Unusually for him Davies starts his Bassoon Concerto not with slow music but with speed and brilliance: the opening is a Presto initiated by the strings and only at the entry of the soloist does the tempo relax to thatof a real introduction. Out of this grow a big dancing Allegro. The slow movement begins and ends with a simple song around fantastical ornamentation from the soloist. The finale is again a recitative and dance with a slow coda.The whole work is an immense show of stamina poetry and athleticism for the bassoon set against an orchestra coloured by low wind (alto flute clarinet in A bass clarinet contrabassoon horns).Bassoon part with pianoreduction of the orchestral score.

Par STRAUSS RICHARD. The Duet-Concertino was completed late in 1947 and was Strauss's last completed work. It was dedicated to the composer's friend Hugo Burghauser, a former bassoonist of the Vienna Philharmonic. It is arranged here for Clarinet and Bassoon with a Piano reduction of the original String Orchestra and Harp parts./ Répertoire / Clarinette, Basson avec Orchestre à Cordes et Harp