David Breidenthal, bassoon
Crystal Records CD 842 (2002)
Tracklist
Musicians
| David Breidenthal | bassoon |
| Gloria Cheng | piano |
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“ … a magnificent piece of music and a wonderful showcase for a bassoon soloist.”
Ensemble (GERMANY)
“ … a sparkling gem from the very talented Gernot Wolfgang … Like other Wolfgang works, this one also relies heavily on the style and gestures of jazz and popular-oriented music. It’s a real beauty of a work – difficult, but extremely accessible, even on first listening.”
Ronald Klimko, The Double Reed
“One of the most substantial and fully realized entries is Moody Blues [a.k.a. Moods in Blue], by the Austrian- born Gernot Wolfgang … Of all the pieces included here, Moody Blues is perhaps the one that uses the bassoon-and-piano medium with the greatest naturalness and ease. The result is a 12-minute work that embraces blues and jazz elements as well as more abstract, angular materials, smoothly integrating them into a single fluent, well-shaped movement … ”
Walter Simmons, Fanfare