Mozart - The Bassoon Concerto

Time: Wednesday Apr 6, 1774

Place: Salzburg, Austria

Details: Mozart wrote the bassoon concerto at the age of 18, and it was his first concerto for a wind instrument. In this piece, Mozart gave his bassoon soloist a real run-out on the instrument, with fast, florid passages that are still something of a challenge today, never mind the much more unfavourable 1770s instrument.

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