Bassoon Concertos 17th-19th centuries
*This document is under construction and will never be complete. Dates for Eras are a useful but very unprecise tool. Assume a 20-year buffer in-between the Eras. Apologies for any inconsistencies in form. If something is unclear, let me know. I am not going to include everything, there are too many works, but rather works I can recommend.
Baroque (ca. 1650-1750)
Graun, Johann Gottlieb (ca.1702-1771)
Concerto in C, C:XIII:66; ca. 1730. Abschrift: IMSLP, SLUB.
Concerto in F, Cv: XIII:125; ca. 1750. Abschrift: IMSLP, Darmstadt.
Concerto in Bb, Av: XIII:41; ca. 1770?. Abschrift: ZLB. Edition: Accolade.
Graupner, Christoph (1683-1760)
Concerto in C, GWV 301; ca. 1735. Abschrift: IMSLP. Several editions. Best here.
Concerto in Cm, GWV 307; ca. 1744. Abschrift: IMSLP. Edition Kalmus (friends don’t let friends buy Kalmus) Go Here.
Concerto in G, GWV 328; ca. 1743. Abschrift: IMSLP. Edition: Accolade.
Other concertos for a variety of instruments and bassoon, here.
Molter, Johann Melchior (1696-1765)
Concerto in Bb. Abschrift: IMSLP. Accolade and TrevCo have editions online.
Concerto in G minor. Editions: Accolade and Trevco.
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
I am not listing all his concertos here. I love them all, I think they are fabulous. However, there are a TON of them, and we all know where to find them.
Classical (ca. 1750-1830)
Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782).
Brandl, Johann Evangelist (1760-1837)
Concerto in C, op. 56; Abschrift and print by André IMSLP.
Concerto in F; 1820. Abschrift: Karlsruhe: Badische Landesbibliothek.
Concerto in Eb, ca. 1800. Abschrift: RISM info, not online.
Concerto in Cm. Abschrift: RISM info, not online: Chicago.
Sextet in C, Op. 60 for Solo bassoon, piano, and strings; 1830. Abschrift: RISM info, not online: München.
Adagio e Variazioni for Solo bassoon, 2 violins, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, viola, and bass. Abschrift: Online, Karlsruhe.
Fiala, Joseph (1748-1816)
Concerto in C, ReiF 3.02. Abschrift: IMSLP, Karlsruhe. Edition: Accolade.
Concerto in F. Abschrift: Hartmann- Archiv in Münster. Edition: Accolade.
Fischer, Michael Gotthard (1773-1829)
Concerto in Bb; ca 1800, Abschrift: IMSLP.
Hoffmeister, Franz Anton (1754-1812)
Concerto Bb; ca. 1800, Abschrift. Where: IMSLP.
Concerto, according to Koenigsbeck, not just lost, destroyed. How dramatic.
Kozeluch, Jan Anton (1747-1818)
Concerto in C. First printing, unclear. Modern editions: Trevco.
Mayr, Giovanni Simon (1763-1845). Concerto in Bb, date unknown, manuscript. Abschrift: IMSLP. Accolade.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto in Bb K. 191. You can request a copy of the first edition at André. Otherwise, there are many choices.
Ozi, Étienne (1756-1813)
Concerto No. 1 in F, Op. 3. Original: unknown. Oldest copy is an edition by Boyer. RISM info.
Concerto No. 2 in C, Op. 4. Original: unknown. Oldest copy is an edition by: Boyer. RISM info.
Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 6. Original: unknown. There is a print copy in Paris. RISM info.
Concerto No. 4 in F, Op. 9. Original: unknown. Print copy incomplete. RISM info.
Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 11. Original: unknown. Print copy in Steinfurt. RISM info.
Concerto No. 6 in C. Original. unknown. Incomplete 1st print, but Accolade has an edition. RISM.
Concerto No. 7 in d. Abschrift (which seems complete? finally!): in Ostiglia. No online copy. RISM info.
Concerto No. 8 in e. Original: unknown. Print copy incomplete. RISM info.
Röllig, Johann Georg (1710-1790)
Concerto in Bb, 1763, Abschrift: IMSLP, hard to read.
Rosetti, Francesco Antonio (1750-1792)
Concerto in C, C67, Abschrift: IMSLP, Breslau Library.
Concerto in Eb, C68; ca. 1780. Abschrift: RISM info, not online.
Concerto in Bb, C69. Abschrift: Breslau, score not online. Edition Accolade.
Concerto in Bb, C73. Abschrift: ZLB, not online. Mus.ms. 18916/5.
Concerto in Bb, C74. Abschrift: Score not online. RISM info. Edition Accolade.
Concerto in F, C75; ca. 1775? Abschrift: Score not online. RISM info. Edition Accolade.
Concerto in Bb, Mus. 1827; ca.1790. Maybe written by Fiala? Score not online. RISM info.
Stamitz, Carl Philipp (1745-1801)
Concerto in C. Abschrift: Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, here. Edition: Bärenreiter.
Concerto in F. Abschrift: same as above, here. Edition: Hans Sikorski.
*He wrote 7 concertos, the others seem to be lost.
Vogel, Johann Christoph (1756-1788)
Concerto in C; ca. 1790. Abschrift: Paris. Edition Hans Sikorski.
Early-Mid Romantic Era (ca. 1830ish-1860)
Berwald, Franz Adolf (1796-1868)
Konzertstück, Op. 2; 1827.* Abschrift: IMSLP. Various editions online.
Cramer, Franz Seraph (1722-1848).
Concertino in C; 1813. Abshrift: IMSLP. Several Editions.
David, Ferdinand (1810-1873).
Concertino, Op. 12; 1840*, B&H. Abschrift: IMSLP. Several Editions.
Kalliwoda, Johann Baptist Wenzel (1801-1866)*
Variations and Rondo op. 57; ca 1866. First Print: Peters. Modern Edition, Albert Kunzelmann.
He also wrote 3 concertos that are sadly not to be found.
Kummer, Johann Caspar (1795-1870).
Concertino, Op. 27; ca 1826, Published in Bonn. Where: IMSLP.
Kummer, Gotthelf Heinrich (1774-1857).
Concerto in F, Op. 24; ca. 1806, Published in Leipzig. Simrock edition: IMSLP. Accolade.
Concerto in Bb, Op. 2. Leipzig. Abschrift: IMSLP.
Variations on "Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben;” 1815, Published in Leipzig. Edition: IMSLP. Accolade.
-According to Koenigsbeck, Breitkopf & Härtel published 18 Bassoon Concertos by Kummer. 18!
