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Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos - “The bassoon is widely regarded as the buffoon of the wind family.” So says “The Musical Companion,” a reference book of uncommon sobriety. A friend is less restrained. “Bassoons sound… flatulent,”
Vivaldi: Sacred Music - It was my great fortune, in the years when I thought I had a future in music, to attend a school with a great orchestra and chorus. That
Willie Ruff: Gregorian Chant, Plain Chant, and Spirituals Recorded in Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Venice - Willie Ruff died. He was 92, and The New York Times gave him a Great Man obituary. It won't tell you more than I did in 2019; the paper and
