Theme in C minor, followed by three variations. The character of the work remains essentially the same. Weber’s modifications for the bassoon version are mainly in the solo part, but It is in fact a reworking of an earlierĬomposition - it began life as a viola solo with orchestra, written for the composer’sīrother. Munich Orchestra, Georg Friedrich Brandt. Success of his Bassoon Concerto Op 75, and was requested by the bassoonist in the

The Andante e Rondo Ungarese, Op 35, was written in response to the In a century when very little bassoon solo repertoire emerged, unlike the eighteenth or Two compositions for bassoon and orchestra by Carl Maria von Weber stand out He made some revisions in 1822, expression and dynamic indications expanded and some string accompaniments rewritten. Its success encouraged the orchestra’s principal players to ask for solo works, so two concertos for clarinet followed in 1811 and, on 28 December, a bassoon concerto for Brandt. It was in March 1810 that he found himself conducting a concert with the Munich Court Orchestra, its programme including a clarinet concertino he had written for Heinrich Bärmann. Weber’s writing exploits fully the facility of the instrument, its agility over a wide range of notes, tonal quality, and its lyrical as well as comical element. The Rondo’s rhythms emphasize the Hungarian flavor of the music. The brief Andante and Hungarian Rondo was originally composed in 1809 for Weber’s violist brother Fritz, while the bassoon transcription was made for the virtuoso player Georg Friedrich Brandt with some inevitably consequent changes. Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)Ĭost: Score and Parts - $200.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.50Į-flat Contra Alto or B-flat Contra Bass Clarinet

Andante and rondo clarinet