Poor Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year saw most of the projected live events cancelled, but good new recordings have continued to appear. One reason for liking this one, performances aside, is the ...

At its lowest, the bassoon is the orchestra’s fart-cushion. Haydn wasn’t above to employ it thus. At its best, it is this: An integral part to three chamber music pieces so beautiful, so impeccably ...

Music, education, family and Chinese heritage are passions of Principal Bassoon Fei Xie. Fei Xie has been the Minnesota Orchestra's principal bassoon since 2017. When he won the principal role with ...

Judith LeClair performs with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — A musical instrument once owned by a young Parkersburg musician whose life was ...

How much have you heard bassoon as a featured instrument? We’ll hear the plaintive sound of the bassoon in music by William Grant Still. Join Emily Boyer just after 9 a.m. on 91.1, 107.5, and our ...

There is no doubt about the brilliant uniqueness of pianist, conductor, musicologist and one-time Nadia Boulanger pupil Robert Levin, an influential Harvard Professor for more than two decades until ...

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra Manchester Camerata Laurence Perkins, Bassoon Douglas Boyd, Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer Concertino (Johann) Michael Haydn, Composer Laurence Perkins, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catherine Van Handel is principal bassoonist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Catherine Van Handel is bringing sexy back to ...

With April Fool's Day just around the corner, here's an ensemble guaranteed to bring some laughter into your day - The Bassoon Brothers. Their mission from their website: "We have an ultimate mission ...

Catherine Van Handel is bringing sexy back to the bassoon. In the liner notes for her new CD, scheduled for release Jan. 31, the Milwaukee Symphony's principal bassoonist writes, "Each of the pieces I ...