Devienne / Martusciello / Ensemble Devienne Works For Bassoon & String CD

Until the middle of the 1700s the bassoon suffered from a series of technical limitations that retarded it's appreciation until new improvements allowed the classical bassoon (to distinguish it, as we do today, from the baroque instrument) to emerge as a fundamental instrument of ever more complex orchestras. The Ensemble Devienne and bassoonist Massimo Martusciello's new Bongiovanni release features a program of bassoon chamber works by four composers, one from the Classical era (Devienne), an early-Romanti (Danzi) and two 20th c. modernists, Jean Fran?aix and Roberto Molinelli.

1. Allegro Spiritoso 2. Adagio Cantabile 3. Rondo: Allegro Moderato 4. Allegro Moderato 5. Larghetto Non Troppo 6. Minuetto: Allegretto 7. Allegretto 8. Allegro Con Espressione 9. Adagio Non Troppo 10. Rondo: Allegretto Poco Moderato 11. Vivace 12. Lento 13. Vivo Assai 14. Allegro 15. Spass Invaders 16. Basset Bassoon 17. Die Zauberfagott