The bassoon concerto by Weber ranks second only to that of Mozart in importance. Since first appearing in print in 1823 it has been republished many times; however the version in which it is generally known today is an anonymously edited one dating from some 40 years after the composer's death which differs in many points of detail from the composer's original. The aim of this edition is to restore Weber's text free of any editorial intervention.

Weber, then 25 years old, wrote the work in M...