Historical Contrabassoon Demonstration

Hear the lowest instrument in the Classical orchestra: the contrabassoon! **New album out soon! Support our crowdfunding campaign here** #/beethoven-transformed-support Demonstration of a Viennese Classical Contrabassoon by Guntram Wolf in 2006 after an anonymous original, early 19th century. Read more about this instrument on our website: #/about-the-classical-contrabasoon/ Played by Robert Percival, contrabassoonist of the Orchestre de Champs-Elysees and principal bassoonist of Boxwood & Brass. Music: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, mvt IV (excerpt) This contrabassoon is based on an original early-19th-century contrabassoon that was modified during the century. Robert uses this instrument to play music including Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms, with period-instrument orchestras. The instrument has a range to low C, but here an extension is being used to reach Bb (as was historical practice). The pitch is A=430h