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Manuel Burgos's Bassoon Concerto Étoiles sur fond blanc Premiered in Gijón, Spain by Sophie Dervaux and the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias

May. 30, 2025

On May 29, Sophie Dervaux and the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias premiered Manuel Burgos's bassoon concerto, Étoiles sur fond blanc, under the baton of Fabien Gabel at the Teatro Jovellanos in Gijón, Spain. The composer notes:

"Étoiles sur fond blanc is a composition that explores the virtuosic possibilities of the bassoon and the orchestra. Although divided into movements, the composition is conceived as a continuous whole.

The first movement is "pastoral" music that evokes country settings in its first theme and marine settings in its second theme. The second movement is a free fantasy that generates wide spaces, thus enabling ample dialogues between the soloist and the orchestra. The third movement is a "berceuse" that stirs up previous musical materials within a dreamy atmosphere, leading to a cadenza. The fourth movement —the end of the piece— is a fast Gigue with dizzying rhythms that lead to a spirited ending.

Stars on a white background are barely visible. Music also makes us perceive what we believe to be invisible."

Listen to Manuel Burgos's Before Silence (2012):

Before Silence/Manuel Burgos/Orquesta de RTVE/Andrés Salado Egea, conductor

To learn more about Manuel Burgos, visit universaledition.com.

Manuel Burgos
Étoiles sur fond blanc (2024)
concerto for bassoon solo and orchestra
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