The 18-year old Mozart triumphed with his first concerto for a wind instrument. If you're one of the lucky few people who play the bassoon, it's likely you'll be familiar with this lively concerto.

Other than the tenor saxophone, the bassoon is perhaps the only instrument of its register that receives much solo exposure. Renowned for its unique timbre and a range that stretches up into the high ...

Gustavo Núñez is principal bassoon of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and on the evidence of the concertante pieces on this disc, he's a player of jaw-dropping agility and effortlessly suave tone.

Claudio Abbado's explorations of the 18th century, via music by Bach, Pergolesi and Mozart, have been the unexpected treasures among his recordings of the last decade. This latest disc continues a ...

Think for a moment of the opening of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” or of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony. The sound of the solo bassoon drifts into the mind’s ear: woody, ancient, complex. Now — quickly ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Whether the Panufnik centenary can revive his reputation is doubtful, but this CD underlines the Polish ...

Under the direction of renowned French clarinettist and conductor Paul Meyer, the Omega Ensemble, appearing for the first time in an expanded chamber orchestra configuration, delivers a glowing ...

Guest conductor Jun Märkl will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring ASO Principal Bassoon Carl Nitchie at center stage for Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major. Also on the ...

The Redlands Symphony Orchestra will present “The Wondrous Bassoon,” a concert featuring Estonian-born bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann and the orchestra’s string players, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in ...

A celebration of some of Mozart's greatest woodwind concertos, in Claudio Abbado's 80th birthday year. Drive Featured Album, 22 April 2013. If this album is anything to go by, there's a reason ...