Cavatine on "Donna Caritea" by Mercandante Op. 60 for Bassoon and Piano by Eugene Jancourt. International Music Diffusion, 2005, SS, 10 + 3 pages. Eugène Jancourt (1815-1901) was one of the great bassoonists of the nineteenth century. He was the bassoon professor at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1875-1891, and it is reported that he at one time or another held all of the most important orchestral bassoon positions in Paris. He also contributed improvements to what became the modern French system for the bassoon. It was a popular trend in the nineteenth century to borrow themes from well-known operas and work them into virtuoso show pieces. Jancourt's contribution to this genre is an adaptation of a cavatine from Mercadante's Caritea, regina di Spagna, an opera composed in 1826. A college level work with a duration of 5:30. (B107)