Cornelia Sommer – New Enchantments: Fairy Tale Music for Bassoon (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:19 minutes | 993 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona Records
Fairy tales have deeply and consistently fascinated humanity throughout the centuries. Enter NEW ENCHANTMENTS, bassoonist Cornelia Sommer’s exploration of magical archetypes that features music by living composers along with new arrangements by Sommer herself across six world premiere recordings.
Sommer has also written a prize-winning dissertation on the subject of fairy tales in music, adding further depth to this performance that showcases her musical virtuosity, great feeling for nuance, lyrical storytelling, and profound expertise to illuminate every last detail. Enriching and engrossing, this album could not be more aptly titled.
Tracklist:
01. Cornelia Sommer – Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: I. Nicht schnell (03:22)
02. Cornelia Sommer – Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: II. Lebhaft (03:42)
03. Cornelia Sommer – Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: III. Rasch (02:54)
04. Cornelia Sommer – Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113: IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck (04:17)
05. Cornelia Sommer – Rodríguez: Mamá María: Cuento de Hadas para Fagót y Piano (06:36)
06. Cornelia Sommer – Rameau: Un conte de fées: I. L’entrée noble (01:44)
07. Cornelia Sommer – Rameau: Un conte de fées: II. Sarabande naïve (02:11)
08. Cornelia Sommer – Rameau: Un conte de fées: III. Un voyage fantastique (01:51)
09. Cornelia Sommer – Rameau: Un conte de fées: IV. Sérénité (01:27)
10. Cornelia Sommer – Rameau: Un conte de fées: V. Réjouissance (02:06)
11. Cornelia Sommer – Grafe: Rumpelstilzchentanz (03:30)
12. Cornelia Sommer – Matsui: Hanasaka Jiisan: I. Koko horé wan wan! (02:55)
13. Cornelia Sommer – Matsui: Hanasaka Jiisan: II. Inu no shi (03:03)
14. Cornelia Sommer – Matsui: Hanasaka Jiisan: III. Aenai tomoé (06:12)
15. Cornelia Sommer – Matsui: Hanasaka Jiisan: IV. Mafuyu no hana Zakari (04:58)
16. Cornelia Sommer – Rossini: Fantasy on Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” (09:24)
Personnel:
Cornelia Sommer, bassoon
Hilda Huang, piano
Bethanne Walker, flute
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin
Jonathan Salamon, harpsichord
Kathleen McLean, bassoon
Lucian Avalon, oboe
