Lemoine Mantovani - Un Mois D'octobre - Basson et Piano

Summary of This Score

This score is part of a contemporary creation approach, with its first performance given on October 11, 2001 in Rouen during the Festival Octobre en Normandie. Originally performed by Pascal Gallois on bassoon and Jay Gottlieb on piano, it highlights the subtle balance between breath, articulation, and colors of the bassoon, and the harmonic and rhythmic palette of the piano. The combination of these two instruments opens a very broad expressive field, particularly appreciated in chamber music, both for concerts and for duo musical work.

Commissioned by the Festival Octobre en Normandie, this work was conceived for professional performance contexts while remaining relevant for musicians seeking repertoire pieces to program. It is especially suitable for bassoonists wishing to develop projection, attack precision, and phrase continuity in a close dialogue with the piano. From the pianist's perspective, the writing naturally integrates into ensemble playing, with attention to breathing, balance, and clarity of sound layers. In rehearsal as well as on stage, this score provides a solid working foundation to refine mutual listening, ensemble coordination, and musicality, and to find a coherent interpretation around a work stemming from a recognized creation.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Artists

Pascal Gallois, Jay Gottlieb

Instrumentation

bassoon and piano