What can be more relaxing
on an afternoon by the lake
than listening to the mellifluous sound
of a bassoon?
on an afternoon by the lake
than listening to the mellifluous sound
of a bassoon?
Why listening to two bassoons!
This anonymous double reed duo
and their charming assistant
sit on a weedy lawn
by some unknown body of water.
The date is unknown
but to judge by the two gentlemen's
wool trousers, waistcoats,
and pocket watch
they are lost in time somewhere
between 1910 and 1930.
They have the look of professional bassoonists
who might be practicing any number
of orchestral duets for bassoons.
But I'm sure they would recognize
the familiar music performed in this video.
and their charming assistant
sit on a weedy lawn
by some unknown body of water.
The date is unknown
but to judge by the two gentlemen's
wool trousers, waistcoats,
and pocket watch
they are lost in time somewhere
between 1910 and 1930.
They have the look of professional bassoonists
who might be practicing any number
of orchestral duets for bassoons.
But I'm sure they would recognize
the familiar music performed in this video.
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Georgie Powell & Thomas Dulfer perform Largo al factorum from The Barber of Seville
composed by Gioachino Rossini and arranged for two bassoons by Bram van Sambeek.
composed by Gioachino Rossini and arranged for two bassoons by Bram van Sambeek.
This is my contribution to Sepia Saturday
where if the fish aren't biting,
there's always a good story to tell.
where if the fish aren't biting,
there's always a good story to tell.
