Introducing Beethoven's Contrabassoon

What is this big beast of the orchestra, and where did it come from? David Chatterton introduces the contrabassoon as heard in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Haydn's Creation. ___ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrHICovzXa3ePnfRqUV5wkQ Website: http://oae.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orchestraoftheageofenlightenment Twitter: https://twitter.com/theoae Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oae_photos/