Concertino for Bassoon and Orchestra

Composer’s Notes

“Though my Bassoon Concertino starts with the solo instrument playing unaccompanied in a rather plaintive vein, it is an intentionally lightweight piece in four short movements which was fun to compose.”

John Addison

Press Notices

“This twelve minute work was written at the suggestion of June Emerson to fill a need in the bassoonists repertoire for a companion piece to the established Weber and Mozart concertos. It was premiered by Graham Savage and the Halle Orchestra in 1998. There are four contrasted movements within which there are numerous changes of pace. There are contrasts from thoughtfulness to humour and it is valuable asset to the repertoire. The piano reduction by Robert Scott works very well although it cannot hope to recreate the depth and wit of the orchestration.” - Winds Magazine Summer 2000