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A SOULFUL, VELVETY TIMBRE OF THE BASSOON
A concert performed by bassoonists in the Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Conservatory’s Small Hall has left an indelible impression on the audience. The event was organized by students and teachers of the Department of Wind and Percussion Instruments under the guidance of bassoon teacher Rakhat Charyev. They also played the best works for bassoon.
The concert opened with Alexander Arutyunyan’s Impromptu played by second-year student Murat Annamuradov. The piece set the tone for the whole evening of music whose dominating instrument was the bassoon with its fine intonation and tones: sad, romantic and life-affirming.
Murat Annamuradov also performed one more work – Autumn Song from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons, a cycle of twelve pieces for piano. The piece sounded tranquil, reposeful, and reflective as though telling about something innermost. It is the kind of music that unwittingly makes listeners truly happy and excited. According to specialists, its core element is a motif of sighs. The first phrase breathes out a hint of sadness and reflection, but later the piece becomes more and more expressive... Tchaikovsky’s Autumn Song is a lyrical and psychological piece of music, in which the autumn landscape and the mood of a person make up a harmonious whole together, and Murat Annamuradov masterly captured this in his rendition.
Rakhat Charyev played Concertino by Ferdinand David and elegantly demonstrated the instrument’s versatility and wide range. Imbued with cheerful and life-affirming notes, the piece culminates in the tender, soaring lyrical passage in high notes.
The evening of music also featured Ludwig Milde’s Tarantella, Sergei Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, and Alexander Glazunov’s Troubadour, among others.
Undoubtedly, jazz rhythms are always very contemporary and incredibly impressive. Take Five by Paul Desmond, one of the greatest jazz musicians, brought the event to a spectacular close. “Take Five” translates as “have a short break”. The piece was played melodiously with a touch of romantic reverie.
Bassoon playing is characterized by an alternation of melodic phrases and various leaps. Second-year students Ovezmurad Japarov and Murat Annamuradov, third-year student Begench Babamuradov, and the event organizer Rakhat Charyev performed with dazzling technique and musicianship. Natella Bagirova played the piano.
The evening of music devoted to the bassoon left the audience and the performers with the lyrical feeling evoked by the soul-stirring, velvety timbre that has the power to speak equally movingly on any topic.