Concertino | Francisco Mignone

Francisco Mignone (1897-1986); Concertino feat. Shuting Ye, Piano Recording from my final doctoral recital at Stony Brook University. Listen to the full recital for highlighting diverse compositional styles, backgrounds, and works that deserve to be performed much more! Playlist is on my YouTube channel. Program Note: This recital program came to a close with a composer very well-known to bassoonists, Francisco Mignone. Mignone and his good friend, bassoonist Noel Devos, collaborated on numerous initiatives to codify the Brazilian Choro style into the standard bassoon repertoire. His Concertino features two movements, of which he describes as a Modinha Seresteira and Choro respectively. He describes this work as creating a nationalistic atmosphere, utilizing the music that was played throughout Rio de Janeiro as source material. The first movement lives within the passionate Modinha Seresteira style outlining chromatic motion alongside anticipatory gestures. The second movement then turns to a more lively and up-tempo Choro with many syncopated rhythms, and virtuosic technical moments. Mignone’s parents immigrated from Italy, and Devos immigrated himself from France. It is truly wonderful that two people coming from other parts of the world would come together to elevate the music that they’ve come to love in their new homes. Chapters 0:00 Movement I - Assai moderato 3:58 Movement II - Allegro