Amadeus

The 18 sonatas are written in the style of church sonatas. They are short and the sequence of movements is mostly slow - fast - slow - fast. The music lives from the dialogue of the two first voices,...

Aeschbacher's works testify to a consistent rejection of avant-garde experimentation and reveal his penchant for linear forms with rich melodic invention.

As in his numerous violin duets, the European violinist of distinction was able to capture the burgeoning romanticism in these duets in the tradition of the Italian Rococo.

Saint-Saëns' last compositions, in addition to the present bassoon sonata, were a clarinet and oboe sonata written in 1921. Indispensable in study and concert.

An Allegro moderato that explores the limits of what was possible on the bassoon at the time, followed by a lyrically expressive Adagio. The Rondo à la chasse reckons with the virtuosity and humor of...