„The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has a medieval aroma, like the days when everything used to sound like that. Some people crave baseball … I find this unfathomable, but I can easily understand why a person could get excited about playing the bassoon.“
(Frank Zappa)

Mit der Gründung des Lindsay Cooper Quartet wird dem Fagott in all seinen Facetten eine Bühne geboten.
Vier herausragende Musiker:innen erkunden die klangliche Vielfalt dieses besonderen Instruments – von samtiger Tiefe bis zu expressiver Brillanz.
Das Repertoire umfasst Auftragswerke, Eigenkompositionen und Improvisationen, die in faszinierende Klanglandschaften zwischen Struktur und Freiheit führen.

Benedikt Dinkhauser – Fagott
Lorelei Dowling – Fagott, Kontraforte
Christoph Dienz – Fagott
Maria Gstättner – Fagott

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“The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has a medieval aroma, like the days when everything used to sound like that. Some people crave baseball … I find this unfathomable, but I can easily understand why a person could get excited about playing the bassoon.”
(Frank Zappa)

Formed to celebrate the many voices of the bassoon, the Lindsay Cooper Quartet brings this extraordinary instrument into the spotlight.
Four exceptional musicians explore its remarkable sonic range – from velvety depth to radiant expressiveness.
Their repertoire features commissioned works, original compositions, and improvisations that open unique sound worlds between structure and freedom.

Benedikt Dinkhauser – Fagott
Lorelei Dowling – Fagott, Kontraforte
Christoph Dienz – Fagott
Maria Gstättner – Fagott

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Cathy Milliken: Uh Oh (2012, Auftragskomposition)

Maria Gstättner: Rotatoria (2011)

Christof Dienz: Funky Heinzey (1995)

Lorelei Dowling: Bazappa (2012)

Dienz/Dinkhauser/Dowling/Gstättner: be_tween I (2012)

Dienz/Dinkhauser/Dowling/Gstättner: be_tween II (2012)