Various Artists - Music for Oboe - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With it's roots in ancient Greece and Rome, the oboe has evolved from the rustic medieval shawm and the French Baroque hautbois to become the modern instrument we know today. Italian composers provided the first works befitting of it's expressive nature, and ever since, great writers such as J.S. Bach, Handel and Mozart have been inspired by the instrument's unique, emotive qualities, using it as a medium for some of their most beautiful and delicate melodies. With an equal ability to shine in a chamber setting or to rise above an orchestra, and it's distinctive timbre, expressive character and versatility, the oboe continues to be an inspirational and joyful instrument. Album Tracks 1. Bach, Johann Sebastian - Classical Composer 2. Oboe Concerto in C minor, Ach, Johann Sebastian - Classical Composer 3. 1. Oboe Concerto in C minor, I. Allegro Albinoni, Tomaso Giovanni - Classical Composer 4. Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2 5. 2. I. Allegro E Non Presto 6. 3. II. Adagio 7. 4. III. Allegro 8. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 271K / K. 314 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Classical Composer 9. 5. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 271K / K. 314 III. Allegro 10. Oboe Sonata, FP 185 Poulenc, Francis - Classical Composer 11. 6. Oboe Sonata, FP 185 I. Élégie Paisiblement 12. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Handel, George Frideric - Classical Composer 13. 7. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287 IV. Allegro 14. 3 Romanzen, Op. 94 (Version for Oboe and Piano) Schumann, Robert - Classical Composer 15. 8. 3 Romanzen, Op. 94 No. 3. Nicht Schnell (Version for Oboe and Piano) 16. Oboe Concerto in a Minor, RV 461 Vivaldi, Antonio - Classical Composer 17. 9. I. Allegro Non Molto 18. 10. II. Larghetto 19. 11. III. Allegro 20. Oboe Concerto in D minor Marcello, Alessandro - Classical Composer 21. 12. I. Andante E Spiccato 22. 13. II. Adagio

Album Tracks 1. Sonata for Oboe & Piano, Op. 85 Tranquillo Con Moto 2. Sonata for Oboe & Piano, Op. 85 Allegretto 3. Sonata for Oboe & Piano, Op. 85 Allegretto Sostenuto Assai 4. Sonata Missoulana, for Oboe & Piano, Op. 66 Allegro Ma Non Troppo 5. Sonata Missoulana, for Oboe & Piano, Op. 66 Meditation. Andante Con Sentimento 6. Sonata Missoulana, for Oboe & Piano, Op. 66 Vivace Scherzando 7. Improvisation for Oboe & Piano 8. Two Themes from Handel, for Oboe & Piano Andante 9. Two Themes from Handel, for Oboe & Piano Allegretto 10. Pieces (4) for Oboe & Piano Möglichst Schnell 11. Pieces (4) for Oboe & Piano = Ca. 92 12. Pieces (4) for Oboe & Piano =120 13. Pieces (4) for Oboe & Piano = Ca. 76 14. Duo Concertante for Oboe and Piano I. Lento, Rubato -Attacca- 15. Duo Concertante for Oboe and Piano II. Molto Vivaco

The legendary British oboist Leon Goossens inspired all the composers represented on this recording, and they wrote all but one of the pieces for his oboe, on which he premièred the works by Delius, Bax, Bliss, and Finzi featured here. The piece by Vaughan Williams is written for cor anglais, but Goossens's precious instrument also premièred Vaughan Williams's Oboe Concerto, in 1944. Nicolas Daniel has, with special permission from Goossens's daughter Jennie, recorded the Delius Interludes on Leon Goossens's (now 110-year-old) Oboe, rather than his own modern instrument, and contributes a fascinating booklet note on the influence and experience of playing this instrument. Album Tracks 1. Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet (1922) 2. Interlude, Op. 21 in a Minor for Oboe and String Quartet 3. Six Studies in English Folksong for Cello and Piano (1926) 4. Quintet, F 21 for Oboe and String Quartet 5. Two Interludes from 'Fennimore and Gerda', Opera in Eleven Pictures