Bassoon Concerto in F major Op. 75
By Carl Maria von Weber

Instrument:

Bassoon Solo

Double Bass

Ensemble:

Orchestra

Format:

Part

Series:

Breitkopf Orchestral Library

Publisher:

Breitkopf and Haertel

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Cello/double bass (solo: bsn - 2.2.0.2 - 2.2.0.0 - timp - str)
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826). Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Along with Mozart's B-flat major Concerto K. 191 (186e), Weber's bassoon concerto is one of the most popular and frequently played concertos for this low woodwind instrument. Solo concerto; Romantic. Part. 8 pages. Duration 20'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 4867-26. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-4867-26).

Item Number: BR.OB-4867-26

ISBN 9790004323328. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Carl Maria von Weber wrote the present concerto in 1811 for the Munich bassoon player Georg Friedrich Brandt. The date of the world premiere is not known; what is ascertained, however, is a performance in Prague on 19 February 1813 by Brandt, to whom the work was dedicated.Along with Mozarts B-flat major Concerto K. 191 (186e), Webers bassoon concerto is one of the most popular and frequently played concertos for this low woodwind instrument. Weber illustrates the instruments qualities by using a different form in each movement, as we can see in its primary themes: the opening movement is dominated by a rhythmically striking theme; cantabile passages set the tone for the more lightly scored Adagio; and in the closing Rondo. Allegro, the soloist can demonstrate his virtuosity from the very beginning through large intervallic leaps and rapid runs.

Along with Mozart's B-flat major Concerto K. 191 (186e), Weber's bassoon concerto is one of the most popular and frequently played concertos for this low woodwind instrument.