Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, op. 168
The Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op. 168, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1921 as one of his last works.
This bassoon sonata is the last of the three sonatas that Saint-Saëns composed for wind instruments, the other two being the Oboe Sonata (Op. 166) and the Clarinet Sonata (Op. 167), written the same year. These works were part of Saint-Saëns's efforts to expand the repertoire for instruments for which hardly any solo parts were written, as he confided to his friend Jean Chantavoine in a letter dated to 15 April 1921: "At the moment I am concentrating my last reserves on giving rarely considered instruments the chance to be heard."
Movements
- Allegro moderato
- Allegro scherzando
- Molto adagio – Allegro moderato
Most recent recordings
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 168: III. Adagio – Allegro moderato (Arr. for Bassoon and String Quartet by Wolfgang Renz) — Camille Saint-Saëns, Rui Lopes, Gringolts Quartet (2023) Spotify
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