35 years playing bassoon here. Intellectually I understand all the components. Double tonguing, circular breathing, a high E key, really good reed (at least 1 in a hundred to speak so well in all registers), but I just cannot understand how you're doing it. Holy crap man. :)
@@jdiogon Agreed! The subject of adapting the reed is the crux of the constant challenge to the bassoon player to produce a beautiful woody sound free of rasping, squeakiness or thinned out… and so on. Three things astonish me here: Thé speed, evenness, fluidity and seamlessness of the finger work! The lightness of the key tap or touch pressure. One can but only imagine the hours, months and years of relentless slow drilling needed to attain such heights, staccato, ornament and smooth scales… How a piece composed by prodigy Paganini for an instrument as dexterous as say the violin can have been rendered humanly possible for the relatively cumbersome is beyond me After mastering this, all technical challenges must appear child’s play by comparison! Finally, I admire the player’s aplomb Centred and relaxed, playing with his entire body, still and supported, driving the line of the music like detonating firework Executed with a concentration that makes it appear breathtakingly risky yet effortless to the listener… Huge fan!
@@constantquestioning4010fantastic critique! I don't play woodwind of any kind, but you've just explained how tremendously effortful and delicate the bassoon is to play and how much technique is involved. Truly amazing. You make it sound as though it might be the most (or one of the most) difficult instruments to master. Is that the case? I hadn't factored in circular breathing. He truly makes it look effortless.
BRAVO! That’s was some of the cleanest articulations I’ve heard! Fantastic reed as well, sounded great in every register! (I need some reed making lesson from you my dude!😂)
A simply extraordinary feat! New possibilities never heard by me in all my years as a seasoned admirer of all things bassoon! Such technical proficiency in one so young is awe-inspiring. The ultimate pre concert warm up one imagines. Indeed, any piece however fiendishly tricky - from the opening of the Marriage of Figaro overture to the complete works for bassoon of Mozart, Weber, Hummel, Rossini et al onward - must feel like a stroll through the park by comparison. Once you’ve mastered this physically impossible piece scored for … violin, anything must seem possible. Théo Plat’s Wigmore Hall recital (on YT), includes a magnificently executed Saint-Sæns piece, is delightfully expressive, by turns legato and staccato, as appropriate - clearly the result of such an exceptional level of technical skill, freedom, power and control over dynamics and feeling. As the years go by, players seem to me more and more technically accomplished, innovative and daring - and at an increasingly younger age. Mille félicitations à ce jeune prodige !
Bassoonist here, if you enjoy listening to solo bassoon another piece I would recommend is the Saint-Saens bassoon sonata. It is imo one of the most beautiful bassoon pieces ever written
Loved this song from Crossroads (1986) with Ralph Macchio. Then learned the history of Paganini's deal with the Devil. Also amazed at song on the violin piece by Shlomo Mintz, but this is unbelievable. Hitting the notes is one thing, but having to breath to keep pace is another.
Wow! Beautiful! I play viola but the bassoon has a very pretty sound. (The bassoon also sounds like it almost plays at the same octave as the viola. I was expecting it to sound more like a cello but it's cool how it sounds more similar to a viola, in my opinion).
@@m.kostoglod7949 Lol it's mainly the violinists but, as a violist, the violin feels more like a string starter for kids than an actual professional instrument so I can't get offended 😂 . But thanks for the support anyway
where i worked they rebuilt engines and in the test house you would see the engines on test without the valve covers on ,and the valves and pushrods would be a blur ,when i saw theo playing,the speed of his fingers and the valves opening on the bassoon,i immediatley thought of the mechanical harmony and manual dexterity ,pure excellence
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35 years playing bassoon here. Intellectually I understand all the components. Double tonguing, circular breathing, a high E key, really good reed (at least 1 in a hundred to speak so well in all registers), but I just cannot understand how you're doing it. Holy crap man. :)
😅
He got us beat old man 😂
I suggest we just say "of course, he has a good reed" to explain everything. Who's with me ?
@@jdiogon
Agreed!
The subject of adapting the reed is the crux of the constant challenge to the bassoon player to produce a beautiful woody sound free of rasping, squeakiness or thinned out… and so on.
Three things astonish me here:
Thé speed, evenness, fluidity and seamlessness of the finger work!
The lightness of the key tap or touch pressure.
One can but only imagine the hours, months and years of relentless slow drilling needed to attain such heights, staccato, ornament and smooth scales…
How a piece composed by prodigy Paganini for an instrument as dexterous as say the violin can have been rendered humanly possible for the relatively cumbersome is beyond me
After mastering this, all technical challenges must appear child’s play by comparison!
Finally, I admire the player’s aplomb
Centred and relaxed, playing with his entire body, still and supported, driving the line of the music like detonating firework
Executed with a concentration that makes it appear breathtakingly risky yet effortless to the listener…
Huge fan!
@@constantquestioning4010fantastic critique! I don't play woodwind of any kind, but you've just explained how tremendously effortful and delicate the bassoon is to play and how much technique is involved. Truly amazing. You make it sound as though it might be the most (or one of the most) difficult instruments to master. Is that the case?
I hadn't factored in circular breathing. He truly makes it look effortless.
I think you played more notes in 2 minutes than I have in 2 weeks.
Hello I play trumpet
@@SharkTheTitanOfAmazingStuff that's quite random but ok
@@toxiboi5771 Yes, true
@@SharkTheTitanOfAmazingStuff Hello I play flute
@@dan-us6nk hello I play saxophone
This somehow makes me want to keep playing bassoon and throw it out all at the same time. That was awesome
Same
😂
My trial lesson bassoon starts in may. Looks like I have a lot to learn 😅🥵😨😱😖😲😁😆
0:46 The circular breathing when he breathes in while exhaling is amazing
Yes... that is indeed what circular breathing is?
@@Whatismusic123 I think it’s technically not while exhaling, but while pushing out air stored in the checks during the exhale. Bluhbluhbluh
@@nikmarshall2989 yeah
I see the vains in His neck?
@@nikmarshall2989 It's pushing out air stored in the cheeks during the inhale of more air.
What an underrated instrument. Such a unique, beautiful sound.
discovered this as an oboe player considering transitioning to bassoon, wow, just wow
YOU TOTALLY SHOULD!!!!! i played oboe before i started bassoon and its so fun i love both! bassoon is just really tricky with all those keys 😫
I have to have oxygen after listening to that ridiculous talent.
BRILLIANT technique! You're a true bassoon prodigy.
Sacrilegious. Absolutely love it.
😂😂
I love when I find bassoon playing friends I wish I was this good this is amazing
I'd love to meet a bassoonist, never met any. There may be a reason why they are so rare. Truly amazing people, the coolest.
@@dan-us6nk hi!! i'm a bassoon player, not a professional, just a bassoon player in band lol but a bassoonist nonetheless
@@solitairian986 what kind of band
Yeah mee too
Yet another instrument I didn't know existed, and the sound of which is amazing.
I played basson for 3 years. It is truly a beautiful instrument.
@@crystalart9536you still play?
@@ForYou-ub6uc not as much, but I play occasionally.
0:45 ASTONISHING!!! Circular breathing at it's finest.
You are such an inspiration!! Makes me want to study more or to quit bassoon 🤣...
as a fellow bassoon player, to play that cleanly is insane
BRAVO! That’s was some of the cleanest articulations I’ve heard! Fantastic reed as well, sounded great in every register! (I need some reed making lesson from you my dude!😂)
I don’t understand how it’s possible to tongue this fast on a phone woodwind. I play alto sax and I couldn’t imagine
*enter double/ triple tonguing*
I love how eerie the bassoon sounds
The "holy shit that part is finally over" breath at 1:54 before going into the next section... I felt that
This breaks the 'sound barrier' for bassoons..
That would make a wicked bong
Extraordinary playing by Theo Plath of the Paganini Caprice #5!
THE THUMB GYMNASTICS THOUGH! also i feel like my cheeks would be chronically aching after this 😭😭
A simply extraordinary feat!
New possibilities never heard by me in all my years as a seasoned admirer of all things bassoon!
Such technical proficiency in one so young is awe-inspiring.
The ultimate pre concert warm up one imagines.
Indeed, any piece however fiendishly tricky - from the opening of the Marriage of Figaro overture to the complete works for bassoon of Mozart, Weber, Hummel, Rossini et al onward - must feel like a stroll through the park by comparison.
Once you’ve mastered this physically impossible piece scored for … violin, anything must seem possible.
Théo Plat’s Wigmore Hall recital (on YT), includes a magnificently executed Saint-Sæns piece, is delightfully expressive, by turns legato and staccato, as appropriate - clearly the result of such an exceptional level of technical skill, freedom, power and control over dynamics and feeling.
As the years go by, players seem to me more and more technically accomplished, innovative and daring - and at an increasingly younger age.
Mille félicitations à ce jeune prodige !
NAH BRO WHAT IS THAT BREATHING @ 0:47 THAT WAS SO SMOOTH!!!
Dude this is totally impressive af 😳
not to bassoon song I was looking for but holy cow I am happy I found this
PROPER ..... well done Sir !
I am going to include this instrument in my next movie score, together with the French Horns.
Excellent performance, Theo!
Well done!
Marvelous. Thanks for sharing.
fantasmidigiting rendition, good author...thank you
Absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!
Dat thumb work though. Flick like your life depended on it.
Paganini it's my favorite composer.
You play bassoon?
Well done, I have never heard a bassoon solo before so use to seeing them in an orchestra setting .
Bassoonist here, if you enjoy listening to solo bassoon another piece I would recommend is the Saint-Saens bassoon sonata. It is imo one of the most beautiful bassoon pieces ever written
@@MuhDogyou have instagram?
Yowzer, it’s very cool too see such performance on a bassoon!
that is incredible, wow. the articulation was immaculate! beautiful playing
Loved this song from Crossroads (1986) with Ralph Macchio. Then learned the history of Paganini's deal with the Devil. Also amazed at song on the violin piece by Shlomo Mintz, but this is unbelievable. Hitting the notes is one thing, but having to breath to keep pace is another.
You play bassoon?
I play guitar and drums, but all I can say is WOW! Very fluid and sharp.
HE DOESNT STOP
This video deserves 1 billion views.
Me voló la peluca..!!! que instrumento hermoso...!!! Exelente este muchacho...!!!
Wow! Beautiful! I play viola but the bassoon has a very pretty sound. (The bassoon also sounds like it almost plays at the same octave as the viola. I was expecting it to sound more like a cello but it's cool how it sounds more similar to a viola, in my opinion).
Oh man, viola
Props to you for having to deal with jokes
Amazing instrument btw
@@m.kostoglod7949 Lol it's mainly the violinists but, as a violist, the violin feels more like a string starter for kids than an actual professional instrument so I can't get offended 😂 . But thanks for the support anyway
@@PurpleCastlesyou have instagram?
Dude that's crazy
Keep up the great work. LOVED IT
A stunning performance by this young man. Yes, full credit to his instrument and his reed, but his man is exceptionally skilled.
Remarquabilissimo ! 💐🎩
Tom said a bassoon solo couldn't be done but here it is.
Wow wow this is incredible!
Complimenti!!! Bravissimo!!!
Best instrument ever 🎉
@@ForYou-ub6uc No, I wish
Theo, that was outstanding!
You play bassoon?
That is Absolutely beautiful
Work diva. Slayed.
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stunning and Brave 😳🙀💕
Stunning 🤩🤩🤩👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Very Beautiful! Thanks a lot!!!
Do u play bassoon?
@@ForYou-ub6uc unfortunately no
@@thesongofthecentury777you have instagram?
Bravo Good performance👍👍👍👍
Bonjour. Vous avez une technique impressionnante.Bravo pour votre prestation!!
Dude you just killed us all
me and my husband had our first kiss to this song. After he passed away, it always makes me think of him
Bravo, bravo 👏🏼 that’s amazing.
You play bassoon?
@@ForYou-ub6uc no, I play saxophone.
@@Muzichar77you have instagram?
That circular breath was everything! Get it my guy!!!
Do u play bassoon?
@@filliiiii7 used to. Wasn’t very good 💔
@@TBRGo2Sl3epu have insta bro?
Porrada. Brevíssimo
Sehr schön! Beatiful performance 👏
Do you play bassoon?
Bravissimo!!!
Truly fascinating!!
Dude is amazing
Gorgeous
Well damn😳 Bravo!!!!!
Absolutely sensational
Bravissimo, amazing 😊👍👏
Dude that was amazing
My man Theo just doesn’t have the need to breathe
Amazing - my son is learning to play the bassoon and you are an inspiration
What did I just watch?? 😮 amazing! 🔥🔥
You play the bassoon?
bro gotta have the gold skin on his case for playing 10,000,000 notes in total
3 years of bassoon hope I can be there one day
You play in any orchestra?
No I hope to one day I am 14 btw
Well, hard to know to say. Just amazing playing!
Meraviglioso!
This is beautiful omg
You are crazy man, Theo!
That is Awesome!
Amazing!
I like it
This is why I play bassoon
Could u help me?
Fantastico!! bravo!!!
what a take!
I really like the sound of a bassoon
My music teacher loves this
Haha! Super... great! A gratitude for blowing instruments!
Wow.... amazing 👏
Bravo!
where i worked they rebuilt engines and in the test house you would see the engines on test without the valve covers on ,and the valves and pushrods would be a blur ,when i saw theo playing,the speed of his fingers and the valves opening on the bassoon,i immediatley thought of the mechanical harmony and manual dexterity ,pure excellence
super
Exactly my mind sound
Now to this live and on stage :)
Amazing 🤩
I played bassoon very young, and y regret not persuing
Nice!!
Congrats on doing this. Knowing that basson is the hardest instrument to ever play (with 2nd being violin)