Among his solo concertos, the four works for solo bassoon are particularly significant: he did not assign more soloistic tasks to any other instrument. The Concerto in C minor GWV 307 holds a special place in Graupner’s concerto output for bassoon. Besides being the only one in a minor key – in general, a rare occurence in concertos from that period – it also dispenses with the three-movement pattern that Vivaldi developed in his concertos and was generally adopted by German composers as well. ...