Concertino pour le basson / Concertino for Bassoon

Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838) is the best-known Finnish composer of the Classical period. He lived in Stocholm from 1791 onwards and played the clarinet at the Hovkapellet court orchestra. He also gained reputation as a soloist. He wrote a considerable amount of chamber music especially for his own instrument. Crusell wrote this Concertino for bassoon in 1829 for his son-in-law Franz Preumayr who was considered Sweden's foremost bassoonists at the time. The work was premiered in Stockholm before Preumayr took in on tour in Europe. The solo part is virtuosic and the whole range of the instrument is used effectively with brilliance. This piano score published in the Documenta musicae Fennicae series (No. XX) and it is edited by Harri Ahmas.

This product includes the solo bassoon part and the piano reduction. The orchestral score is available for sale (ISMN 9790550112506). The orchestral material is available for hire from the publisher. The instrumentation is 1222-2200-10-str and the duration c. 20'.