Barrick Stees, Bassoon

Bassoon Sonata in F Major (1904) William Hurlstone (1876-1906) (Emerson Edition)

1. Vivace
2. Ballade - Moderato, ma sempre a piacere
3. Allegretto
4. Moderato - Animato - Vivace

16 Valsas Para Fagote Solo Fransisco Mignone (1897 - 1986) (Funarte)

5. 6a Valsa Brasileira
6. Misterio (Quanto amei-a! / How I loved Her)
7. Valsa de Outra Esquina (Waltz from Across the Street)
8. Valsa - Choro
9. Valsa em Si Bemol Menor (Dolorosa)
10. Valsa Improvisada
11. Apanhei-te Meu Fagotinho (Valsa parodia)
    (Got you, my little Bassoon - waltz parody)
12. +1 3/4
13. Valsa Declamada
14. Pattapiada
15. "A Noel Devos" A Boa Pascoa Para Voce, Devos! (Valsa em fa menor)
    (To Noel Devos, Happy Easter to You, Devos! Waltz in f# minor)
16. Valsa Ingenua (Naive Waltz)
17. "A Memoria de Mario de Andrade" A Escrava Que Nao Era Isaura (Valsa sem quadratura)
    (To the Memory of Mario de Andrade. The Slave Who Was Not Isaura)
18. Macunaima (A valsa sem carater) (Waltz without Character)
19. Valsa Quase Modinheira (A implorante) (Waltz like a Modinha - The Imploring)
20. Aquela Modinha Que Villa Nao Escreveu (The Modinha Which Villa-Lobos Did Not Write)

Concert Piece for Bassoon and Piano, Opus 2 (1827) Franz Adolf Berwald (1797 - 1868) (Musica Rara - Piano Reduction, Kim Walker)

21. index 1 (Allegro)
22. index 2 (Andante)
23. index 3 (Variation I)
24. index 4 (Variation II)
25. index 5 (Adagio)
26. index 6 (Tempo I)

Opera Transcriptions and Paraphrases Claves CD 50-9815

Barrick Stees, bassoon
Sylvia Norris, harp
Randall Fusco, piano

"With his beautiful 'bel canto' tone, and sure technique, he is a natural to 'sing' these great arias and operatic transcriptions for us." - The Double Reed

$15.00

Track Listings:

1. Zampa Fantasy (11'34)
   L. J. Ferdinand Herold (1791-1833)
   arr. Carl Jacobi (1791-1852)
2. "Una Furtiva Lagrima" from L'Elisir d'amore (4'16)
   Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
   arr. Barrick R. Stees
3. "Il mio tesoro" from Don Giovanni (4'19)
   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
   arr. Barrick R. Stees
4. Cavatina from La Gazza Ladra (5'40)
   Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
   arr. Frederic Berr (1794-1838)
5. "Il balen del suo sorriso" and "Di quella pira" from Il Trovatore (6'10)
   Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
   arr. Barrick R. Stees
6. Lenski's aria "Kuda, Kuda" from Eugene Onegin (6'36)
   Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
   arr. Barrick R. Stees
7. "Ha! Wie will ich triumphieren!" from Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (3'24)
   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
   arr. Barrick R. Stees
8. Variations on a Theme from Handel's Judas Maccabeus, WoO 45 (12'42)
   Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
   arr. Barrick R. Stees
9. "O du mein holder Abendstern" from Tannhauser (5'56)
   Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
   arr. Barrick R. Stees
10. Divertimento on Themes from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (11'08)
    Antonio Torriani (1829-1911)

NostalgicaCentaur DC CRC 2564

Barrick Stees, bassoon
Randall Fusco, piano
The Arianna String Quartet:

• John McGrosso, violin
• Rebecca Rhee, violin
• Mahoko Eguchi, viola
• Kurt Baldwin, cello
  

"Stees. . . travels new musical paths with missionary zeal. His playing is focused and keenly shaded, flexible when the going gets hyperactive, and superbly integrated with his colleagues." - Gramophone

$15.00

Track Listings:

1. Blues, Time, Changes (1999) (15'08)
   Charles Ruggiero (b. 1947)

Nostalgica, Op. 60 (1998)Miguel del Aguila (b. 1957)

2. I. Long Ago (3'23)
3. II. Blues (4'16)
4. III. Nostalgica (7'28)
5. IV. Happy End (4'12)
6. All the West Was Moving (1997) (10'02)
   Daniel McCarthy (b. 1956)

Sunset Song, Op. 42 (1994)Miguel del Aguila (b. 1957)

7. I. With swing, as in Blues (2'11)
8. II. Allegro (9'30)