BASSOON BRASILEIRO
Heitor Villa-Lobos & Francisco Mignone
FRANK MORELLI, bassoon
BENJAMIN VERDERY, guitar
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTA
$10.00
"The bassoon playing on this recording is as good as it gets...This is the best engineered recording for a solo instrument with both single instrument and orchestral accompaniment that I've reviewed...The balance between Mr. Morelli and the orchestra should be a benchmark for future recordings...I have also been inspired by Frank Morelli, and this is about the best example of why. When I finish listening to it, I want nothing more than to pick up my bassoon and tune in to my own musical language, as Mr. Morelli does in his recordings."
Schwartz American Record Guide Jan/Feb 2005
FRANCISCO MIGNONE (1897-1986)
Concertino for bassoon & chamber orchestra (1957)
Sixteen Waltzes for solo bassoon (1979-1981)
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959)
Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasilieras No.5 (1938)
Ciranda das Sete Notas for bassoon and string orchestra (1933)