The Bassoonist’s Songbook

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
January 23, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Amy Harman, Tom Poster
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 23, 2026
    • UPC
      0095115236024
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 20360
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. 6 Lieder, Op. 13: No. 1. Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen (arr. A. Harman for bassoon and piano)

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    2. No. 1. Er ist gekommen

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    3. No. 2. Liebst du um Schönheit

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    4. I. Allegretto moderato

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    5. II. Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    6. III. Adagio - Allegro moderato

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    7. I. Nicht schnell

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    8. II. Einfach, innig - Etwas lebhafter

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    9. III. Nicht schnell - Coda: Im Tempo

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    10. I. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    11. II. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    12. III. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    13. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    14. No. 1. Sweet Baby Butterfly

      Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    15. No. 2. Alone with Mother

      Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    16. No. 3. Big Lady Moon

      Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    17. No. 4. The Stars

      Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    18. No. 5. Fairy Roses

      Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    19. Sarabande et cortège

      Composer: Henri Dutilleux

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster

    20. Very Warm for May: All The Things You Are (arr. T. Poster for bassoon and piano)

      Composer: Jerome Kern

      Performer: Amy Harman, Tom Poster


A passionate advocate for the bassoon, Amy Harman is much sought after as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and communicator. Appointed solo bassoon of the Philharmonia Orchestra aged twenty-three, she is currently principal bassoon of the Aurora Orchestra and much in demand as a guest principal with leading orchestras in Europe, including Paavo Jarvi's Estonian Festival Orchestra and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Amy writes: 'The quality in all the musicians I have loved is the ability to make their instruments sing - to make a sound that is an extension of their voice and to communicate directly to the souls of their listeners. I was lucky enough to give many recitals during my time sponsored by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT), in my early twenties, and when I was putting together programmes, I was always drawn to either transcriptions of songs or repertoire in which I felt that the bassoon could leave behind it's sometimes comedic image and become a voice. I have been even luckier to perform many of these recitals with Tom Poster, and we have over the years narrowed down our favourites to the pieces collected on this album. The Bassoonist's Songbook is a showcase of the side of the bassoon that I love the most, and I hope that many of you, too, will enjoy the songs that nestle within this beautiful instrument.'