Paul Hindemith's Sonata for bassoon and piano, written in 1938. Performed by Rachel Gough (bassoon) and Susan Tomes (piano). 1st mvt: 0:05 2nd mvt: 2:05
this is such a bloody great piece of music. i love so much that dreamlike melancholy of the first movement and the final pastorale section of the second movement
Beautiful. Hindemith remains a riddle to me. There is music which I like and which sounds beautiful. And then there's music which sounds completely random and I struggle to connect with.
In music school I never was a fan of Hindemith. This piece gives me a whole new outlook. This is incredible in scope. Both performers are due accolades. I am thoroughly enjoyed this music.
Nice job! I remember playing this in HS; it's a very fun piece. Sounds you you may have been fighting your reed a bit, but that's the breaks in the bassoon biz.
You do realize that Rachel Gough played this, right? She’s the principal bassoonist of the London Symphony. Perhaps this was just a casual recording she made, that’s all.
Love this... Thanks for posting! One favor, though... Could someone please tell me if this piece would be appropriate to play for my professor for placement in the symphonic orchestra at my university? The audition is about a month from now and I'm torn between this and the Vivaldi Concerto in E Minor. Thanks again!
I'm very late to the party, but generally, keep in mind that this piece has actually been written by someone who _knew_ the bassoon, other than Vivaldi (which is evident in his piece)
The langsam is too fast; and you can't ignore dynamics and markings this much in Hindemith. He was very precise with them, likely because of his Brahms influence.
