Gustavo Nunez: Capricho
) | Label: Channel Classics Catalog: CCSSA33813 Format: SACD HYBRID Gustavo Nunez (bassoon), Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ed Spanjaard, Kees OlthuisOLTHUIS Caprichio for bassoon and strings; PONS, L. Concertino de Verano for bassoon, strings and percussion; VILLA-LOBOS, H.Concerto for bassoon and low stringsCiranda das sete notas for bassoon and strings; GUBAIDULINA, S.; Caprichio, part of Channel Classics' ongoing series focusing on the first chair players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, features Uruguayan bassoonist Gustavo Nuez. Considered one of the finest bassoonists of his generation, Nunez studied at the Musikhochschule Hannover and the Royal College of Music. While still a student in 1987, he was awarded the Prix Suisse at the International Competition in Geneva and the Carl Maria von Weber Prize in Munich. Nuez has held the position of principal bassoonist of the Concertgebouw since 1995. Included here are works for bassoon and string orchestra by Villa-Lobos, Gubaidulina, Dutch composer Kees Olthuis and Ururguayan composer Jaures Lamarque Pons.  Price: $24.98 |