Bassoon: All the Genres are in Its Power

To the memory of Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra soloist Andrei Lokalenkov

Part I

Camille Saint-Saëns
Bassoon Sonata in G major, op. 168 (Movements I & II)

Alexei Bazhalkin (bassoon)
Marina Tyakht (piano)

Florent Schmitt
Chant élégiaque, op. 24
Arrangement for cello and harp

Anna Skrivanek (cello)
Tatiana Oskolkova (harp)

Maurice Ravel
Piece en forme de Habanera, M. 51
Arrangement for bassoon and piano

Sergey Bobenkov (bassoon)
Tatyana Oskolkova (piano)

Johannes Brahms
Horn Trio in E-flat major, op. 40 (Movements III & IV)

Alexei Raev (horn)
Anna Rashina (violino)
Marina Muravina (piano)

Mikhail Glinka
Trio Pathétique for clarinet, bassoon and piano in D minor
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
III. Largo
IV. Allegro con spirito

Sergei Petrov (clarinet)
Alexei Bazhalkin (bassoon)
Vera Chasovennaya (piano)


Part II

Anatoly Lyadov
Prelude, op. 31 №2
Arrangement for bassoon and piano

Andrei Rudometkin (bassoon)
Vera Chasovennaya (piano)

Anton Arensky
Elegy from Piano trio in D minor No. 1 in D minor, op. 32

Inna Li (violin)
Dmitry Surikov (cello)
Nadezhda Demyanova (piano)

Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas brasileiras No.6
I. Ária (chôro)
II. Fantasia (Allegro)

Natalia Bereslavtseva (flute)
Sergei Bobchenkov (bassoon)

Joseph Turrin
Elegy for trumpet and piano

Andrei Ikov (trumpet)
Vera Chasovennaya (piano)

Giacomo Puccini — Nikolai Popov
"Rudolf`s Memoirs" on themes from La bohème opera 

Bolshoi Theatre Wind Quintet:
Nikolai Popov (flute)
Sergei Lysenko (oboe)
Sergei Petrov (clarinet)
Andrei Rudometkin (bassoon)
Alexei Raev (horn)

Jean Françaix
"Hommage a l’ami Papageno"
Fantasy for favorite themes from Mozart`s The Magic Flute opera for piano and wind instruments

Natalia Kiseleva (piano)
Nikolai Popov (flute), Stanislav Yaroshevsky (flute)
Sergei Lysenko (oboe), Vladislav Komissarchuk (cor anglais)
Sergei Petrov (clarinet), Dmitry Romanov (clarinet)
Andrei Rudometkin (bassoon), Alexei Marutaev (contrabassoon)
Alexei Raev (horn), Ilya Pervozvansky (horn)