On June 4, 1774, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed or finished composing a concerto for bassoon in the city of Salzburg, Austria. This work was entitled, "Concerto pour le basson de W. A. Mozart, Op. 96," at the time of its first publication by the house of J. Andre in 1802 or 1803. Later, Kochel listed the concerto as "Konzert B-Dur fur Fagott und Orchester KV. 191."
My own favorite modern edition of this piece is by Breitkopf and Hartel, Leipsig. (Bearbeitet von H. Kling). This is for the reason that it is the least edited and changed that I have found. It allows each artist the opportunity to articulate and phrase the solo line according to his own understanding of Mozart and not necessarily at the urging of a well-meaning "arranger" of the original.
But, no matter what edition we play from, the singular grace and beauty of this noble concerto never fails to impress all listeners.
All I wish to say at the time of 200 years after the composition is, "Thank you again, genius Mozart, for a gift which is timeless."
As much as I would be over-joyed someday to learn that someone had really re-discovered one of the possibly 3 other bassoon concerti Mozart may have written (one in C, one in B-flat, and one in F), I am supremely grateful that by the grace of God and good fortune, this Op. 96 - KV. 191 was handed down to bassoonists everywhere.