Crystal Records — Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida,
Oboe
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CD729: Mist Over the Lake. Cynthia Koledo
DeAlmeida, Oboe. Arthur Bliss: Conversations; Pierre-Max Dubois: Ballade Medievale; Amilcare Ponchielli:
Capriccio; Leone Sinigaglia: Twelve Variations on a
Theme by Franz Schubert; Napoléon Coste: Three
Pieces; Joao Guilherme Ripper, Kinderszenen; Patrick Stoyanovich:
Seven Short Pieces; Jan Freidlin: Mist Over the Lake. UPC 009414772923 BUY NOW
With Rhian Kenny, flute; Andrés Cárdenes, violin; Paul Silver, viola; David Premo, cello; Marina diPretoro,
piano; James Ferla, guitar. This CD features
premiere recordings of exciting contemporary works as well as beautiful pieces
from past periods.
“DeAlmeida’s tone is
wonderfully variegated, her phrasing is supple, and her musical insights are
unfailingly illuminating. Her apt repertoire choices provide her with a fine
playground on which to display her musical assets.” Fanfare, July/August 2006
“Ms. DeAlmeida has
been headmistress of the Pittsburgh Symphony since 1991,
and is hands down one of the best players in the world. Her sound is
pliable, soft, but with a lot of strength underneath – a very American quality,
and I love it. This recital gathers music both contemporary and older, all of
it very fine and listenable.” American Record Guide, July/August 2006
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida became principal oboe
of the Pittsburgh Symphony in September 1991. For two years prior to this she
was associate principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Since joining the
Pittsburgh Symphony, she has been featured as soloist in concertos by Bach, Haydn,
Mozart, Strauss, and Vaughan Williams. In 1993 the Pittsburgh Symphony
commissioned a concerto for DeAlmeida by Leonardo Balada, which she recorded with the orchestra and Lorin Maazel for New World Records. She can also be heard
in André Previn’s Sonata for Oboe, Bassoon, and Pianowith Nancy Goeres and
André Previn on Crystal Records CD870.
DeAlmeida received the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan where
she studied with Arno Mariotti, and a Master of Music
degree from Temple University in Philadelphia as a
student of Richard Woodhams. She has been a faculty member of the Music Academy of
the West in Santa Barbara, California since 2002. In Pittsburgh she
teaches at Carnegie Mellon Universityand
is the Coordinator of the Woodwind Department. She has given master classes in
the United States, Europe, the Far East, and South America, and is a
frequent guest artist at the annual convention of the International Double Reed
Society.
In
November 2003, DeAlmeida was featured on national
television on the CBS “Early Show” in a story relating to the oboe and its
remarkable health benefits for asthma sufferers. This has led to her
affiliation with the American Respiratory Alliance.
“Her mellifluous timbre is also an asset in the modern and/or
contemporary peices, The
variety of styles and of scoring on this disc makes it one of the most enjoyable
of recent woodwind recitals. Sound is excellent.” Fanfare (Phillip Scott)
CD825 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link
to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
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Wunderer: Sonata in B minor I. Andante II. Tempo giusto III. Adagio ma non troppo IV. Presto Reinecke: Trio
in A minor I. Allegro moderato II. Scherzo: Molto vivace III. Adagio IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo Arnold:
Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello I. Allegro non troppo II. Allegretto III. Vivace con brio Moricz: Three Consequences for Four
Players I. Allegro deciso II. Valse lente III. Allegro giocoso
CD825 – SILVER and GOLD, Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, Oboe; Noah Bendix-Balgley, 
Violin;
Meng Wang, Viola; William Caballero, Horn; David Premo,
Cello; Marina Schmidt Lupinacci, Piano; Rodrigo
Ojeda, Piano.
Alexander Wunderer, Sonata in B minor for Oboe and Piano,
op. 3; Carl Reinecke, Trio in A minor for Oboe, Horn, and
Piano, op. 188; Malcolm Arnold, Quartet for Oboe, Violin,
Viola, and Cello, op. 61; Michael Moricz, Three
Consequences for Four Players (Oboe, Horn, Cello, Piano). UPC
009414782526 BUY NOW
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida has been
principal oboe with the Pittsburgh Symphony since 1991. All the players on this
CD are or were principals in the Pittsburgh Symphony. Noah Bendix-Balgley was recently appointed First Concertmaster of the
Berlin Philharmonic. DeAlmeida was called “hands down one of the best players in the world” in a review in the American Record Guide
of her first Crystal solo CD. Of this new CD, Gramophone writes “DeAlmeida, principal
oboe of the Pittsburgh Symphony, is a poetic artist who teams beautifully with
superb orchestra colleagues...they perform so expressively.” American Record Guide writes “Her beautiful sound, fluid technique,
and fine sense of phrasing brings the whole project together.”
“Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida is a soloist of
immense technique and considerable charm, plus first class
musical judgement” Fanfare
“DeAlmeida
has been prinicipal oboe of the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra since 1991. This fact leads one to expect much of her, and
that expectation is not disappointed: You will not hear a getter oboist at work
today”...Fanfare (Raymond Tuttle) July/August 2016
“Cynthia Koledo DeALmeida is—let us say it
up front—a remarkable oboist. Her playing... is always notable for its
technical perfection, beauty of tone, and unforced eloquence.” Fanfare (Ronald E. Grames) July/August
2016
“Despite its title
of Silver and Gold, almost everything is golden about this
disc.” Fanfare (Colin Clarke) July/August2016
“DeAlmeida
is a poetic artist who teams beautifully with superb orchestra colleagues and
sensitive Pianists” Gramophone
CD825 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link
to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.
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Wunderer: Sonata in B minor Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III Mvmt IV Reinecke: Trio in A minor Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III Mvmt IV Arnold: Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and
Cello Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III Moricz: Three Consequences for Four Players Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III
CD870: 25th Anniversary, International Double Reed Society. Andre Previn: Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon (1994); Jean Francaix: Trio pour Hautbois, Basson et Piano (1994); Heitor
Villa-Lobos: Duo pour Hautbois et Basson
(1957); Gioacchino Rossini: Six Arias from the Barber
of Seville (arr. Gebauer)
This CD demonstrates the superb artistry and
virtuosity of today’s double reed professionals. Performing are some of the
best oboists and bassoonists in the world:
John Mack (first oboe, Cleveland Orchestra), David McGill (first bassoon,
Chicago Symphony), Alex Klein (first oboe, Chicago Symphony), George Sakakeeny (Professor, Oberlin Conservatory, formerly
principal bassoon, New Japan Philharmonic of Tokyo), Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (first oboe,
Pittsburgh Symphony), Nancy Goeres (first bassoon,
Pittsburgh Symphony), Stefano Canuti and Sergio Azzolini (bassoonists major Italian orchestras). With Andre
Previn, Piano, and Elizabeth De Mio, Piano. UPC 009414787026 BUY
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Sound samples (uses
RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear approximately one minute of the movement
shown.
Francaix Trio: Mvt 1 (Adagio) Mvt 2 (Resolute) Mvt 3 (Andante) Mvt 4 (Finale) Rossini
Arias: Mvt 1 (Ecco ridente) Mvt 2 (Largo) Mvt 3 (Una
voce) Mvt 4 (Dunque) Mvt 5 (Zitti zitti) Mvt 6 (Felice
innesto) Villa-Lobos Duo: Mvt 1 (Allegro) Mvt 2 (Lento) Mvt 3 (Allegro
vivace) Previn Trio: Mvt 1 (Lively) Mvt 2 (Slow) Mvt 3 (Jaunty)
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