Variations
George Frederick Handel
piano
Solos (1740)
Jean Daniel Braun
bassoon
(lamenterole, presto, allegro)
Albumblatt
Felix Mendelssohn
bassoon and piano
Song Without Words
Felix Mendelssohn
bassoon and piano
Prelude
Felix Mendelssohn
piano
Variations Concertantes, Opus 17
Felix Mendelssohn
bassoon and piano
..... intermission .....
Sonate, Opus 168
Camille St-Saëns
(allegro moderato, allegro scherzando, adagio, allegro moderato)
Nocturne
Claude Debussy
piano
Tarantelle
Claude Debussy
piano
The Snow is Dancing
Claude Debussy
piano
Three Preludes
Mathieu Lussier
bassoon
Sonata, Opus 45
Felix Mendelssohn
bassoon and piano
(allegro vivace, andante, allegro assai)
Waltz
Dmitri Shostakovich, 1906 - 1975
(from Jazz Suite No. 1), 3’
Sonate, Opus 168
Camille St-Saëns, 1835 - 1921
(allegro moderato, allegro scherzando, adagio, allegro moderato), 11’
Sonata No. III in C Major, Opus 20
Michel Corrette, 1707 - 1795
(allemanda, sarabanda, fuga da capella), 8’
Fantasia No. V
Georg Philipp Telemann, 1681 - 1767
(presto, largo, presto, dolce, allegro, allegro), 5’
Invention No.1 (2010)*
Christopher Willes, 2’
Romanza Appassionata
Carl Maria von Weber, 1786 - 1826
(andante sostenuto), 6’
Andante & Rondo
Carl Maria von Weber, 1786 - 1826
(andante. allegro), 9’
..... intermission .....
Sonatine
Alexandre Tansman, 1897 - 1986
(allegro, aria, scherzo), 8’
Le Reve de l’Opritchnik*
Mathieu Lussier, b. 1973, 8’
Sonata in D, Opus 94
Sergei Prokofiev, 1891 - 1953
(moderato, allegretto scherzando, andante, allegro con brio), 22’
Fast Dance
Dmitri Shostakovich
(from Jazz Suite No. 2), 3’
*CANADIAN
French
Sonatine (7’), Alexandre Tansman 1896-1986
Suite (6’), A. Tansman
Sonate (11’), Camille St-Saëns, 1835-1921
Autumn (3’), Jean Michel Damase, b. 1928
Concertino (9’), Marcel Bitsch, b. 1921
Fagottino (7’), Rene Duclos, 1899-1964
Recit, Sicilienne & Rondo (6’), Eugène Bozza, 1905-1991
Interférences, Roger Boutry, b. 1932
Prisme (9’), R. Boutry, b. 1932
Concerto (13’), André Jolivet, 1905-1974
Hallucinations (9’), Alain Bernaud, b. 1932
Prélude de Concert, Op. 53, Gabriel Pierné, 1863-1937
Prelude and Scherzo, Jean-Jean
German
Two Impromptus (10’), Manfred Schoof, b.1936
Sonata in E flat Major, Op. 9 (15’), Gustave Schreck, 1849-1918
Sonata (8’), Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963
Sonata in B flat Major, Opus 45 (23’), Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847
Variations, Opus 17 (6’), Felix Mendelssohn
7 Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fülen, Beethoven
Sonata in E Minor, Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897
Romance, C. M. von Weber
Russian
Sonata in D Major, Op. 94 (23’), Sergei Prokofiev, 1891-1953
Canadian
Le Rêve de l’Opritchnik*, Mathieu Lussier
This is what happens when I care*, Aleks Schurmer, b.1981
Berceuse*, Aleks Schurmer, b.1981
Four Love Songs*, Mathieu Lussier
Bassango*, Mathieu Lussier
Spring Lullaby*, Mathieu Lussier
Partita*, Bill Douglas (b.1948)
American
Moods in Blue, Gernot Wolfgang, b.1961
Sonata, John Steinmetz, b. 1951
Dreaming in Colours+, Hy Kyung Lee, b. 1960
Blues for Laurie, John B. Hedges, b. 1974
The Owl Sings at Noon, John B. Hedges, b. 1974
Swiss
Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi, Otmar Nussio, 1902-1990
Ballade, Op. 33
* commissioned by and written for Nadina Mackie Jackson
by Georg Philipp Telemann, 1681 - 1767
Fantasia I
(vivace, allegro)
Fantasia II
(grave, vivace, adagio, allegro)
Fantasia III
(largo, vivace, largo, vivace, allegro)
Fantasia IV
(andante, allegro, presto)
Fantasia V
(presto, largo, presto, largo, allegro, allegro)
Fantasia VI
(dolce, allegro, spirituoso)
Fantasia VII
(alla francese, presto)
Fantasia VIII
(largo, spirituoso, allegro)
Fantasia IX
(affettuoso, allegro, grave, vivace)
Fantasia X
(a tempo giusto, presto, moderato)
Fantasia XI
(allegro, adagio, vivace, allegro)
Fantasia XII
(grave, allegro, grave, allegro, dolce, allegro, presto)
12 Fantasias for Solo Bassoon (1732-33), Georg Philipp Telemann, 1681-1767
Solos for Basssoon (1740), Jean Daniel Braun
3 Sonatas (arr. M. Sweeney), Domenico Scarlatti, 1729 - 1752
Prelude VI, J. S Bach (arr. M. Sweeney)
Cinq Caprices*, Mathieu Lussier
Three Preludes*, Mathieu Lussier
Caliban, Ned Rorem
Tango (1972), John Steinmetz
Streets of Loredo, John Steinmetz
Sequenza XII (1997), Luciano Berio, b. 1925
Yantra X (1982) with mixed electro acoustic, Sergio Barroso
* commissioned by and written for Nadina Mackie Jackson
Sonata No. 1 in F Major
Pietro Baldassare, 1690?-1768?
piccolo trumpet & strings
(allegro, grave, allegro), 6’
3 Short Stories (2001)
Gernot Wolfgang, b. 1957
viola & bassoon
(Uncle Bebop, Rays of Light, Latin Dance), 8’
Trio
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, 1690 - 1758
bassoon obligato, violin & cello
(allegro, adagio, allegro), 6’
Quartet, Opus 73, No. 3 in G Minor
François Devienne, 1759 - 1803
bassoon, violin, viola & cello
(allegro con espressione, adagio non troppo, rondo, allegretto poco moderato), 10’
Spring Lullaby
Mathieu Lussier, b. 1973
corno & bassoon with strings, 3’
Waltz*
Dmitri Shostakovitch, 1906-1975
trumpet, bassoon, violin and strings, 3’
Dance No. 1 from Jazz Suite No. 2*
Dmitri Shostakovitch, 1906-1975
trumpet, bassoon & strings, 3’
...with Orchestra or Quintet
Sonata No. 1 in F Major
Pietro Baldassare, 1690?-1768?
piccolo trumpet & strings
(allegro, grave, allegro), 6’
Concerto No. 26 in Do Maggiore RV. 479
Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
bassoon & strings
(allegro, largo, allegro), 9’
Concertino in E Flat, Opus 43*
Ignaz Lachner, 1807 – 1895
corno da caccia, bassoon & strings
(allegro spirituoso, romanze, allegro moderato), 15’
..... intermission .....
Waltz*
Dmitri Shostakovitch, 1906-1975
trumpet, bassoon, violin and strings, 3’
Bassango
Mathieu Lussier, b. 1973
bassoon & strings, 3’
Spring Lullaby
Mathieu Lussier
corno da caccia & strings, 3’
Bacchanale
Mathieu Lussier
trumpet, bassoon & strings, 8’
Dance No. 1 from Jazz Suite No. 2*
Dmitri Shostakovitch, 1906-1975
trumpet, bassoon & strings, 3’
*arranged by Fraser Jackson
Sonata in G Major, Opus V, No. 6
Noccolò Paganini, 1782-1840
(adagio con trasporto, pollonese brillante)
Sonata in G Major, Opus VI, No. 1
Noccolò Paganini, 1782-1840
corno da caccia and bassoon
(adagio seducentemente, andantino con grazia)
Le Reve de l’Opritchnik (2003)*
Mathieu Lussier, b. 1973
bassoon and piano
Sicilienne from the White Rock Sonata*
Mathieu Lussier, b. 1973
bassoon and piano
Suite in G
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, 1689 - 1755
piccolo trumpet and bassoon
(allegro, largo, presto)
Sieben Variationen
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 - 1827
bassoon and piano
(über das thema aus Mozarts oper die Zauberflöte Thema [Magic Flute], andante, var. I-IV, Var. V [più vivace], Var. VI [adagio], Var. VII [allegro ma non troppo])
..... intermission .....
Adagio from Ich Steh’ mit einem Fuß im Grabe
J. S. Bach, 1685 - 1750
corno da caccia and bassoon
(Dominica 3 post Epiphanias)
Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Opus 20
Michel Corrette, 1707 - 1795
bassoon and piano
Les Délices de la Solitudes
(allegro, arias I & II, allegro staccato)
Sonata in C Major, Opus VI, No. 2
Niccolò Paganini, 1782 - 1840
(adagio maestoso, giga)
Sonata in A Minor, Opus VI, No. 3
Niccolò Paganini, 1782 - 1840
corno da caccia and bassoon
(adagio con espressione, rondó alla Napolitana)
Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla, 1921 - 1992
bassoon and piano
and man will only grieve if he believes the sun stands still*
Glenn Buhr, b. 1954
corno and bassoon
Waltz
Dmitri Shostakovitch, 1906 - 1975
trumpet, bassoon and piano
Sonate, Opus 168
Camille St-Saëns, 1835 - 1921
(allegro moderato, allegro scherzando, adagio, allegro moderato)
...with Orchestra or Quintet
Sonata No. 1 in F Major
Pietro Baldassare, 1690?-1768?
piccolo trumpet & strings
(allegro, grave, allegro), 6’
Concerto No. 26 in Do Maggiore RV. 479
Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
bassoon & strings
(allegro, largo, allegro), 9'
Concertino in E Flat, Opus 43*
Ignaz Lachner, 1807 – 1895
corno da caccia, bassoon & strings
(allegro spirituoso, romanze, allegro moderato),15'
..... intermission .....
Waltz*
Dmitri Shostakovitch, 1906-1975
trumpet, bassoon, violin and strings, 3’
Bassango
Mathieu Lussier, b. 1973
bassoon & strings, 3’
Spring Lullaby
Mathieu Lussier
corno da caccia & strings, 3’
Bacchanale
Mathieu Lussier
trumpet, bassoon & strings, 8’
Dance No. 1 from Jazz Suite No. 2*
Dmitri Shostakovitch, 1906-1975
trumpet, bassoon & strings, 3’
*arranged by Fraser Jackson
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, 1775-1837
Grand Concerto in F Major for Bassoon and Orchestra
(2ob/2hn), 22’
Johann Baptist Vanhal,1739-1813
Concerto in C for Bassoon and Orchestra
(2ob/2hn), 15’
W. A. Mozart, 1756-1791
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
(2ob/2hn), 7’
Carl Maria von Weber, 1786-1826
Andante and Rondo, Opus 35 for Bassoon and Orchestra
(1813)(2 fl/2 ob/2bn/2hn/2trpt/timp) 9’
Concerto in F Major, Opus 75 for Bassoon and Orchestra
(1811)(2/2/0/2-2200-timp) 12’
Marcel Bitsch, b. 1921
Concertino for Bassoon and Orchestra
(2/2+/2+eflat/2-2/2/1/0/timp/perc/harp) (1948), 6’
Edward Elgar, 1857-1934
Romance, Op. 62 for Bassoon and Orchestra
(1909) , 5’
Julius Fucik, 1872-1916
Der alte Brummbär, Op. 210 for Bassoon and Orchestra, 5’
Julien-François Zbinden, b. 1917
Ballade, Op. 33 for Bassoon and Orchestra
(2/2/2/2-2/2/1/0/timp./2 perc strings)
André Jolivet, 1905-1974
Concerto for Bassoon, String Orchestra, Harp and Piano
(1954), 14’
Jacques Hétu, b. 1938
Concerto for Bassoon, Op. 31
(2fl/1ob/1eh/2cl(double on 2 bass cl)/2bn/2hn/1trpt/3timp)
Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
(concerti for solo bassoon, string orchestra and cembalo)
Concerto No. 1 in B flat Major
Concerto No. 2 in A Minor, 10’
Concerto No. 5 in D Minor, 9’
Concerto No. 6 in E Minor, 10’
Concerto No. 7 in A Minor, 10’
Concerto No. 17 in C Major, 9’
Concerto No. 23 in G Minor, 9’
Concerto No. 26 in C Major, 11’
Concerto No. 35 in G Major, 9’
Johann Baptist Vanhal,1739-1813
Concerto in C for Bassoon and String Orchestra, 15’
Mathieu Lussier, b. 1973
*Le Dernier Chant d’Ophélie (2008), 12’
*Bassango for Bassoon and String Orchestra (2006), 3’
*Spring Lullaby for Bassoon and String Orchestra (2007), 3’
Hector Villa-Lobos,1887-1959
Ciranda das Sete Notas for Bassoon and String Orchestra, 12’
Otmar Nussio, 1902-1990
Variations on an Airia by Pergolesi for Bassoon and String Orchestra (1953), 13’
Carl Marie von Weber, 1786-1826
Andante and Rondo for Bassoon and Wind Symphony (arranged)
Eric Funk, b. 1948
Concerto for Bassoon and Brass Ensemble (1995), Opus 97
Daniel Börtz
Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Symphony (1978/79) 12’
Eric Ewahzen, b. 1954
Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble
Bassoon, Corno da Caccia, and Orchestra
Ignaz Lachner, 1807-1895
Concertino in E-flat, in four movements (1850)
(2fl/2cl/2bn/2hn/2trpt/3timp), 16’
Bassoon, Trumpet, and String Orchestra
Mathieu Lussier (Canadian Composer)
*Double Concerto, in three movements (2007), 15’
*Bacchanale (2007) 8’
Paul Hindemith, 1895-1963
Double Concerto, in three movements (1949), 17’
Dmitri Shostakovich, 1906-1975
Waltz, 3’
Dance, 3’ (with percussion)
Alain Trudel (Canadian Composer), 1966-
*Carnets de Voyages, in seven movements (2008), 15’ (with percussion)
Bassoon, Trumpet and Wind Symphony
Mathieu Lussier, b.1973
*Nightfall, Opus 27 (2008), 13’
Bassoon, Violin and String Orchestra
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, 1690-1758
Concerto in three movements, 10’
Bassoon, Oboe and String Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
Concerto in G, 9’
Bassoon, Clarinet and String Orchestra
Richard Strauss, 1864-1949
Concertino, 20’
Two Bassoons and Orchestra
Johann Baptist Vanhal, 1739-1813
Concerto in F for Two Bassoons and Orchestra (2ob/2hn)
August Ritter
Sinfonia Concertante in F Major (1806)
* commissioned by and written for Nadina Mackie Jackson
Michel Corrette, 1707-1795
Les Délices de la Solidtude. Opus 20
Sonata No. I in F Major
Sonata No. 2 in D Minor
Sonata No. 3 in C Major
Sonata No. 4 in B flat Major
Sonata No. 5 in G Minor
Sonata No. 6 in D Major
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, 1689 -1755
Sonatas, Opus 26, 40, 50 & 66
Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 26
Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 26
Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 26
Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 40
Sonata No. 5 in G minor, Op. 40
Rondeau, Opus 40
Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 50
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 50
Chaconne in A Major, Op. 66
G. P. Telemann, 1681-1767
Sonata in F Minor
Sonata in C Minor