”...Highlight of the CD considering both repertoire and performance is the monologue by Isang Yun. Bassoonist Bram van Sambeek makes it a gruesome story that keeps your attention during the full 11 minutes...” Luister
”...especially bassoonist Bram van Sambeek, and oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk draw the attention with playing of soloistic class...” De Volkskrant
”...Note to Gergiev: I suspect the Weber bassoon concerto isn’t really your cup of tea, but please consider rewarding the rotterdam player- or perhaps with something by Gubaidulina... ” Seen and Heard International Concert Review
Villa -Lobos - Ciranda Das Sete Notas
Soloconcerts
Hier vind u een selectie van mijn 11 favoriete soloconcerten:
In solo work the bassoon has the purest tenor, decending to the lowest notes and a certain comic irony, rising again to the tenor F and through artistry again to the high tenor F, brilliant in the high register as in the lower: it demands the fullest breath and such a sound and manly embouchure that very few people can attain mastery at its playing. The tone of the instrument is so sociable, so communicative, so in tune with every unspoiled listener that certainly the last day of the world will find many thousand bassoons around us.
”...beautiful tone, bright musical insight and a formidable technique; what more could one possibly wish for?...”
