Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra by Christopher Theofanidis (United States) English Version*
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Hi everyone! Today we will travel in search of a great treasure, a jewel that we will discover in this journey of virtuosity and beauty with the Concerto for Bassoon by composer Christopher Theofanidis and the great interpretation of the bassoonist
Martin Kuuskmann.
The Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra by Christopher Theofanidis is a demanding, and beautiful work influenced by traditional music, a concerto that blends heritage while explores the bassoon in the most virtuous way possible, inspired by a deep admiration for the talent and virtuosity of the bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann.
The first movement called "Alone, Inward"; is a movement that invites us to reflect, the beauty of our interior, of our being, which is embodied in this movement from its first note, timidly develops a fantastic totally expressive, and virtuous cadence until simulates a scream of despair that explodes and returns to calm.
Thus begins this virtuoso concert, the string orchestra appears after this sublime entry of the bassoon, the soloist's prominence is very strong and continues with incredible virtuosity, the beautiful cadence reappears, this time fragmented throughout the movement and invites us to remember that moment of personal introspection, which takes the orchestra to a maximum demand with the soloist.
The second movement called "Beautiful"; was written five years later than the first and third movement; a new sensation reaches our ears, this time we can hear the great influence of Celtic Music in this piece, the bassoon slowly brings us closer to the Nordic landscapes through its singing simulating the typical bagpipes of Celtic music, to finish the bassoon and the orchestra create a ceremonial effect in their harmony that culminates this movement.
The third movement called "Threat, Quick"; is an apology to the most repeated word in this post and it is "Virtuosity", whole work is loaded with beauty, we can admire the great talent of maestro Kuuskmann and his continuous breathing technique throughout the movement, making it a magnificent show for The listener, "Threatening, Fast" is the perfect culmination of a concert with such a high level of demand that manages to explore the bassoon at its best, mixing techniques and virtuosity between the soloist and the orchestra.
In conclusion to this concert, the only thing left to do is to applaud the great work of the composer and the insurmountable performance that maestro Kuuskmann gives us, a concert of high demand and perfectionism; This work was written between 1997 and 2002, and was nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2017 in the category of "Best Contemporary Classical Composition", the concert was recorded by the bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann '02MM and the Northwest Sinfonia under the Directed by Barry Jekowsky.
The composer Cristopher Theofanidis mentions on which he was based to create his work "I wrote my bassoon concerto for my good friend Martin Kuuskmann whom I had known since 1992 from my student days at Yale. Martin was always the last person who I would leave music school at night, and I would often stop by his practice room and wonder what was driving him, he seemed to have an obsessive zeal for mastering the bassoon, and he was determined to build a repertoire to represent it in the most visible way. I have met many extremely high-caliber musicians in my life, but Martin really stands out among the most accomplished".
Christopher Theofanidis
Composer
The composer Christopher Theofanidis was born in Dallas, Texas (United States); He studied at Yale University, Eastman School of Music, and the University of Houston, as well as receiving the International Masterprize, the Rome Prize, among other distinctions; In 2007 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Composition" for his choir and orchestra work, "The Here and Now", and in 2017 he was again nominated for a Grammy for his "Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra"; He is currently a professor at Yale University and a composer-in-residence and co-director of the composition program at the Aspen Music Festival.
Martin Kuuskmann
Bassoonist
Maestro Martin Kuuskmann was born in Estonia, studied at the Manhattan School of Music, and the Yale School of Music, this time we will make a brief summary of his excellent musical career; The New York Times newspaper has praised his performance as "Amazing"; Maestro Martin Kuuskmann has been twice nominated for the Grammy Awards for the 2007 Bassoon Concerto by David Chesky, and Cristopher Theofanidis 2017, he has played in great orchestras around the world including the Suisse Romande Orchestra, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, among other; He currently teaches bassoon at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, as he has also taught at the Manhattan School of Music and at festivals around the world.
Thank you all very much for joining me in this musical discovery full of emotions, and great admiration for the work of maestro Martin Kuuskmann, one of the most prominent and virtuous bassoonists of the world!
See you very soon "Fagoteando por America!
Jonaira Rosero
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