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Aho - Tuba and Contrabassoon Concertos | BIS BISCD1574

Aho - Tuba and Contrabassoon Concertos

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISCD1574

Barcode: 7318590015742

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 2nd April 2007

Contents

Artists

Øystein Baadsvik (tuba)
Lewis Lipnick (contrabassoon)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Mats Rondin
Andrew Litton

Works

Aho, Kalevi

Contrabassoon Concerto
Tuba Concerto

Artists

Øystein Baadsvik (tuba)
Lewis Lipnick (contrabassoon)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Mats Rondin
Andrew Litton

About

Two unusual solo instruments are the focus of this all-Aho disc. Indeed, in the case of the contrabassoon (or double bassoon), Kalevi Aho’s work is one of the very few concertos that exist. It is also by far the most demanding and extensive. In fact, the solo part became playable only after recent developments of the instrument itself, extending its compass upwards. 
 
While composers have treated the tuba slightly more generously, there was certainly room for another concerto in the repertoire when Aho composed this one in 2001. Both instruments are in fact more accustomed to being called in by composers for comic effect than solo instruments. However, Aho underlines the great capacity of the two for cantabile singing, a quality that he has endeavoured to bring out in their respective concertos.
 
The soloists are Øystein Baadsvik, whose previous tuba discs for BIS have been highly acclaimed, and Lewis Lipnick, for whom the contrabassoon concerto was composed.
 
 
Works:
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (2000-01)
Øystein Baadsvik (tuba), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Mats Rondin
 
Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra (2004-05)
Lewis Lipnick (contrabassoon), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

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