A beautiful, sensitive performance. Lots of subtle interpretation of phrases and rhythms. Unusual and terrific cadenzas, too. Plus the light French "basson" sound. I like this guy!
Already gifted, skilled and mature beyond his young age in a performance that remains authoritative and refreshingly novel to this day, Gilbert Audin plays with perfect period panache - on a French bassoon! Not one cadenza but two superbly blended within opening movement! 3:45 6:16 Astonishing mastery and relaxed aplomb. The tune is distinguished from embellishment and ornament, revealing the piece’s voice. The articulation is beautifully shaped, the tonguing, phrasing, breath control, finger work and trills appear effortless and natural. The soloist truly leads and brings to life a slightly wooden orchestra. The arresting effortless sustained calm of the adagio (which is deceptively diffult to play) also includes a further novel cadenza-like embellishment that echoes and reflects upon elements from the first movement now transformed and appeased: 14:13 It sings as a true great voice must. A further improvised quasi candenza-like embellishment of a passage of the third movement surprise and delight: 19:00 Here is more than a performer - a precocious master of a difficult instrument technically and a future pioneer in terms of invention and repertoire. The interpretation appears as natural as it is effortlessly spontaneous. Breathtakingly good. Merci infiniment 🙏🏼
What a tragedy that more players today have not taken up the Buffet! Thank goodness we have at least a few recordings to demonstrate how much more help the player gets from the French instrument than from the Heckel in playing eighteenth-century music! The only performance of this work on the Heckel type to compare with M. Audin's and M. Allard's is Mr Brooke's - and he played a variant copy of the Heckel.
@@joolsnorth1410 Hi friend, there are many differences between the French and German bassoons. #1 the fingering systems are different. #2 the French bassoon timbre is much brighter than that of the German bassoon (as you can hopefully hear from the recording). #3 the French bassoon has greater facility in the high register than the German bassoon #4 the German bassoon tends to project better.
@@joolsnorth1410 no problem, sorry that it took 3 years for you to get a response! Also one important difference I forgot to mention that has to do with the fingering system: as you know on the German bassoon when you press the low Bb1 key it depresses a pad. On the French bassoon this pad is depressed by default for every note and to play a low B-natural1 you have to press a key that raises the pad. I think this might also contribute to the difference in sound between the two instruments.
@@willmorris8198 thank you. That's very interesting. I definitely need to look into this further. I find the keys and how they all interact with each other fascinating. When I bought my vintage bassoon it had just been serviced but the person who serviced it had put it back together incorrectly as their expertise was oboes and it took me a while to get it working properly again.
I assume mostly woodwinds are listening, but can we appreciate how freaking painfully hard the horn part is in this piece. So exposed and high and they have to play it without taking away from the soloist
As a bassoonist I am always terrified for the horn players when I listen to this concerto! I played horn in brass methods so I at least somewhat understand the pain
Magnifique les qualités expressives du basson français merveilleusement interprète
The little mini cadenza at 19:03... The absolute control, tastefulness, and gentleness of it is so astonishing
Perfect summary.
Entirely agree
A beautiful, sensitive performance. Lots of subtle interpretation of phrases and rhythms. Unusual and terrific cadenzas, too. Plus the light French "basson" sound. I like this guy!
Kinda fun watching him roll over to that front b-flat. What a gorgeous sound.
Really amazing playing, sound, technique, musicality. Gilbert like his teacher, Maurice, is an inspiration. Thank you for the upload!
c'est la perfection , Vive le basson Français il n'a pas d'égal
plus voluptueux que le basson allemand
Magnifique, Gilbert! Great musicianship and technique, combined in beautiful phrasing!
A part of me wants to convert to the French basson after hearing this recording... bravo!
I heard this recording a year ago and switched to the french bassoon. No regrets!
I love his tone in the slow movement.
Great performance. I like the sound, the legato on the rondo and the subtle changes of rhythm. Nice technique too.
hell yeah, that guy can play. beautiful sound.
Already gifted, skilled and mature beyond his young age in a performance that remains authoritative and refreshingly novel to this day, Gilbert Audin plays with perfect period panache - on a French bassoon!
Not one cadenza but two superbly blended within opening movement!
3:45
6:16
Astonishing mastery and relaxed aplomb.
The tune is distinguished from embellishment and ornament, revealing the piece’s voice.
The articulation is beautifully shaped, the tonguing, phrasing, breath control, finger work and trills appear effortless and natural.
The soloist truly leads and brings to life a slightly wooden orchestra.
The arresting effortless sustained calm of the adagio (which is deceptively diffult to play) also includes a further novel cadenza-like embellishment that echoes and reflects upon elements from the first movement now transformed and appeased:
14:13
It sings as a true great voice must.
A further improvised quasi candenza-like embellishment of a passage of the third movement surprise and delight:
19:00
Here is more than a performer - a precocious master of a difficult instrument technically and a future pioneer in terms of invention and repertoire.
The interpretation appears as natural as it is effortlessly spontaneous.
Breathtakingly good.
Merci infiniment
🙏🏼
I love the French bassoon; It has so much more character than the German type bassoon.
What a tragedy that more players today have not taken up the Buffet! Thank goodness we have at least a few recordings to demonstrate how much more help the player gets from the French instrument than from the Heckel in playing eighteenth-century music! The only performance of this work on the Heckel type to compare with M. Audin's and M. Allard's is Mr Brooke's - and he played a variant copy of the Heckel.
What is the difference between a French bassoon and a German bassoon please? I play a German one.
@@joolsnorth1410 Hi friend, there are many differences between the French and German bassoons. #1 the fingering systems are different. #2 the French bassoon timbre is much brighter than that of the German bassoon (as you can hopefully hear from the recording). #3 the French bassoon has greater facility in the high register than the German bassoon #4 the German bassoon tends to project better.
@@willmorris8198 thank you so much for replying to my question. I need to do some more research into French bassoons.
@@joolsnorth1410 no problem, sorry that it took 3 years for you to get a response! Also one important difference I forgot to mention that has to do with the fingering system: as you know on the German bassoon when you press the low Bb1 key it depresses a pad. On the French bassoon this pad is depressed by default for every note and to play a low B-natural1 you have to press a key that raises the pad. I think this might also contribute to the difference in sound between the two instruments.
@@willmorris8198 thank you. That's very interesting. I definitely need to look into this further. I find the keys and how they all interact with each other fascinating. When I bought my vintage bassoon it had just been serviced but the person who serviced it had put it back together incorrectly as their expertise was oboes and it took me a while to get it working properly again.
I assume mostly woodwinds are listening, but can we appreciate how freaking painfully hard the horn part is in this piece. So exposed and high and they have to play it without taking away from the soloist
As a bassoonist I am always terrified for the horn players when I listen to this concerto! I played horn in brass methods so I at least somewhat understand the pain
Magnifique
Tres belle.
Fantastico!
I have his LP..so long time ago..
Bravissimo!!!
very good performance .
BRAVO !
merveilleux
SUPER
Did he frack the last note of his first movement cadenza? Or is my recording glitching... lol
What kind of bassoon is he using?
+UpBee2 he's using a Buffet french bassoon.
From the looks of it, one of the very first Buffet Crampon RC french bassoons of 1980
B R A V O ! ! !
I do preffer the german "wood sound"
A lack of relief and dynamism but great sound
Pale figure à cotés d'un Klauss Thunemann, trop mécanique et pas beaucoup de musique, mais la performance du moins y est.