Weber, Bitsch. Jolivet & Crussell: Bassoon Concertos Theo Plath, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie & Leo McFall

• Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826): Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, J. 127:
• 1 Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, J. 127: I. Allegro ma non troppo 08:40
• 2 Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, J. 127: II. Adagio 04:35
• 3 Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, J. 127: III. Rondo. Allegro 04:40
• Marcel Bitsch (1921 - 2011):
• 4 Bassoon Concertino 07:28
• André Jolivet (1905 - 1974): Bassoon Concerto:
• 5 Bassoon Concerto: I. Recitativo - Allegro gioviale 07:33
• 6 Bassoon Concerto: II. Largo cantabile – Fugato 07:25
• Bernhard Crusell (1775 - 1838): Bassoon Concertino in B-Flat Major:
• 7 Bassoon Concertino in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro brillante 07:49
• 8 Bassoon Concertino in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro moderato 03:44
• 9 Bassoon Concertino in B-Flat Major: III. Polacca 05:39
• Total Runtime 57:33

Info for Weber, Bitsch. Jolivet & Crussell: Bassoon Concertos

Bassoonist Theo Plath is currently the talk of the town: After winning the 2018 German Music Competition, which awarded him this Primavera Edition prizewinner CD, he also impressed audiences at the 2019 ARD Music Competition. Be it as a soloist, chamber musician, or solo bassoonist with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Theo Plath simply thrills his audiences. On his solo debut CD, he combines Romantic bassoon concertos by Carl Maria von Weber and Bernhard Crusell with modern French compositions by Marcel Bitsch and André Jolivet. Accompanied by the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie under the baton of Leo McFall, he lets the broad spectrum of the bassoon's expressive possibilities resound, from melancholic lyricism to witty charm.

Theo Plath, basson
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Leo McFall, conductor

Theo Plath
Bassoonist Theo Plath is in high demand as a soloist, chamber music partner and orchestral musician. His artistry has been recognized with prizes at many competitions, among them the Aelous International Competition for Wind Instruments, the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (German Music Competition) and the ARD International Music Competition Munich. He has gained important musical insight from Sergio Azzolini, Klaus Thunemann, Nikolaus Maler, and Dag Jensen, with whom he studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich. Theo Plath has performed as a soloist with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, the Münchner Kammerorchester and has appeared at music centers such as the Konzerthaus Dortmund and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. He is a welcome guest at international chamber music festivals, including the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and “Spannungen” in Heimbach and is also a member of the Monet Wind Quintet. In 2018, Theo Plath was a bassoonist with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern and since autumn of 2019 he is principal bassoonist of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt). Theo Plath regularly takes part in the “Rhapsody in School” outreach program through which he passes his enthusiasm for classical music on to young people.

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