CRYSTAL RECORDS   John Mack, Oboe recordings

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John Mack (1927 - 2006) was principal oboe of the Cleveland Orchestra for 36 years.  Other positions included former first oboe of the New Orleans Symphony, the National Symphony, and the Casals Festival. He was the administrative chairman of the woodwind division and head of the oboe department of the Cleveland Institute of Music.  He was a student of Bruno Labate and Harold Gomberg at Juilliard and of Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute of Music.


CD323:  JOHN MACK, OBOE  (principal oboe, Cleveland Orchestra).  Mozart,  Quartet in F;  Loeffler, Deux Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, and Piano;  Paladilhe, Solo de Concert;  Britten, Six Metamorphoses after Ovid.   with the Cleveland Orchestra String Quartet, and Eunice Podis, piano.  "superb performances".   Fanfare   UPC 00941473232-3  ORDER NOW

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Mozart Quartet in F:  Mvt 1(Allegro)  Mvt 2(Adagio)  Mvt 3(Rondeau)   Loeffler Deux Rhapsodies:  L'Etang      La Cornemuse



CD324:  JOHN MACK, OBOE.  Schumann,  Three Romances;  Saint-Saens, Oboe Sonata;  Hindemith, Oboe Sonata;  Poulenc, Oboe Sonata;  also French contest pieces by Murgier, Berghmans, Planel, and Barraud.   with Eunice Podis, piano.    "Mack, principal of the Cleveland Orchestra, is one of the world's major virtuosos _ sheer class in all departments. Beauty of tone and security of playing are glorious."   San Francisco Chronicle   UPC 00941473242-2
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Schumann Three Romances:  Mvt 1(Nicht Schnell)  Mvt 2(Einfach, Innig)   Mvt 3(Nicht Schnell)    Saint-Saens Oboe Sonata:   Mvt 1(Andantino)    Mvt 2(Pastorale)

CD640:  THE PLYMOUTH TRIO: John Mack, Oboe. Christina Price, Soprano; John Herr, Keyboard.  Klaus George Roy: Miracles Are Not Ceased;  Samuel Adler: The Rocking Horse Winner;  J.S. Bach: Gerechter Gott (from Cantata 89), Seufzer, TrŠnen, Kummer, Not (from Cantata 21), Ich Will Auf den Herren Schau'n (from Cantata 93); Handel: Three Arias;  Mendelssohn: Meine Seele, from Psalm 42;  Ferdinando Fortunati: Romance de GalatŽe, Romance de BliombŽris.John Mack is solo oboist with the Cleveland Orchestra; this is the first of two CDs with the Plymouth Trio featuring the most beautiful arias for this combination.   UPC 00941476402-7  ORDER NOW

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Fortunati:  Romance de Galatee    Romance de Bliomberis         Bach, Selections from:   Cantata 89     Cantata 21      Cantata 93


CD641: THE PLYMOUTH TRIO:  John Mack, oboe. Christina Price, soprano; John Herr, harpsichord and piano; with Robert Perry, cello.  J.S. Bach, arias from cantatas 32, 72, and 202; G.P.Telemann, arias from cantatas 11, 35, and 72; William Boyce, Blessed is the Man; Adolphe Adam, Le Retour ˆ la Montagne; Richard Cumming, Four Folk Songs; Lewis Jones, Serenade for Soprano, Oboe, & Piano. UPC 00941476412-6  ORDER NOW

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Telemann Arias from:  Cantata 35   Cantata 11   and   Was Gleicht Dem Adel Wahrer Christen    Bach Arias from: Cantata32   Cantata 72

 


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 00941478702-6  ORDER NOW

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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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