Continuum III - Fantasies For A Blue Bassoon
Gernot Wolfgang
About this work:
Published by Doblinger Music Publishers of Vienna, Austria as a rental (contact: rent@doblinger.at). Commissioned by the Oesterreichische Kammersymphoniker and premiered on October 20, 1997 at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria (conductor: Ernst Theis).
REVIEWS
Ronald Klimko, The Double Reed
"This is another exciting composition for bassoon from the pen of the incredibly
gifted composer, Gernot Wolfgang ... The 13-minute work is a truly impressive
piece of contemporary music and a very significant contribution to the bassoon
literature of the 20th Century. There is no doubt in my mind that Wolfgang is a
major composer of our times. His style is that of greatly expanded tonality - more into the atonal range - but uniquely melodic and rhythmic without being
overly pointillistic and disjunct ... It is perhaps one of the most eloquent
examples of what composer Gunther Schuller called "third-stream-music",
combining elements of jazz and classical in a unique manner and style ... This is
a wonderful composition, worthy of serious consideration for performance by the best bassoon soloists of our time ..."
Die Presse (Vienna, Austria)
" ... Gernot Wolfgang's "Continuum III" - Variations for Bassoon and Orchestra
- a delicate, modernistic piece which incorporates stylistic elements of jazz and Latin music ... "
Der Standard (Vienna, Austria)
"... Wolfgang's composition conveys the art of subtlety in arranging ... "
Year composed: 1997
Duration: 00:14:00
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Chamber Orchestra with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, ,1 Bassoon soloist(s), 2 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet, 1 Trombone, 1 Timpani, 4 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 12 Violin, 4 Viola, 3 Cello, 2 Double bass, 1 Harp