Mercury performs music by Vivaldi and Handel.GEORG MATTHIAS MONN: Harpsichord Concerto in G minor Mario Aschauer, harpsichord ANTONIO VIVALDI: Bassoon Concerto in E-flat major Nate Helgeson, bassoon ...

Our 25th birthday celebration continues with a dazzling performance of Chopin by a gifted 16-year-old cellist. We are treated to a performance of Vivaldi by a young bassoonist and witness a ...

Recent recordings have given a lot of emphasis to Vivaldi's music for the violin. In particular, The Four Seasons has seen a nearly unparalleled resurgence in popularity. This week let's take a ...

Let’s face it, to some, the bassoon doesn’t always come across as the most serious of instruments in an orchestra. It doesn’t have the fame of the ensemble’s most abundant instrument, the violin; it ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Daniel Smith, who was one of the few bassoonists recording and performing ...

FRANK ZAPPA once wrote, “The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has the medieval aroma -- like the days when everything used to sound like that.... It’s a great noise -- nothing else makes ...

With his many critically acclaimed award-winning recordings and live performances, Daniel Smith is the most recorded bassoon soloist in the world, with a repertoire spanning music from jazz to ...

Daniel Smith, who was one of the few bassoonists recording and performing in both Jazz and Classical music, described as the “Gerry Mulligan of The Bassoon", in the world of Jazz and the “Rampal of ...