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CC2323 - Tempest
Mark Baigent, Matthew Draper and Jessica Mogridge
The virtuoso Pipers 3 in music of magic and mystery. with an immersive recorded sound.
Alasdair Nicolson's The Tempest Suite began as music to Shakespeare's play, and David Knotts' Tsirana takes as its starting point the sound of the Armenian dukduk. (31 mins) There is a short YouTube video
here).
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Search a site with 'Tempest Baigent', or get an email link to the MP3 music (10 tracks):
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CC2322 - The revolutionary oboe
Geoffrey Burgess and friends
Oboist and author Geoffrey Burgess performs music from Paris as the 18th Century moves into the 19th, and writes about the instruments, the virtuoso players and the composers. (62½ mins)
There is a short YouTube video
here.
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CC2321 - Carillons
Sarah Roper plays Grace Williams' short,
four-movement work
in an oboe/piano version
Asked by the BBC for a 'light-weight, entertaining work', Grace Williams has produced a highly original piece shot through with exoticism. (10¾ mins)
A short YouTube video is
here; the whole piece is here.
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Search a site with 'Roper Carillons', or get a link to the MP3 music (3 tracks):
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CC2320 - Oboe Archive
Harold Gomberg plays Telemann, Mozart and Britten
This is classic American-style playing - impeccable technique, a pure sound, never imposing on the music. (44 mins)
"Rediscovering the beauty of Gomberg’s playing as a mature oboist has been
an ear-opening experience."
Elaine Douvas, writing in the Track Notes.
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Search a site with 'Gomberg 1916', or get an email link to the
MP3 music (6 tracks):
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Commentary and Track Notes by
Elaine Douvas:
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CC2319 - Balkan Soundscapes
Teodora Pejašinović Proud (oboe) and
Eneida Larti (piano)
The artists have collected eight pieces from different Balkan countries, highlighting their common folkloric features, rhythms and intensities of feeling. No half-hearted emotions here! (40½ mins)
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A description of the album, track notes, and links to performer and composer websites:
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And an article about the makiing of the album.
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CC2317 - Oboe Archive
Goossens plays Cooke
Léon Goossens had a special affinity for the music of Arnold Cooke. He is mesmeric in the Concerto, intimate and personal in the Sonata. (BBC recordings.)
(38½ mins)
Try these mp3 clips of the first two minutes of the
Concerto and the
Sonata.
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CC 2315 - Silentium Amoris
by Jesús Torres
Sarah Roper and virtuoso pianist Ignacio Torner take us on a dramatic musical journey (yes, really) through
Oscar Wilde's tempestuous poem (printed in the notes).
(5½ mins)
Try this video version, or
mp3 clip of the opening.
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get an email link to the MP3 music (1 track):
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Sarah Roper writes:
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(Spanish)
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CC 2314 - Cuarteto con Oboe
by Jesús Torres
Sarah Roper and the Cuarteto Emispherio give a virtuoso performance of this single movement Quartet. (10 mins)
Starting with an oboe note that becomes tremulo, the interaction between oboe and strings is continually fascinating.
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Sarah Roper writes:
(English)
(Spanish)
And there is a video with session footage and vivid images.
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CC 2313 - Italian Dance
by Madeleine Dring
Geoffrey Browne and Jane Dodd bring unflagging energy to Dring's superbly crafted Dance, which
somehow also includes an undercurrent of English melancholy. (2 mins)
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get an email link to the MP3 music (1 track):
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There is a video about Madeleine Dring (with emphasis on her oboe works) here.
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CC2312 - The Lonarc Oboe Trio
Joseph Sanders, Owen Dennis and Judy Proctor play four trios from the ensemble that inspired trios from Mozart and Beethoven - charming music. (50 mins)
Lonarc's website is
here and their blog is
here.
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Search on 'Johann Wenth' or
get an email link to the MP3 music (4 tracks):
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Judy Proctor writes about and the
history of the oboe trio and about
Johann Wenth.
There is also a detailed listing with sound clips
here.
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CC 2310 - Liszt Élégie for cor anglais and piano
Nicholas Daniel gives the first performance of Liszt's Élégie No. 1 in its original version.
It is basically for cor anglais and piano, but from time to time the texture swells with the addition of harp and pedalled harmonium. (5¾ mins)
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Here is an
article on how Dr Leslie Howard came to discover this original version of the Cello Élégie No. 1.
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CC 2309 - Malcolm Arnold Fantasy for Oboe
The distinguished oboist Sarah Roper
has already recorded Malcolm Arnold's Quartet, and now this
remarkable work for solo oboe. (4½ mins)
Here is her blog.
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Sarah has written a detailed analysis and appreciation of this work,
which can be viewed/downloaded here.
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PICD1 - Intercession
Mark Baigent, Jessica Mogridge and Julian West
Pipers 3 presents an album of varied styles and moods for two oboes and oboe/cor anglais, centred around Beethoven's La ci darem variations and James Macmillan's intercession.
They wear their virtuosity lightly, and sound gorgeous throughout. This is a serious, and playful, album.
(52 mins)
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MP3 music (9 tracks):
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CC2301 - Oboe Masterworks
- or, more accurately, lesser-known works by better-known composers. J S Bach's 'little G minor' Sonata is a gem, and J C Bach's delightful D major Sonata is in the 'galant' style.
Telemann's Solo Fantasia No. 8 has the heft of Bach (J S), with brilliant contrapuntal writing; and Beethoven's Adagio for a Musical Clock is quite charming (how often can you say that of Beethoven?). (30 mins)
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MP3 music (7 tracks):
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CC2302 - Musical Meze
The Polmear Ambache Duo has given recitals in 33 countries on 5 continents, including many programmes of words and music.
For these situations they looked for short, expressive pieces of music; here are some of their favourites.
(46½ mins)
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MP3 music (18 tracks):
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CC2303 - Oboe Fancies
Christine Griggs spent many years in South Africa, playing in orchestras, giving recitals, and broadcasting.
Here are some of her recordings from those years: perennials from the exam syllabuses and favourites with enthusiasts - plus some delightful surprises.
(66½ mins)
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MP3 music (14 tracks):
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CC2304 - Oboe Archive
France vol. 1
These recordings mostly date from when you blew into a horn to record - the earliest is 1901.
Oboists include Georges Gillet and Louis Gaudard, with the magnifique Garde Républicaine (pictured).
(54 mins)
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MP3 music (19 tracks):
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CC2305 - Oboe Archive
France vol. 2
This is the period when the Société Taffanel des instruments à vent (pictured) and others
were recording the Mozart and Beethoven Quintets, the Haydn Sinfonia Concertante and other classical standards.
(66 mins)
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MP3 music (14 tracks):
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CC2306 - Oboe Archive
France vol. 3
The technical standard of both playing and recording here is noticeably higher.
Composers include Tomasi, Roussel and Milhaud, plus the world's fastest version of the Rondo from Mozart's Quintet K452.
(72 mins)
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MP3 music (10 tracks):
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CC2307 - Oboe Archive
Hermann Töttcher
These recordings from the 1950s capture Töttcher's light, engaging style, delightful (sometimes outrageous) ornamentation, and ability to spin a beautiful phrase.
(79 mins)
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