Aleksandr Popov, Bassoon. YouTube Symphony 2011 Audition

[icyfreeze21]

Way better than the other auditions. Cleaner sound. It means everything.

[dirknaderpwnsu]

An excellent performance! A couple of things.

Your posture is really not good. By being slouched over like that restricts your breathing and the same goes for you head being tilted.

Some parts of the Concerto seemed to having little to no phrasing.

I'm still surprised that you didn't get picked though!

Keep up the good work :D

[gajek1]

Very very good. You're fantastic!

[klajai]

Nice, I wish I can see your thumbs while you play, I'm interesting in Bassoon and see the fingering chat and control so differences from flute.

[MercifulMe]

Although you're great, I can understand why you didn't make the finals, mostly just the occasional intonation problem

[barflader]

@MercifulMe did you hear some of the finalists? Fine, some were quite good, I would have voted for them, but you need to take a peek at the finalists, some must have been drawn by some random google lottery program., this is much more in tune.

[MercifulMe]

@barflader I agree completely, although the lowest fifth is just too sharp.

[rodionmatv85]

well played

[andreacasale]

Good performance! I don't play bassoon but I love the instrument and I know that your father is one of the most important bassonists in the world

[slothfat]

Wow. this is rigged. There is literally NO WAY that you couldn't get in, your amazing!

[PoseidonRM]

I do have to say I am very suprised you did not make the finals. You sound great.

[BughouseMASTER]

Quite ridiculous how they didn't you of all players to move on....... dont worry, the exact same thing happeened with the Trumpet section! So stupid!!!

[slothfat]

@BughouseMASTER

I know! I though this guy and you definitely should of got in! But i think they might of been looking for the people who are just average regular people, not people who are EXTREMELY good

[TrabalRipoll]

@slothfat What you´re telling was written in the basis of this contest? This is a world orchestra and what you´re telling is a nonesense.

[BSGomer]

Weren't you one of the two people picked? i heard that it was you and some asian girl who's name I don't know. I love the Tchaikovsky. Poulenc took the bassoon solo and put it in the famous clarinet sonata; second movement. :)

[gulliversslave]

I love that Tchaik was both an oboe and bassoon audition

[PoseidonRM]

That's some figaro!

[vocal761]

no really, you are the Best

[hc7799]

great job!!!!!!! Sasha!!

[shinka1911]

great, good luck to you

[TrabalRipoll]

Privet!. Good job. All the best for you. Poka, Juan

[marydoob]

nice job, best of luck!

[Bassoonandsax]

YES! BRAVO!

I'm sure you will get in!

May i ask what bassoon/bocal ya got there?

Like X100!

[ThaSchwab]

When I saw the title of this video and your name, I remembered watching your Paganini video and thought ... "yes."