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CC2323 - Tempest
Pipers 3: Mark Baigent and Matthew Draper, oboes
Jessica Mogridge, cor anglais (English Horn)
Pipers 3 bring their considerable virtuosity to two unusual and exotic pieces. Alasdair Nicolson's The Tempest Suite began as incidental music to Shakespeare's play; David Knotts' Tsirana takes as its starting point the sound of the Armenian dukduk.
This music makes you soon forget you are listening to an oboe trio.
There is a short YouTube video
here.
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Search a site with 'Tempest Baigent', or try these links:
apple music preview
(sound clips, streaming)
Spotify
(whole album free with Ads)
Presto Music
(downloads)
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Background notes:
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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.
There is a short YouTube video
here.
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Search a site with
'the revolutionary oboe',
or try these links:
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Spotify
Presto Music (download)
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Background notes:
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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 produced what Malcolm Boyd has described as "a work of considerable subtelty and sophistication".
There is a 30-second YouTube introduction
here.
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Search a site with 'Roper Carillons', or try these links:
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Presto Music
There is a YouTube video of the whole piece here.
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Background notes:
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CC2320 - Oboe Archive
Harold Gomberg (1916-85) plays Telemann, Mozart and Britten
"Rediscovering the beauty of Gomberg’s playing as a mature oboist has been
an ear-opening experience."
Elaine Douvas (Principal Oboe with the Metropolitan Opera, New York for 47 years, writing in the Track Notes)
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Search a site with 'Gomberg 1916', or try these links:
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Spotify,
Idagio
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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)
This album showcases eight pieces from different Balkan countries, highlighting their common folkloric features, and what makes each composer - and country - unique.
There is a JPG article about the creation of this album
from the IDRS Magazine 'The Double Reed' here.
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Search a site with 'Teodora Proud', or try these links:
Spotify,
Amazon digital,
Apple Music preview.
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Contains a description of the album, track notes, and links to performer and composer websites.
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CC2317 - Oboe Archive
Goossens plays Cooke
Two performances showing the best of the Goossens magic: splendid in the Concerto, delicate and intimate in the Sonata.
Try these mp3 clips of the first two minutes of the
Concerto and the
Sonata.
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Apple Music.
For a CD version:
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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).
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Search a site with 'Sarah Roper Silentium', or try these links:
Spotify,
Amazon digital,
Apple Music preview.
- or try this video version or
mp3 clip of the opening.
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Sarah Roper writes:
(English)
(Spanish)
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Cuarteto con Oboe
by Jesús Torres
Sarah Roper and the Cuarteto Emispherio give a virtuoso performance of this 9-minute, single movement Quartet.
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Search a site with 'Cuarteto Emispherio', or try these links:
Spotify,
Amazon digital,
Apple Music Preview.
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Sarah Roper writes:
(English)
(Spanish)
And there is a video with session footage and vivid images.
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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.
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Search a site with 'Geoffrey Browne Dring', or try these links:
Apple Music Preview
Spotify,
Amazon digital.
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There is a video about Madeleine Dring (with emphasis on her oboe works) here.
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The Lonarc Oboe Trio - Joseph Sanders, Owen Dennis and
Judy Proctor - play trios from the ensemble that inspired trios from Mozart and Beethoven.
Lonarc's website is
here and their blog is
here.
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Search on 'Johann Wenth' or try these links:
Spotify,
iTunes,
Amazon digital.
There is also a track listing with sound clips
here.
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Judy Proctor writes about and the
history of the oboe trio and about
Johann Wenth.
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Liszt Élégie for cor anglais (english horn)
Nicholas Daniel gives the first performance of Liszt's Élégie No. 1 in its original version for
cor anglais and piano, with harp and harmonium.
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Search a site with 'Nicholas Daniel Liszt', or try these links:
iTunes,
Spotify,
Amazon digital.
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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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Arnold Fantasy for Oboe
The distinguished oboist Sarah Roper
has already recorded Malcolm Arnold's Quartet, and now this
remarkable work for solo oboe, available as a single.
Here is her blog.
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Search on 'Sarah Roper', or try these links:
iTunes,
Spotify,
Amazon digital.
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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
Pipers 3 presents an album of Baroque and contemporary works.
They are all virtuosi, and sound gorgeous throughout - worth a listen even if you think you
don't like contemporary music.
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or try these links:
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iTunes,
Spotify,
Presto Classical.
The CD version of this album is available here.
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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?).
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Search on 'Oboe Masterworks',
or try these links:
Deezer
iTunes
Spotify
Presto Classical
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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 look for short, expressive pieces of music; these are some of their favourites.
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or try these links:
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iTunes,
Spotify,
Presto Classical.
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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: perennials from the exam syllabuses and favourites with enthusiasts - plus some delightful surprises.
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or try these links:
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iTunes,
Spotify,
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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).
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or try these links:
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iTunes,
Spotify.
(It's not on Presto Classical.)
For a CD version:
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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.
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Presto Classical.
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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.
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For a CD version:
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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.
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