Vivaldi, Antonio - Concerti per fagotto III - Azzolini, Sergio (bassoon)
Sergio Azzolini, bassoon
L'Aura Soave Cremona
Like in the so successful volumes 1 and 2, this is a very exciting recording, featuring the bassoon as you never heard before! Poetry, virtuosity, melod-ic melancholy, textural richness gather to create a unique atmosphere.
The 48th release in the Vivaldi Edition features a selection of the finest works for bassoon ever composed in the baroque music period. But what-ever the instrument this is a complete view of Vivaldi's universe, performed by one of the genius of baroque music.
Azzolini is like a magician with his bassoon, creating colour, chiarascuro and rhythms which drift in and out. Listening to this music is like a voyage into the creative heart of Vivaldi with the nuance of every emotion explored and felt. With each CD Azzolini proves himself to be an artist of endless immagination and virtuosity. With each cd he sur-passes the one before. A master.
There are 39 concertos for bassoon in the National Library of Turin, which means we are just half the way in this wonderful journey!