Music for Bassoon and Strings

featuring Boston Symphony Orchestra bassoonist, Rick Ranti and the Walden Chamber Players.A diverse repertoire of bassoon music in the flattering company of strings. From the romantic Villa-Lobos Ciranada das Sete Notas, to the plaintive Vaughan Williams Six Studies on English Folksong, to lighter moments with the Francaix Divertissement and the Devienne Quartet. A wonderful Quartet by Bernard Garfield will surprise all who didn't know that he is as gifted with composition as with the instrument.

Sales and sound samples at http://people.bu.edu/rranti

Jonathan Bass plays Bach, Chopin, Scriabin & Pinkham has recently been released on Americus Records. Gramophone Magazine wrote: "Superbly played Bach and Chopin with haunting music by Pinkham."His second CD, entitled "Reminiscences and Reflections", an hour-long solo piano work consisting of twelve preludes and fugues by Larry Bell, will be released on North-South Records in December 2003.