Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bassoon Concerto (Mozart)
The Bassoon Concerto in B major, K. 191/186e, is a bassoon concerto written in 1774 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is the most often performed and studied piece in the entire bassoon repertory.
Instrumentation#
The concerto is scored for a solo bassoon and an orchestra consisting of 2 oboes, 2 horns in B (sometimes transcribed for F), violin I/II, viola, and cello and double bass doubling the bass line.
Structure#
The piece is divided into three movements: The first movement is written in the common sonata form with an orchestral introduction. The second movement is a slow and lyrical sonata without development that contains a theme which was later featured in the Countess’s aria “Porgi, amor” at the beginning of the second act of Mozart’s opera Le nozze di Figaro. The final movement is in rondo form.
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart