldi RV86, Vecchi Canonzetta "So ben mi ch'a bon tempo," Castello Sonata No.8, Commentary is in Japanese only. Can be ordered through Amazon.co
A. Vivaldi "La Stravaganza" Op. IV	Ricercar RC 288	La Pastorella Bassoon: Alain de Rijckere	Not the original violin concertos, but rearranged for recorder, oboe & bassoon as well.

Jan Dismas Zelenka Complete Orchestral Works	Vol 1 CPO 999 458-2 Vol. 2 CPO 999 629-2 Vol. 3 CPO 999 697-2	Das Neu-Eroeffnete Orchestre. Nicolas Pouyanne, Javier Rodriguez Zafra on Bassoon.
Zelenka Sonates pour Deux Hautbois et Basson	Astree Auvidis Vol. 1 E 8511 Vol. 2 E 8563.	Ensemble Zefiro. Alberto Grazzi on bassoon.	You may need to keep a fire extinguisher on hand whenever you listen to this - Ensemble Zefiro really blazes. Ensemble Zefiro is the wind section of the Italian group Il Gardino Armonico, which has revolutionised the way we look at Vivaldi. These gentlemen really ENJOY their music! Very highly recommended.
Omnibus & Multiple Composers
Music for Baroque Bassoon and Friends Omnibus	Titanic-228	The Merry Company Bassoonist: Judith Bedford	Composers: Benoit Guillement, Boismortier (Op. 37 nos 5 & 2, Op. 40), Girolama Frescobaldi, Giovanni Antonio Bertoli, Johann Ernst Galliard, Telemann, Cristoph Schaffrath, Godfrey Finger, Luidgi Merci. A great selection of bassoon sonatas and trio sonatas with either flute or violin.
Italian Recorder Sonatas Omnibus	Vanguard Classics (Netherlands) 99067	Trio Passaggio, Bassoonist: Norbert Kunst.	A recorder, Dulzian(curtal, etc)/bassoon and keyboard trio. On this CD, Mr Kunst plays both dulzian and bassoon as appropriate, and plays Marcello's Sonata in G major, Op. I,6 (no Vivaldi)
Les Delices de la Solitude Sonatas for Bassoon and Continuo D.	Accent ACC 58331	Artist Danny Bond.	Features works by Michel Corrette & Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
The Art of the Baroque Bassoon Omnibus:	Arion ARN 60376 .	Players are: Claude Wassmer, Jean-Louis Fiat, Marc Vallon and Laurent Vergeat.	Music by André Danican Philidor, Joseph Saggione, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Michel Corrette, François Couperin and Benoît Guillemant
Improvisata Sinfonie con titoli	Virgin Classics 0946 3 63430 2 0	Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi Bassoons: Francois de Tudder Maurizio Barigione	Symphonies by Vivaldi, Sammartini, Monza, Boccherini, & Giusppe Demachi. Bassoons support the bass line in Monza, and make Boccherini's "House of the Devil" sound really hellish, but is the Demachi "The Bells of Rome" which is the real gem, with lots of beautifully lyrical solos for everyone.
Del sonar pitoresco Musical pleasures in the Venetian countryside at the time of Tiepolo	Dynamic CDS 637	Ensemble Barocco San Souci Bassoon: Paolo Tognon	Oboe & bassoon trio sonatas etc by Lotti, Platti, Vivaldi, Brescianello, Steffani & Montanari
Fagotto virtuoso Sonate Italiane del secolo XVIII	Cremona MVC 009-027	Ensemble: Ensemble l'Aura Soave Bassoon: Sergio Azzolini, IKEDA Ai.	Sonatas by Gaetano Chiabrano, Giuseppe Tartini, Giovanni Benedetto, Girolamo Besozzi, Gaetano Pugnani & Francesco Ricupero

Fagotto, Basson, Dulcian, Curtal... Une enigme de la fin de al Renaissance	Ricercar 195 233392 MU/750	Group: SYNTAGMA AMICI Direction Jeremie PAPASERGIO	Late Renaissance Dulcians. The explanatory notes should be read by anyone interested in the history of the bassoon.
Sonate virtuose per fagotto del XVII secolo	Sicut Sol SCDS 1001	Paolo Tognon	Virtuosic Dulcian.
Bartolome de Selma y Salaverde Canzoni, fantasie & correnti	Ricercar 279	Group: Syntagma Amici Dulcian: Jeremie Papsergio	The composer lived from around 1580 until sometime after 1638. Virtuosic music for the dulcian.

Note 1: One particularly notable point about Il Giardino's interpretation of Vivaldi (from a bassoonist's point of view) is that they do not hesitate to introduce a bassoon in the pastoral movement in the Four Seasons to create a bucolic mood. However, there is also an irony to these recordings, in that some scholars argue that Vivaldi never wrote anything for the baroque bassoon, and that all his "bassoon" music is for the dulcian, the direct ancestor to the baroque bassoon. This would have placed his music at a higher pitch than modern "historical" pitch, and the instrument itself would have a somewhat different sound. Not all scholars agree with this interpretation, and others argue that it is indeed the bassoon that Vivaldi wrote for.

Bach: The Ton Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra recordings of the Bach
Cantatas recommended by Eduardo Adrian Rodriguez have been favourably
mentioned on the Early Music list. Another group you might want to explore
is the Bach Collegium Japan recordings of Bach choral works. The leader of
the group, Suzuki Masaaki studied under Koopman, and this recording received
very high praise from some members of the Early Music list. I have not
bought these recordings (I generally do not like choral music myself), but I
heard them perform the full Haendel's Messiah around Christmas, and they
were convincing enough for me to consider buying their CD's.

From Jon Halvor Lund: Another fine baroque bassoon player, who is not that well known, but also a great musician, is Josep Borras. He has recorded a disc together with Alfredo Bernardini on baroque oboe with Vivaldi concertos, 3 for oboe (RV 455, 453 and 463), 3 for bassoon (RV 498, 477 and 488) and the double concerto for oboe and bsn in G major. on the label Astree Auvidis, No E 8537. Highly recommended for anyone interested in period instruments.
I also have a CD with Danny Bond, where he plays three solo concertos and three concertos "con multi strumenti", also a great disc. (Academy of Ancient Music / Chr. Hogwood / L'oiseau-Lyre 436867-2)

Peter de Koningh's list of recordings using his instruments is included on his home page at http://ourworld-top.cs.com/pdekoningh/cdcd.htm

Many thanks to Nicolas Renoult of France for sending me the 2 Claude Wassmer and the Syntagma Amici recordings, none of which I was able to procure locally in Japan.

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