Mathis Stier, bassoon
Rising Stars
The bassoon as finale
Most people would probably see a deep love of the sound of the bassoon as a minority interest. But at the closing concert of the 2024 Rising Stars Festival, Mathis Stier shows that this is a bit of a shaky position. With ample mastery of his instrument and material, he takes us through a programme that shows the enormous versatility of the bassoon and its repertoire, and is sure to awaken an enthusiasm for the instrument in the Hamburg audience.
Contrasting musical worlds characterise the beginning of the concert: a crackling combination of bassoon and electronics in the commissioned composition by composer Maria Sigfúsdóttir meets a baroque piece in which Stier is accompanied on the harpsichord.
Camille Saint-Saëns shows himself in his Sonata for Bassoon and Piano as a master of casual perfection, while Krzysztof Penderecki’s three miniatures, originally written for clarinet, demand maximum performance from the bassoonist in just a few minutes.
After this the programme moves rapidly towards the present day as Stier tests the boundaries of his instrument with great delight in works by Heinz Holliger, Lera Auerbach and Francis Poulenc.
Performers
Mathis Stier bassoon
Johanna Stier oboe
Rie Akamatsu piano
Programme
Philipp Friedrich Böddecker
Sonata sopra for Bassoon and Basso continuo »La Monica«
Maria Sigfúsdóttir
Remembering for bassoon and electronics / commissioned by Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Kölner Philharmonie and the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO)
Krzysztof Penderecki
Drei Miniaturen für Fagott und Klavier
Camille Saint-Saëns
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in G major, Op. 168
– Interval –
Lera Auerbach
Air »I Walk Unseen« für Fagott und Klavier
Heinz Holliger
Three Pieces for Solo Bassoon
Francis Poulenc
Trio für Oboe, Fagott und Klavier FP 43
Encore:
Engelbert Humperdinck
Abendsegen / aus der Oper »Hänsel und Gretel«
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