Honey-coloured cow
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HENRI SAUGUET / GORDON JACOB / MICHAEL HEAD / THOMAS SIMAKU / RUTH GIPPS / etc
Honey-coloured cow
Laurence Perkins (bassoon), Carducci String Quartet, John Flinders (piano), Amy Thompson, Matthew Kitteringham (bassoons)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 2 May 2025
Laurence Perkins is not only an extremely accomplished bassoonist; he also has the enviable talent of devising memorable and attractive programmes (and album titles) for his instrument. His latest release 'Honey-coloured cow' charmingly delivers on all fronts. Perkins's bassoon expressively sings throughout an album covering a century of music, and if the occasional porcine grunt or plaintive moo intrudes-for example near the end of the Ruth Gipps piece which gives the album its title-humour is just one element in a programme exploring a wide range of moods, styles and accompanying forces. Contributions from harp, piano (John Flinders), string quartet, bassoon ensembles, and string orchestra (the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Goodchild) provide something to gladden the hearts of moosic-lovers everywhere
From TV theme tunes to a folk-inspired 'circle dance on seven notes' by Villa-Lobos, Laurence Perkins presents another pleasing miscellany of composers and works (no fewer than fourteen of each) demonstrating the many moo(d)s and expressive potential of the bassoon.
Tracks:
1 Tango (No 2 of Three Dances) [3'36]
Michael Norris (b1934)
with Amy Thompson (bassoon), Catriona McDermid (bassoon)
2 Clouds (No 1 of Three Fantastic Pieces) [2'45]
Michael Head (1900-1976)
with John Flinders (piano)
3 Barcarolle [3'23]
Henri Sauguet (1901-1989)
with Eira Lynn Jones (harp)
4.-7. Suite for bassoon and string quartet [10'06]
Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)
with Carducci String Quartet
Prelude [2'44]
Caprice [1'27]
Elegy [3'04]
Rondo [2'51]
8 Automne [2'59]
Jean-Michel Damase (1928-2013)
with John Flinders (piano)
9 - 11. Andante and Scherzo [5'55]
Thomas Simaku (b1958)
with Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (bassoon), Amy Thompson (bassoon)
Andante con moto [2'25]
Scherzo: Allegro giocoso [3'30]
Souvenir 'Valse' (No 3 of Six Pieces, Op 23) [3'46]
Joseph Holbrooke (1878-1958)
with John Flinders (piano)
12 Twilight[ 6'41]
Robin Walker (b1953)
13 Honey-coloured cow Op 3d [2'35]
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
with John Flinders (piano)
14 Ivor the Engine signature tun e[0'54]
Vernon Elliott (1912-1996)
with Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Amy Thompson (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (bassoon)
15 Rumpole of the Bailey [1'20]
Joseph Horovitz (1926-2022)
with Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Amy Thompson (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (contrabassoon)
16 Pigs 'A present for Gordon Jacob' [1'58]
Alan Ridout (1934-1996)
with Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Amy Thompson (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (bassoon)
17 Darkness at Derwentwater [4'12]
Laurence Perkins (b1954)
with John Flinders (piano)
18 Ciranda das sete notas [12'47]
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
with City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, William Goodchild (conductor)
