Roland Fröscher, Cappella Istropolitana, Dominique Roggen - Music for Euphonium and Orchestra (2008)

Tracklist

01. Euphonium Concerto in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro
02. Euphonium Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Andantino
03. Euphonium Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Bergamasca helvetica absurda
04. Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191: I. Allegro
05. Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191: II. Andante ma adagio
06. Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191: III. Rondo. Tempo di menuetto
07. Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, J. 127: I. Allegro ma non troppo
08. Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, J. 127: II. Adagio
09. Bassoon Concerto in F Major, Op. 75, J. 127: III. Rondo. Allegro
10. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. For euphonium and string orchestra)
11. Capriccio: I. Mysterioso. Recitativo
12. Capriccio: II. Scherzando
13. Capriccio: III. Lento espressivo
14. Capriccio: IV. Finale

The euphonium is said to have been invented in Weimar in 1843. In German and Russian military bands it came to replace the bassoon, suggesting that transcriptions of works for bassoon should make an interesting and useful addition to euphonium solo repertoire. This recording includes two original works for euphonium, and transcriptions of bassoon concertos by Mozart and Weber, with an effective transcription of Tchaikovsky’s Andante cantabile. Roland Fröscher, who plays exclusively on a YORK Eminence Euphonium, and the Windcorp Brass Band won the Swedish Brass Band Master 2007 title in the competition’s top performance class.

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