back to home page to main catalogue Recordings to celebrate the world of the oboe Digital albums For download versions of most Oboe Classics albums (including CDs) see Presto Classical. This link takes you to the Oboe Classics page. Links to other sites are below. Some albums here are also available as physical CDs - click the 'Add to Cart' button. They are audio CDs (WAV format CD-R) in a transparent sleeve, with the notes printed inside. They cost £8 (Goossens £7), about the same as a UK downloaded album, but standard postage is added on checkout. Cover (click for a large version) Description How to search (the links point to the UK version of these sites) Track notes (choice of formats) 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. Search a site with 'Teodora Proud', or try these links: Spotify, Amazon digital, Apple Music preview. A4 Contains a description of the album, track notes, and links to performer and composer websites. 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. Search on 'Goossens Cooke', or try these links: Spotify, Amazon digital, Apple Music. For a CD version: (x the cart window to return here) A4 letter (US) 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). 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. Sarah Roper writes: (English) (Spanish) Cuarteto con Oboe by Jesús Torres Sarah Roper and the Cuarteto Emispherio give a virtuoso performance of this 9-minute, single movement Quartet. Search a site with 'Cuarteto Emispherio', or try these links: Spotify, Amazon digital, Apple Music Preview. Sarah Roper writes: (English) (Spanish) And there is a video with session footage and vivid images. 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. Search a site with 'Geoffrey Browne Dring', or try these links: Apple Music Preview Spotify, Amazon digital. There is a video about Madeleine Dring (with emphasis on her oboe works) here. 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. Search on 'Johann Wenth' or try these links: Spotify, iTunes, Amazon digital. There is also a track listing with sound clips here. Judy Proctor writes about and the history of the oboe trio and about Johann Wenth. 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. Search a site with 'Nicholas Daniel Liszt', or try these links: iTunes, Spotify, Amazon digital. Here is an article on how Dr Leslie Howard came to discover this original version of the Cello Élégie No. 1. 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. Search on 'Sarah Roper', or try these links: iTunes, Spotify, Amazon digital. Sarah has written a detailed analysis and appreciation of this work, which can be viewed/downloaded here. 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. Search on 'Pipers 3', or try these links: Amazon digital, iTunes, Spotify, Presto Classical. The CD version of this album is available here.  A4  letter (US) 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?). Search on 'Oboe Masterworks', or try these links: Deezer iTunes Spotify Presto Classical  A4  letter (US) 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. Search on 'Musical Meze', or try these links: Amazon digital, iTunes, Spotify, Presto Classical.  A4  letter (US)  CD booklet 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. Search on 'Oboe Fancies', or try these links: Amazon digital, iTunes, Spotify, Presto Classical.  A4  letter (US) CC2311 - Oboe Archive Janet Craxton (1929-81) Newly (re)discovered tapes and discs from the Craxton archives include the Vaughan Williams Concerto and off-air recordings, included with thanks to the BBC. Search a site with 'Janet Craxton', or try these links: Spotify, Amazon digital, iTunes. For a CD version: (x the cart window to return here)  A4  letter (US)  CD booklet 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). Search on 'Oboe Archive', or try these links: Amazon digital, iTunes, Spotify. (It's not on Presto Classical.) For a CD version: (x the cart window to return here)  A4  letter (US) 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. Search on 'Oboe Archive', or try these links: Amazon digital, iTunes, Spotify, Presto Classical. For a CD version: (x the cart window to return here)  A4  letter (US) 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. Search on 'Oboe Archive', or try these links: Amazon digital, iTunes, Spotify, Presto Classical. For a CD version: (x the cart window to return here)  A4  letter (US) 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. Search on 'Oboe Archive' or 'Tottcher', or try these links: Amazon digital, iTunes, Spotify, Presto Classical. For a CD version: (x the cart window to return here)  A4  letter (US) back to home page to main catalogue Version C