ENCOUNTERS (2009)
for violin & bassoon
Doblinger Music Publishers (catalog # 06 716)
03/10/2010 at The Loft at Liz's in Los Angeles, CA by Sara Parkins - violin and Judith Farmer - bassoon
Gernot Wolfgang, SHORT STORIES,
Albany Records TROY1248
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Stream on Spotify (album link, tracks 5-7)
Stream on YouTube:
1. Riding the Tiger
2.The Abstract Truth
3.Three is a Charm
More information about the recording of Encounters on the album SHORT STORIES
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Purchase the sheet music for Encounters at:
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Reviews:
” … three delightful miniatures … ”
Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone
“Encounters (2009) sees the return of the bassoon to this chamber idiom, with a very lyrical central movement, although elsewhere there are intriguing elements of bluegrass style. Wolfgang really explores the reaches of this undervalued solo instrument with writing that is both soulful and dramatic … ”
Barnaby Rayfield, Fanfare
“Encounters is the fourth and final work in a series Wolfgang composed for bassoon in duet with a stringed instrument, this time paired with the violin. There are three sections, the outer two lively and quirky in nature and showcasing more exotic instrumental effects like chopping and multiphonics, whilst the middle movement, ‘The Abstract Truth’, sounds appropriately like a mild-mannered philosophical debate between soloists.”
Byzantion, Musicweb-International.com