Composer: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Michel Corrette, François Devienne, Etienne Ozi
Performer: Danny Bond, Richte van der Meer, Robert Kohnen
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accent
Release: 2021
Size: 836 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Corrette: Bassoon Sonatan G major, Op. 20 No. 5
01. I. Preludio. Presto
02. II. Sarabande
03. III. Presto
Corrette: Bassoon Sonata in F major, Op. 20 No. 1
04. I. Fuga. Allegro
05. II. Aria. Affetuoso
06. III. Allegro
Corrette: Bassoon Sonata in C major, Op. 20 No. 3
07. I. Allemande. Allegro
08. II. Sarabanda
09. III. Fuga da capella. Allegro
Boismortier: Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op. 26 No. 3
10. I. Allegro ma non troppo
11. II. Corrente
12. III. Adagio
13. IV. Minuets I & II
Boismortier: Bassoon Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 No. 1
14. I. Allegro ma non troppo
15. II. Vivace
16. III. Adagio
17. IV. Allegro
Boismortier: Bassoon Sonata in D major, Op. 26 No. 1
18. I. Moderato
19. II. Gavotte
20. III. Adagio
21. IV. Allegro
Boismortier: Bassoon Sonata in A minor, Op. 26 No. 2
22. I. Vivace
23. II. Allemande. Allegro ma non troppo
24. III. Adagio
25. IV. Giga
CD 02
Devienne: Bassoon Sonata in C major, Op. 24 No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuet avec des variations
Devienne: Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op. 24 No. 2
04. I. Allegro maestoso
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondeau moderato
Devienne: Bassoon Sonata, Op. 24 No. 3
07. I. Allegro moderato
08. II. Largo
09. III. Rondeau
Devienne: Bassoon Sonata in B major, Op. 24 No. 4
10. I. Allegro moderato
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Tempo di minuetto
Devienne: Bassoon Sonata in G minor, Op. 24 No. 5
13. I. Allegro con expressione
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Rondeau
16. Devienne: Bassoon Sonata in C major, Op. 24 No. 6
17. I. Allegro moderato
18. II. Adagio
III. Rondeau poco moderato
CD 03
Ozi: Nouvelle méthode de basson, Sonata No. 1
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondeau. Allegro assai
Ozi: Nouvelle méthode de basson, Sonata No. 2
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondeau. Allegretto non troppo
Ozi: Nouvelle méthode de basson, Sonata No. 3
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Siciliano
09. III. Polonaise. Allegretto
Ozi: Nouvelle méthode de basson, Sonata No. 4
10. I. Allegro molto
11. II. Adagio non troppo
12. III. Rondeau. Allegretto moderato
Ozi: Nouvelle méthode de basson, Sonata No. 5
13. I. Allegro maestoso
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Rondeau. Allegretto
Ozi: Nouvelle méthode de basson, Sonata No. 6
16. I. Allegro moderato
17. II. Adagio
18. III. Presto moderato
Like the oboe, today’s bassoon has its roots in France. No wonder, then, that it developed its own repertoire early on, not infrequently written by virtuosos on the instrument.
The American baroque bassoonist Danny Bond, who is active in many of Europe’s leading early music ensembles, dedicated three CDs to the French repertoire for solo bassoon on ACCENT between 1983 and 2000.
The first CD highlights the French Baroque with works by Michel Corrette and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, while the other two CDs present works by two Mozart contemporaries, Francois Devienne and Etienne Ozi, who were themselves celebrated bassoon virtuosos.