Camille Saint-Saëns - Sonata for bassoon and piano op. 168 (part 1/2)

[jpstenino]

Astounding !!!! Bravo a thousand times over. And also a bravo to the recording crew. 

[dissonantchord]

Magical. Simply, fascinating. Saint-Saëns never lets me down.

[imthatbandnerd]

tell me your secrets. this is masterful. i've listened to it probably 10 times in the past three days. beauuuuuuuutiful.

[keetner]

1:05-1:25 was so beautiful!

[dahatmalindien]

im started to learn it three days ago its very nice ~~ but not easy ;)

[mauriwayar]

nice! :-)

it's a pity we don't have a version with french bassoon in youtube (which is possibly nearer to the autor's intention...).

[dahatmalindien]

@mauriwayar y i only play normal basson too. no french basson and i only started learning this notes now but now my opinion is that they are not THAT difficult

[baltoman24]

A gorgeous performance of one of Saint-Saen's most beautiful chamber works, written when he was 86 years old! A superb, characterful performance!

[kalisanna48]

VERY GOOD!!

[kasha1932]

SUPERB!!!!! Oh! This is so great, I cannot even put my thoughts into words.

I will simply say that I really do know that this is MIGHTY EXCELLENT! Why? I played the bassoon through out my college years. It is a MOST difficult instument to play...and it helps to have large hands!LOL! This is so sweet to me...what a lovely vibrato...and the HIGH, and very low notes were Proof of EXCELLENCE! Thank you! BRAVO!!! Sir.

[khi590]

you have won the competition for sure - bravo

[Rapunzilla]

me gusta muchisissisisimo ;-)

[secundadonna]

Absolutely perfect! The nuances, tone colours,phrasing, vibrato--everything! Bravi!

[willowthebored]

@MrWillFranklin

And yet, Saint-Saens was a strict classicist to the end, often clashing with the likes of Verdi and, later, Debussy.

[dusanholy]

lol... by the way... this is also live..:)... but without a picture... The second one was taken live on concert...

[emquandra]

@dusanholy

Wow, this was live? The quality and perfection of this performance is just beyond comprehention!! If I ever play this piece half this well, I will be so thankful! They say musicians never reach perfection.. but this sure comes close!!

[secundadonna]

@emquandra You should have heard the Berwald that was on here a few months ago. That was to die for! I wish Dusan would put it back up, if it's okay with the bassoonist.

[Gadonis69]

The first movement is actually faster than I know it to be. It's great nonetheless.

[vikingmerijn]

Yes I must really say bravo!!! I hope you and your friends will have a beautiful career in music! Keep playing Camille's music, it is among the finest. :)

[bassoonchick09]

This is such a pretty piece. Nice job!

[nghsdomos09]

absolutely fantastic!!!! :]

[rebirthflames]

Is it just me, or is the second movement a bit on the slow side? But it's beautiful playing nonetheless. Great job!!

[HoDLizy]

slow?? how will i ever bring up my speed for this??

[Gadonis69]

It's about 8 clicks slower than I'm used to it too

[osindelar]

Maybe it is a little bit slower, than "usually" recordings are. But there is quite long echo in the hall (Suk hall, Rudilfinum, Prague), where it´s recorded and in faster tempo sixteens would be blurred... But I hope the mood of the movement is kept...

[alexvollrathsmith]

Why aren't there more bassoon sonatas? This is excellent.

[Gadonis69]

There are plenty - most are just kind of obscure.

[alyssacroacia]

I'm working on it! lol

[gazzamuso]

Also, what fingering do you use for the high E at the end?

[osindelar]

Its different on each instrument. But I usually use: middle g fingering, with double key press in left hand - a key with c sharp key, and in the right hand double press on b flat with E keys. But as I have said, its individual for eych instrument...

[FoxFagottjunge]

Hey Ondřej,

I am also playing this piece and the only way to reach the D# and the E is to bite the reed. Otherwise I have to blow the D and bind all the way to E. I use the high D# and E keys. I was wondering if you could be so kind to tell me exactly what fingerings you use for those two notes (D# and E), as I couldnt understand what you said here above.

Many thanks!

David-FFJ

[osindelar]

This high notes are question of time... I can tell you what fingering I use, but your instrument is different, your bocal is different and of course your reeds are different too. You have to try and try till you can play it... ;-) My fingering for d#" is middle c# fingering with half-hole in first finger. Optional is to close second (a) hole and f# key (in right hand...) good luck

[FoxFagottjunge]

Thanks for the explanation, Ondřej!

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[gazzamuso]

My edition of this says that the 3rd to last bar of Mvt/1 should be an octave higher than written which would link it to the high b but every recording I've heard has it as written. What's going on? lol and excellent by the way.

[aero145]

I have the same in my edition. It says its original, so Im wondering which is original - low D or middle D.

[aero145]

That was really good!

But there are some things that in my opinion could be improved:

1) More Romantic into the 2nd part, especially by you Dušan :-)

2) Not so much playing differently than written; I have the piece and there are some parts that are IMO completely different when changed (3:07-3:14, 4:57-5:03)

3) More staccato where written :-)

1 and 3 are personal preferences of course, but I think 2 is important.

Otherwise, a better performance than Ive heard from CDs!

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[jcbaerli]

very nice, bravo!! good luck for the competition :)

[raypizzi]

..... Beautifully Played, World-Class Musicians, World-Class Artistry. Bravo.

[osindelar]

Thank you very much for your reaction. But there are many things, wich I (or we) could do better).

[osindelar]

Thank you very much Dusan for your accompaniement and recording! I think it was nice and good job for nice music!