Contrabassoon
crusader Susan Nigro has commissioned, premiered,
recorded, and performed more works for the instrument than
any other musician.
In this distinctive program, she performs a solo work
by Ervin Schulhoff and three pieces performed with piano
reductions — a concert piece by Burrill Phillips, a
bassoon concerto by Carl Philipp Stamitz, and a concerto
by Gunther Schuller, the first ever written for
contrabassoon. Schuller prepared all three piano
reductions especially for this recording that spotlights
one of the instrumental “underdogs”
of the orchestra.
Accompanying Ms Nigro on the piano reductions are
Randall Hodgkinson and Leslie Amper.
Contrabassoon
crusader Susan Nigro has commissioned, premiered,
recorded, and performed more works for the instrument than
any other musician.