Ted Soluri & Valerie M. Trujillo - Sempre libera (2017)

Ted Soluri became the principal bassoonist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2015. Prior to his appointment, he held the same position with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for eleven years and the Santa Fe Opera for nine. Over the years, Mr. Soluri has performed recitals to great acclaim at the International Double Reed Society (IDRS) conferences in Muncie, IN, Norman, OK and Tempe, AZ. Throughout his career, Mr. Soluri has attended many music festivals, including the National Repertory Orchestra, the National Orchestral Institute, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute. In 1994, he was privileged to work under Sir Georg Solti at Carnegie Hall as a member of the prestigious Solti Orchestral Project. In the summer of 2005, Mr. Soluri was invited to play as principal bassoonist for three weeks at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He is also a regular performer with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. On this release, he performs opera arias and songs, including selections from Le Nozze di Figaro, L’elisir d’amore, La traviata, and many more.

TRACKLIST
01. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
02. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Voi che sapete (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
03. The Merry Widow: Vilja Lied (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
04. La bohème: Quando m'en vo "Musette's Waltz" (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
05. La finta giardiniera: Geme la tortorella (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
06. L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
07. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Pogner's Address (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
08. La traviata: Sempre libera (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
09. Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
10. La Wally: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
11. Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
12. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Mi tradi quell'alma (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
13. La bohème: Che gelida manina (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
14. Carmen, WD 31: Je dis que rien ne mepouvante "Micaëla's Aria" (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
15. Il barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco ridente in cielo (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)
16. 3 Lieder in E Major, Op. 29, TrV 172: No. 1, Traum durch die Dämmerung (Arr. for Bassoon & Piano)