(Dedicated to Bernd Moosmann)

1 Blue Bernd Blues

R.Rønnes.bassoon and Mac playback-piano.

Live recording IDRS festival Tempe, Arizona 1998.

This piece was an encore at my solo recital.

****

Robert Rønnes "Intrada quasi Tango, Melancolia e Finale"

for Bassoon Solo 2000

(Dedicated to Andrea Merenzon)

1 Intrada-quasi Tango

2 Melancolia

3 Finale

R.Rønnes.bassoon. Recording Stavanger , Norway April 2004.

****

Robert Rønnes " A Prayer to New York 2001"

for Bassoon and Synthesizers. 2001

1 " A Prayer to New York 2001"

R.Rønnes.bassoon.

Premiere from my solo recital at IDRS festival in Banff , Canada 2002.

This work is written after the tragic terror against New York in 2001

and in memory and respect for all the victims.

****

Robert Rønnes "Twelve Virituose Studies 

for the Professional Bassoonist" 1993-2003

1 Warming up

2 Perfection of "impossible intervals"

3 Left thumb - yes or no?

4 With or without octave key?

5 Fourths and fifths in legato

6 Virituose study

7 Nearly impossible legati

8 Moustly septims and ninths

9 Ninetuple study

10 Moving both thumbs smoothly in legato

11 Impossible to play? - No!

12 Light and elegant

These files are midifiles recorded as mp3.

You can listen to the Studies before you order them from

TREVCO in USA.

These studies are written for bassoonists who have reached a professional level, but would like

to give perfection to the "impossible" and extreme intervals.

****

Robert Rønnes Divertimento

for Bassoon and Accordion 1984-2004

1 Prelude

2 Nocturne

3 Spanish Dance

These files are midifiles recorded as mp3.

You can listen to the movements before you eventually order them from

ROBERT RØNNES PUBLICATIONS.

This work offer a seldom used combination that is fun to play.

The Accordion need to play melody bass line (without octave doublings) to low C.

****

Robert Rønnes 16 Studies

For The Orchestra Bassoonist

( To My Students At The Norwegian Academy Of Music.)

1 Warming up

2 Ravel

3 Beethoven

4 Vivaldi

5 Berlioz "Symphonie Fantastique Variations"

6 Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring Variations"

7 Bach

8 Brahms

9 Britten

10 Rameau

11 Mozart

12 Mahler

13 R.Korsakov

14 Freithoff

15 Rønnes

16 Calming Down

These files are midifiles recorded as mp3.

These studies will concentrate about difficult passages that I have taken

freely from different composers.

An exellent way to prepare studies together with orchestra playing.

I use the first warming up study every day for activating my technique paralell with warming up.

( I am tired of only practising long notes from minute one!) Believe me- this work!

These studies are now for sale

HERE

****

Robert Rønnes 3 pieces after L.Ferlinghetti

for Bassoon and Timpani

1 movement: "Dragons teeth"

2 movement: "Seascape With Sun and Eagle"

3 movement: "Constantly Risking Absurdity"

This is a midi mp3 recording.

Quite delicate to play for both instrument. Also balance-vise.

****

Robert Rønnes Grand Trio Concertant (1996)

for Oboe,Bassoon and Piano

1 movement

2 movement

3 movement

Simon Emes , Oboe. Robert Rønnes, Bassoon. Wolfgang Plagge, Piano.

Worldpremiere IDRS Tallahasse, Florida, USA 1996

****

Robert Rønnes "3 Suite"

for Bassoon solo (1982/95)

(Written to Christian Davidsson)

1 Recitativo and Fugue

2 "Alla Espagnola"

3 "Sarabande"

4 "Final"

Robert Rønnes,Bassoon.

Recorded at home May 2004. This work have been performed by many players.

3 Suite was one of the pieces that it was possible to choose in the Geneva Bassoon Competition

in the 1990ies.

****

Robert Rønnes "4 Duos"

for 2 Contrabassoons (1979-2004)

"4 Duos"

Midi/mp3 recording.

These duets were written in 1979 and revised completely in 2004.

This music is dedicated to every contrabassoonist that like to play duets for fun.

You can download(pdf-file) for free the music of these duets here.

These duets is also awailable in published version by

TREVCO in USA.

****

Robert Rønnes 2 Duets

for Bassoon and Harp (1979)

1 Reflection

2 Air and small Scherzo

Robert Rønnes Bassoon and N.N. Harp.

This recording was made when I was bassoon student in 1980.

****

Robert Rønnes "American Lights" (2004)

Quintet for 3 Bassoons and 2 Contrabassoons

1 Las Vegas Lights

2 Cathedral Lights(New 31/12 07)

Midi/mp3 recording.

2 movt. R.Rønnes and mac bassoons.

This piece needs a sober playing from the 2 Contrabassoons!

****

Robert Rønnes " Dostojevsky Variations" (1997/99)

after a novel by F.Dostojevsky

for Solo Piano

1 "12 Variations on the life of Stavrogin"

2 "Matrosja" a portrait of a abused child

3 "The Mad Stavrogin" Schizofreny in 3 stages

Midi/mp3 recording.

This large scale work took me 2 years to make. No pianist have deared to play it yet.

****

Robert Rønnes "Suite Lite" for 4 Bassoons

1 Grand Walz

2 Morning Song

3 Tangouleme

Midi/mp3 recording

These 3 movements are written in light style and is written over a peroid from 1980 to 2002.

This work is now published by TREVCO MUSIC in USA.

****

Robert Rønnes Quartet for 3 Bassoons and Piano (1999)

(New files: 15th June 2007)

1 Molto feroce

2 Andante espressivo

3 S.Revuletas in memoriam

Midi/mp3 recording

Written specially for the IDRS festival in Buenos Aires 2000.

This large scale and demanding work needs "everything" from all players!

****

Robert Rønnes Trio for 3 Bassoons (1979)

(For Maurice Allard)

Trio

Midi/mp3 recording

This trio was written for Maurice Allard when I studied bassoon in Geneva.

He performed it with his class in 1980.

****

Robert Rønnes Concerto for Bassoon and Synthesizers (1998 / 2007)

(Bassoon Concerto no 2)

( Revised / Final edition 20 th October 2007)

1 "The fight against the dragon" (20th Oct.07)

This movement is written upon a legend from the Faroe Islands.

2 "White Silence"

Impressions from a cold winter landscape.

Recorded at home 31 April 2005. Robert Rønnes, Bassoon

3 Gamelan (20th Oct.07)

The 3rd movement is a dialouge between my own style and Javanese Gamelan.

This recording is a midi/mp3 recording mix.

This Concerto was written to the bassoon festival "Fou de basson" 1999 in Angouleme, France.

World performance . Gabriel Faure university "Fou de basson" festival. 24/5-99.

Robert Rønnes - Bassoon.

****

Robert Rønnes Concerto Grosso (1995/2005)

for 8 Bassoons 2 Contrabassoons and 3 Percussion players.

1 Allegro

2 Fantasia

3 Rondo

Midi/mp3

This is a rewriting/arrangement of my Concerto Grosso for percussion instruments.

The bassoon version is in 1st and 3rd movement a bit changed from the original version.

What is more beautiful than listen to 10 bassoon players?

****

Robert Rønnes Bassoon Concerto no3 (2005)

for Bassoon and Oboe Quintet.

1: Allegretto Gracioso

2: Siciliana

3: Allegro Energico

****

Robert Rønnes Grand Polonaise Romantique (2005)

for Bassoon and Piano

Grand Polonaise Romantique

R.Rønnes bassoon and Mac computer Piano.

This work is written to friends of mine for the Polonaise dance at their wedding party.

This Polonaise can also be found at my site My Bassoon Repertoire.

****