Introducing Beethoven’s Contrabassoon 12 August 2019
What is this big beast of the orchestra, and where did it come from?
David Chatterton introduces the contrabassoon as heard in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Haydn's Creation.
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"This really is one note that everybody can remember from the piece."