Klaus Thunemann
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Biography
Klaus Thunemann, a German bassoonist, was born on April 19, 1937, in Magdeburg. He initially studied piano but later focused on the bassoon, moving to West Berlin in 1957 to study at the Hochschule für Musik. Upon graduating in 1960, Thunemann joined the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra as its youngest player and became principal bassoonist from 1962 to 1978. He won a prize at the 1965 ARD International Music Competition and recorded extensively for labels like Philips Records and Deutsche Grammophon, including works by Vivaldi and Mozart. From 1978, he focused on teaching at institutions such as the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover and the Reina SofÃa School of Music. He was honored with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany upon his retirement in 2006 and continued performing occasionally until his death on August 29, 2025.
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- Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 492 - 1. Allegro non molto by I Musici
- Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 473 - 3. Menuetto by I Musici
- Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 492 - 3. Allegro by I Musici
- Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 492 - 2. Largo by I Musici
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 6 in C minor - 1. Andante featuring Heinz Holliger
- Crusell: Bassoon Concertino in B flat major - 3. Polacca featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 5 in F major - 3. Allegro featuring Heinz Holliger
- Mozart: Divertimento in E flat, K.252 - 1. Andante featuring Heinz Holliger
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 6 in C minor - 3. Adagio featuring Heinz Holliger
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 6 in C minor - 2. (Allegro) featuring Heinz Holliger
- Mozart: Divertimento in E flat, K.252 - 4. Presto assai featuring Heinz Holliger
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 6 in C minor - 4. (Allegro) featuring Heinz Holliger
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 5 in F major - 2. Adagio featuring Heinz Holliger
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 5 in F major - 1. Allegro featuring Heinz Holliger
- Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191 - I. Allegro featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191 - III. Rondo (Tempo di menuetto) featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Elgar: Romance, Op. 62 featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- David: Bassoon Concertino in B flat major, Op. 12 - 1. Andante featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Berwald: Concert Piece in F major, Op.2 - 2. Andante featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Berwald: Concert Piece in F major, Op.2 - 3. Tempo I featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kalliwoda: Variations and Rondo in B flat major, Op. 57: Introduzione (Adagio) - Tema con variationi (Allegretto - Adagio) - Rondoletto (Allegretto) featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- C. Kreutzer: Variations in B flat major: Adagio - Andante grazioso - Var. 1 (A tempo) - Var. 2 (A tempo) - Var. 3 (Più lento) - Tempo di Polacca featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Zelenka: Sonata No. 1 in F Major: 3. Larghetto featuring Christiane Jaccottet
- Crusell: Bassoon Concertino in B flat major - 2. Allegro moderato featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
