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Bassoonatics!

Fraser Jackson (Performer), Kathlene McLean (Performer), Michael Sweeney (Performer), Nadina Mackie Jackson (Performer), Leroy Anderson (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Mitchell Clarke (Composer), Bill Douglas (Composer), Duke / Tizol, Juan Ellington (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Reynaldo Hahn (Composer), John / McCartney, Paul Lennon (Composer), Jimmy McHugh (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Astor Piazzolla (Composer), Jean Sibelius (Composer), Igor Stravinsky (Composer), Kurt Weill (Composer), Michael Welsh (Composer), Caliban Quartet (Performer)
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1. No. 1, in B flat major
2. No. 2, in C sharp minor
3. No. 3, in E flat minor
4. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
5. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
6. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
7. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
8. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
9. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
10. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
11. 8 arr. for bassoon quartet by Michael Sweeney
12. Little Suite, arr. for bassoon quartet by Fraser Jackson
13. Little Suite, arr. for bassoon quartet by Fraser Jackson
14. Little Suite, arr. for bassoon quartet by Fraser Jackson
15. Little Suite, arr. for bassoon quartet by Fraser Jackson
16. L'ange verrie
17. Faunesse dansante
18. Les noces du Duc de Joyeuse
19. Allegro
20. Largo
See all 29 tracks on this disc

On this CD:
  1. Preludes (3) for piano
    Composed by George Gershwin
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  2. Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39 8 Waltzes
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  3. The Tempest, incidental music for vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra & harmonium, Op. 109 Little Suite
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Mark Duggan, Fraser Jackson

  4. Le rossignol éperdu, poems (53) for piano L'ange verrie
    Composed by Reynaldo Hahn
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  5. Le rossignol éperdu, poems (53) for piano Faunesse dansante
    Composed by Reynaldo Hahn
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  6. Le rossignol éperdu, poems (53) for piano Les noces du Duc de Joyeuse
    Composed by Reynaldo Hahn
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  7. Madrigal, for bassoon quartet
    Composed by Mitchell Clarke
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  8. Sonatina No. 1, for piano in F-sharp minor, Op. 67/1
    Composed by Jean Sibelius
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  9. Gigue for piano in G major ("Eine kleine Gigue"), K. 574
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  10. Bugler's Holiday, for orchestra
    Composed by Leroy Anderson
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Mark Duggan, Fraser Jackson

  11. I Got Rhythm, song (from Girl Crazy, 1930)
    Composed by George Gershwin
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Mark Duggan, Fraser Jackson

  12. I'm in the Mood for Love
    Composed by Jimmy McHugh
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Mark Duggan, Fraser Jackson

  13. Caravan
    Composed by Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Mark Duggan, Fraser Jackson

  14. Oh! Darling
    Composed by John & Paul McCartney Lennon
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Mark Duggan, Fraser Jackson

  15. Tango, for piano
    Composed by Igor Stravinsky
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  16. Tango, for bassoon quartet
    Composed by Michael Welsh
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  17. Youkali, tango habañera for voice & piano
    Composed by Kurt Weill
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson

  18. Tango Suite for 2 guitars Tango
    Composed by Astor Piazzolla
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Mark Duggan, Fraser Jackson

  19. Azure, for bassoon quartet
    Composed by Bill Douglas
    with Kathlene McLean, Caliban Quartet, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Michael Sweeney, Fraser Jackson


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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Bassoonastics, September 26, 2003
By belinda edwards (melbourne, victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
This would have to be the best bassoon ensemble cd on the market. The arrangements are stylish and clever, and the performances brilliant! Fraser Jackson must be the most accomplished contrabassoonist I have ever head. This cd is a must for any bassoonists collection be you amateur or proffessional.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bassoon Me!, August 8, 2004
By rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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I delight in the bassoon! What a unique and great sound, throaty and thrillingly coarse, yet soaring to sound at times like sax, like oboe, like cello, like a bunch of bassoonatics!

This is delightful collection of musical styles played by this innovative and talented quartet. Choosing to select pieces that are not typically of the bassoon repertoire, we go from Waltz to Gershwin to Broadway to Motzart to Lennon/McCartnye to Sibelius to most of us unknowns such as Mitchell Clarke to Duke Ellington.

All played with passion and gusto and excellent tonality, phrasing and tempo.

Bassoon Me again!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bassoon for all palettes, December 11, 1999
With fun and creative arranging, as well as strong tributes to the limited repertoire devoted to bassoon ensembles, this CD takes a fresh look at some familiar music, and lovingly introduces the novice to new material. Many of the familiar Gershwin or Anderson pieces take on a delightful timbre when rendered in the bass clef by this group of accomplished musicians. Closely miked recording techniques make one feel almost as if sitting in the midst of the quartet, feeling the click of keys as they play. Lacking is any garrish attempt to shock the listener, as other groups have done in this genre. Rather, one feels assured and enraptured by the tenor tones of the closely harmonious standard and one contrabassoon. I am defintely anticipating the next release from this ensemble!
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