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CD321: OBOIST PETER CHRIST. With Crystal Chamber Soloists. Randall Thompson: Suite for
Oboe, Clarinet, & Viola; Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo Oboe; William Grant Still: Miniatures for Flute, Oboe,
& Piano;
William Schmidt: The Sparrow & The Amazing Mr. Avaunt. Alberto Ginastera: Duo for
Flute & Oboe.
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Thompson Suite:
Mvt 1 (Gaio) Mvt
2 (Adagio Assai) Mvt
3 (Allegro) Mvt
4 (Lento Religioso) Mvt
5 (Grave -
Allegretto) Persichetti: Parable Still: Miniatures Mvt
1(I Ride an Old Paint) Mvt
2(Adoloido) Mvt
3(Jesus is a Rock) Mvt
4(Yaravi) Mvt
5(A Frog Went A-Courtin’) Schmidt: The
Sparrow Mr.
Avaunt Ginastera: Duo
Mvt
1(Sonata) Mvt
2(Pastorale) Mvt
3(Fuga)
CD323: JOHN MACK, OBOE – former 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
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Mozart Quartet in F: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Rondeau) Loeffler Deux Rhapsodies: L'Etang La
Cornemuse Paladilhe: Solo
de Concert Britten: Metamorphoses Pan Phaeton Niobe Bacchus Narcissus Arethusa
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
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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) Mvt
3(Molto Allegro) Hindemith: Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Poulenc: Sonata Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Murgier: Capriccio
Berghmans: Pavane
Planel: Serenade
Barraud: Romance
CD326: HARRY SARGOUS, OBOE. William Bolcom: For the Continuation of Life - Aubade; and A Spring Concertino; Leslie
Bassett: Dialogues;
Henry Cowell: Three Ostinati with
Chorales; Lawrence Singer: Sensazione II. Toronto Sinfonietta, Carl St. Clair, conductor;
William Bolcom, piano; Robert Conway, piano.
"...a handsome production and a
valuable one as well" Fanfare. "Sargous may be the greatest American oboist of this genre" American
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Bolcom: For
the Continuation of Life Singer: Sensazione
II Cowell Three Ostinati: Chorale
I Ostinato
I Chorale
II Ostinato
II Chorale
III Ostinato
III Bolcom:
Spring
Concertino Bassett: Dialogues Flowing Assertive Declamatory Reflective
CD327: ARCHITECTURE AND ARIA - THREE CENTURIES OF THE VIRTUOSO OBOE, Harry Sargous, oboe. Bach: Sonata in G Minor for Oboe
& Piano; Stefan Wolpe: Sonata for Oboe & Piano; Antonino Pasculli: Gran
Concerto su Temi dall'Opera; Andrew Mead: Scena for Solo Oboe; with Laura Ward,
piano. “...gratifying to hear; extraordinary instrumental abilities”American Record Guide.
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Bach Sonata in G Minor: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Siciliano) Mvt
3(Presto)
Wolpe Sonata: Mvt
1(Tanz) Mvt
2(Molto Adagio) Mvt
3(Embittered) Mvt
4(Allegro con grazia) Pasculli: Gran
Concerto Mead: Scena
CD328: CAROLYN HOVE, ENGLISH HORN
& OBOE. Hindemith: Sonate für
Englisch Horn und Klavier; Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo English Horn;
Elliott Carter: Pastoral for English Horn and Piano; Esa-Pekka Salonen: Second
Meeting for Oboe & Piano; John Marvin: Five Pieces for English Horn &
Piano; Thomas Stevens: Triangles IV for English Horn. Carolyn Hove is solo English horn with Los Angeles
Philharmonic. With Gloria Cheng, piano.
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Hindemith Sonata: Mvt
1(Langsam) Mvt
2(Allegro Pesante) Mvt
3(Moderato) Mvt
4(Scherzo, Schnell) Mvt
5(Moderato) Mvt
6(Allegro Pesante) Salonen: Second
Meeting Marvin: Five Pieces Exposition Madrigal Burlesca Romance Pastoral
Persichetti: Parable
Pastoral Stevens: Triangles
IV
CD329: CAROLYN HOVE, ENGLISH HORN - Ascending
to Superlatives.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Eclogues (for
flute, English horn, and guitar); Alan Hovhaness: Suite, op.21 (for English
horn and bassoon); William Kraft: Encounters XI - The Demise of Suriyodhaya
(for English horn and percussion); Gerhard Samuel: Lyric Scene (for English
horn, 2 violins, and cello); Paul Turok: Improvisations, op. 67 (for English
horn, violin, and piano).
Performers are Carolyn Hove, English
horn; Mary Stolper, flute; Paul Viapiano, guitar; David Breidenthal, bassoon;
Raynor Carroll, percussion; Camille Avellano, violin; Ingrid Chun, violin;
Daniel Rothmuller, cello.
Carolyn Hove has been solo English horn with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic since 1988. All of the performers are in the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, except the guitarist, who plays with the orchestra whenever
guitar is needed.
“I cannot describe Carolyn Hove’s English horn
playing without ascending into superlatives. It is simply one of the most
gorgeous, ‘juicy’ sounds I have ever encoutered.” Bruce Gbur,
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Tedesco Eclogues: Mvt
1(Andantino) Mvt
2(Allegro) Mvt
3(Lento) Mvt
4(Allegretto) Kraft Encounters: Tactics Suriyodhaya’s
Dream Peace
of God Strategy Improvisations Lyric
Scene Adagio
espressivo Allegro
grazioso Andante
espressivo
CD354: WEISS FAMILY WOODWINDS, Then and Now. Dawn Weiss, Flute; David Weiss,
Oboe; Abraham Weiss, Bassoon. With Zita Carno, Piano.
Vivaldi: Sonata in G Minor (flute, oboe, bassoon, harpsichord); Messiaen: Le Merle Noir (flute, piano); Bourdeau: Premier Solo (bassoon, piano); Hindemith: Sonata (oboe, piano); Tomas Svoboda: Trio (flute, oboe, bassoon); Worthey: Sandcastles (flute, oboe, bassoon).
Dawn Weiss was principal flute 25 years Oregon Symphony;
David Weiss was principal oboe 30 years Los Angeles Philharmonic; Abraham Weiss
is principal bassoon Rochester Philharmonic (40 years). The Svoboda and Worthey
pieces were recorded live at their world premieres on April 3, 2010 at the
University of Southern California. The other pieces were originally on Crystal
Records LP S354, released in 1978, and digitally remastered for this CD in
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Vivaldi: Sonata in G Minor Allegro
ma cantabile Largo Allegro
molto Messiaen: La
Merle Noir Bourdeau: Premier
Solo Hindemith: Sonata Munter Sehr
Langsam; Lebhaft Svoboda: Trio Andante Vivace Lento Vivace Andante
maestoso Worthey: Sandcastles (to return to this page after
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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,
Tränen, 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 Galatee, Romance de Bliomberis. John Mack was 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.
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Fortunati: Romance
de Galatee
Romance
de Bliomberis Bach, Selections from: Cantata
89
Cantata
21
Cantata
93 Mendelssohn: Psalm
42 Roy: Miracles
are Not Ceased Telemann: Endlich
wird die Stunde schlagen
Das
Wetter ruhrt mit Strahl und Blitzen Adler: Rocking
Horse Winner Handel: Der
für die Sünde der Welt
Triumph
of Time and Truth German
Aria No.6
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 à la Montagne; Richard Cumming: Four Folk Songs; Lewis Jones: Serenade
for Soprano, Oboe, & Piano.
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Telemann Arias from: Cantata
35 Cantata
11
Bach Arias from: Cantata32 Cantata
72 Telemann: Was
gleicht dem Adel wahrer Christen Das
Herz und Sinn, o schwacher Bach: Cantata
No. 202 Boyce: The
King Shall Rejoice
Cumming:
As
Dew in April Springfield
Mountain Lonesome
Valley Song
of the Old Maid Jones: Serenade Introduction The
Shepherd Holy
Thursday Infant
Joy The
Echoing Green Adam: Le
Retour à la Montagne
CD721: PAMELA
PECHA, OBOE. Allessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in C Minor; Domenico Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C (adapted by
Arthur Benjamin); Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, all with the Janacek Chamber
Orchestra, plus the following oboe and organ pieces: Rheinberger: Andante Pastorale
and Rhapsodie; Alexander Guilmant: Cantilene Pastorale; Jan Koetsier: Partita;
Johann Ludwig Krebs: Fantasie; and Hermann Schroeder: Drei Dialoge. With Karel
Paukert, organ. Pamela Pecha is the former assistant principal oboe of the
Cleveland Orchestra. Karel Paukert is Curator of Musical Arts at the Cleveland
Museum of Art.
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Marcello Concerto: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Presto) Cimarosa Concerto: Mvt
1(Intro) Mvt
2(Allegro) Mvt
3(Siciliana) Mvt
4(Allegro giusto) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto
No. 2 Allegro Andante Allegro
assai Guilmant: Cantilene
Pastorale Koetsier: Partita Mvt
1(Liberamente) Mvt
2(Larghetto) Mvt
3(Vivace) Mvt
4(Largo) Mvt
5(Andante sostenuto) Hirtenlied: Andante
Pastorale Rheinberger: Rhapsodie Krebs: Fantasia Schroeder: Dialoge Mvt
1(Moderato) Mvt
2(Andante sostenuto) Mvt
3(Poco vivo)
CD722: GRAND SONATAS FOR OBOE. Mark Weiger, Oboe. Francois Devienne: Sonatas in G Major and D Minor for Oboe
and Piano; Jacques Christian Michel Widerkehr: Duo Sonatas in C Major and E
Minor for Oboe and Piano. With Arthur Rowe, Piano.
Mark Weiger was an
internationally-acclaimed oboe soloist and leader of the double-reed ensemble
Wizards! His playing has been described as "appealing
and beautiful" by the N.Y.
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Devienne Sonata in G: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Rondo) Sonata in D Minor: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Presto) Widerkehr: Duo in C Major Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Menuetto) Mvt
3(Adagio) Mvt
4(Allegro) Duo Sonata in E Minor Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Menuetto) Mvt
3(Adagio) Mvt
4(Allegro)
CD723: RENDEZVOUS
AND DREAMS. Peter
Christ, Oboe, with the Crystal Chamber Soloists. Vazgen Muradian: Concerto for Oboe and
Strings; Martin Scot Kosins: Rendezvous and Dreams (oboe & piano); John
Biggs: Dance Suite (oboe & string trio); Gregory La Traille: Quintet (oboe & string quartet).
Crystal Chamber Soloists:
Violins: Daniel Rouslin, Debbie Dare, Michael Grossman; Violas: Joseph Gold,
Charles Noble, Abigail Stoughton; Cello: Bruce McIntosh; Piano: Lisa Bergman.
Peter Christ has performed over 2000 concerts with
the Westwood Wind Quintet, which he founded in 1959. He has been first oboe
with the San Diego Symphony, the Roger Wagner Chorale Orchestra, the California
Chamber Symphony, the Los Angeles and San Francisco Ballet Orchestras, and
performed frequently with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the major film
studio orchestras. Click here for more information and details about Peter Christ.
“Colorful new works...” Gramophone
“Illuminating, entrancing recital…Muradian’s
concertos [are] a real treasure-trove to be mined…Kosin’s movements are quite lovely—delicate
and alluring…Biggs’ work deserves the widest possible exposure…LaTraille’s
Quintet [gives us] scintillating, enjoyable music that enhances not only
listener pleasure but intellectual stimulation as well. Who says modern music
was stale? This release proves them wrong!” American Record Guide
“Christ’s musicianship is unequivocally dead-on,
and the same can be said for his colleagues.” Fanfare
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Muradian Concerto: Mvt
1
Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Kosins Rendezvous and
Dreams: Mvt
1 (Rendezvous for
One)
Mvt
2 (Tango) Mvt
3 (The Love I Saw But
Once)
Mvt
4 (Adieu Piaf, Adieu)
Mvt
5 (Morning Must Come)
Biggs Dance Suite: Mvt
1(Tango) Mvt
2 (Waltz) Mvt
3 (Basse Danse) Mvt
4 (Grecian Dance) La Traille Quintet: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Andante) Mvt
3 (Presto Vivo)
CD724: 20th CENTURY BRITISH MUSIC FOR
OBOE & PIANO.
William McMullen, Oboe;
Catherine Herbener, Piano. Richard Rodney Bennett: After Syrinx I; Herbert Howells: Sonata;
Gordon Jacob: Seven Bagatelles (for solo oboe); Lennox Berkeley: Sonatina;
Edmund Rubbra: Sonata in C, op. 100.
William McMullen is oboist with
the Moran Woodwind Quintet and oboe professor at the University of Nebraska,
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Bennett: After
Syrinx 1 Howells Sonata: Mvt
1 (Placido) Mvt
2 (Lento) Mvt
3 (Allegro mosso) Mvt
4 (Epilogue) Jacob Bagatelles: March Elegy Waltz Slow
Air Limerick Chinese
Tune Galop
Berkeley Sonatina: Mvt
1(Molto Moderato) Mvt
2 (Andante) Mvt
3 (Allegro) Rubbra Sonata in C:
Mvt
1(Con moto) Mvt
2 (Elegy) Mvt
3 (Presto)
CD725: THE ROMANTIC ROAD. Mark Weiger, oboe, with Arthur Rowe, piano. Music from the Romantic
period: late 1800s.
Julius Röntgen: Sonata No. 1;
Martin Grabert: Sonata in G minor, op. 52; Gustav Schreck: Sonata, op. 13;
Charles-Joseph Colin: 3eme Solo de Concert, op. 40; Stanislas Verroust: 4eme
Solo de Concert, op. 77. “...luscious
sound…gorgeous playing. [Composers] are splendid.”American Record
Guide
Mark Weiger was Professor of Oboe at the University
of Iowa and a prominent touring oboist. He was the founder/leader of the
double-reed ensemble Wizards! Arthur Rowe is currently on the faculty of the
University of Victoria in British Columbia. UPC 009414772527
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Rontgen Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Poco Animato) Mvt
3(Andante) Mvt
4(Moderato) Grabert Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3(Allegretto)
Schreck Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Allegro di molto)
Colin 3eme Solo de Concert: Mvt
1 (Allegro moderato) Mvt
2(Allegro) Verroust 4eme Solo de Concert: Mvt
1(Moderato) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Rondo)
CD726: BACH BY BERT. Oboist Humbert Lucarelli performs music by J.S. Bach:
Partita in G Minor (trans from the Flute Partita in a minor), Sonata in G Minor
(trans from the Sonata in a minor for flute and continuo), Sinfonias from the
Easter Oratorio and Cantatas 12 and 156. "A colourful, memorable recital that boasts a deeply
expressive soloist in Lucarelli. ...fine recording capturing to perfection
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Sinfonia
from Cantata 156 Partita in g minor Mvt
1 (Allemande) Mvt
2 (Corrente) Mvt
3 (Sarabande) Mvt
4 (Bourree Anglaise)
Sonata in g minor Mvt
1 (Andante) Mvt
2 (Largo e dolce) Mvt
3 (Presto, Gigue) Sinfonia
from Easter Oratorio Sinfonia
from Cantata 12
CD727: THE POETIC OBOE. Andrea Gullickson, Oboist, with Karen Enns, piano. Robert
Schumann: Drei Romanzen, op.94; Clara Schumann: Drei Romanzen, op.22; Madeleine
Dring: Three Piece Suite; Andrea Clearfield: Unremembered Wings; Andre Jolivet:
Serenade.
Reviewers have found Andrea Gullickson's
performances marked by "passages of ghostly beauty played with transparent
grace" (Santa Barbara Independent), and a "big colorful sound that
she uses to make clear-headed, decisive statements." (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). She is Professor of Music and Chair of the Department
of Music at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. "...her oboe playing ... is some of the finest I have
heard. Her tone is pure, focused, and unforced - perfectly natural sounding and
effortless..." Jerry Dubins, Fanfare "Hers is a
delightful sound, supple and nicely shaped, and she plays all of the selections
with flair and a good sense of dramatic impulse." American Record Guide
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R. Schumann: Drei Romanzen Mvt
1 (Nicht schnell) Mvt
2 (Einfach,
innig) Mvt
3 (Nicht
schnell) Dring:
Three Piece Suite Mvt
1 (Showpiece) Mvt
2 (Romance) Mvt
3 (Finale)
Clearfield Unremembered
Wings Jolivet: Serenade Mvt
1 (Cantilene) Mvt
2 (Caprice) Mvt
3
(Intermede) Mvt
4 (Marche
burlesque) C. Schumann: Drei Romanzen Mvt
1 (Andante
molto) Mvt
2
(Allegretto; Mit zartem Vortrag) Mvt
3
(Leidenschaftlich schnell)
CD728: OBOE WIZARDRY. Mark Weiger, Oboe; Arthur Rowe, Piano. C.T. Lalliet: Fantasie on Flotow’s Martha; and Prelude
and Variations on The Carnival of Venice; Mozart: Turkish March;
Dinicu/Heifetz: Hora Staccato; Robert Stevenson: Twinkle Variations for Solo
Oboe; Pietro di Simoni: Presto from Concerto in C; Martino Bitti: Sonata in C
Minor; Christian Frederik Barth: Sonata Brilliant.
Mark Weiger proves on
this disc that double tonguing, triple tonguing, and circular breathing are not
ony possible on the oboe but can be done with musicality and panache. "With every 16th note Weiger made the music come
to life" said the New York Times about a Weiger performance. "This is indeed a recording for the serious
collector: interesting, original, and excellent in every way."
Robert McColley, Fanfare "Mark Weiger's latest foray into the wonderful
world of oboe music is a sure-fire showstopper. His sound is, as always, sweet and
pliant, one of the most luxuriant on records." Ritter, American Record Guide “Stunning virtuosity” BBC Music Magazine
The late Mark Weiger was leader of the Wizards! Double Reed Consort, which has
two highly-acclaimed CDs on the Crystal label, and which has toured 22 states,
Canada, and Australia. He was Oboe Professor at the University of Iowa. UPC
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Casimer-Theophile Lalliet: Fantaisie
on Flotow's Martha Grigoras
Dinicu/Heifitz: Hora
Staccato Martino Bitti: Sonata In C Minor Mvt
1 (Adagio) Mvt
2 (Allegro) Mvt
3 (Adagio) Mvt
4 (Allegro)
W. A. Mozart: Turkish
March Pietro di Simoni: Presto from Concerto in C Robert Stephenson: Twinkle
Variations for Solo
Oboe
Christian Frederik Barth: Sonata Brillant in Bb Major Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Adagio
sostenuto) Mvt
3 (Rondo:
Scherzando) Casimer-Theophile Lalliet: Prelude
and Variations on The Carnival of Venice
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; Napoleon Coste: Three Pieces; Joao
Guilherme Ripper: Kinderszenen; Patrick Stoyanovich: Seven Short Pievces; Jan
Freidlin: Mist Over the Lake.
With Rhian Kenny, flute; Andres Cárdenes, violin; Paul
Silver, viola; David Premo, cello; Marina diPretoro, piano; James Ferla,
guitar. Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida has been principal oboe with
the Pittsburgh Symphony since 1991. Prior to
this she was associate principal oboe with the Philadelphia Orchestra. This CD features premiere recordings of exciting
contemporary works as well as beautiful pieces from past periods. “Hands down, one of the best players in the world.” American Record Guide UPC 009414772923 ORDER
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Ripper: Kinderszenen Schumanniana Ciranda Maracatú Dubois: Ballade
Medievale Bliss: Conversations The
Committee Meeting In The Wood In The Ballroom Soliloquy In The Tube at Oxford Circus Stoyanovich: Seven Short Pieces laid back fast a slow waltz with a fast swing ostinato slowly fast
Coste: Three Pieces Divertissement Pastoral Consolazione Rondeau Montagnard Sinigaglia: Twelve Variations Ponchielli: Capriccio Freidlin: Mist
Over the Lake
CD820: ERIN HANNIGAN, OBOE. With Simon Sargon, piano; Scott Walzel, bassoon; Dan Florio
and Drew Lang, percussion. (released May 2008)
Simon Sargon:
Homage to Hafiz; Henri Dutilleux: Sonate pour Hautbois et Piano; Dan Welcher:
Firewing-The Flame and the the Moth; Thomas Dunhill: Friendship’s Garland-A
Suie of Five Miniatures; Simon Sargon: Haas Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano;
Paul Patterson: Duologue for Oboe and Piano.
This CD has wonderful works that have
become standards in the oboe repertoire plus premiere recordings of pieces also
destined to become oboe masterworks. Erin Hannigan is principal oboist with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She has been guest principal oboist with the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic. In the summer, she performs with the Mainly Mozart
Festival in San Diego, Calif., and the Music in the Mountains Festival in
Durango, Colorado. “Her playing is beguiling with
high level of musicianship.”
Fanfare
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Sargon: Homage
to Hafiz, Mvt. 1 Homage
to Hafiz, mvt. 2 Homage
to Hafiz, mvt. 3 Dutilleux: Sonata,
mvt. 1 Sonata,
mvt. 2 Sonata,
mvt. 3 Welcher: Firewing Dunhill: Friendship's
Garland, mvt. 1 Friendship's
Garland, mvt.2 Friendship's
Garland, mvt. 3 Friendship's
Garland, mvt. 4 Friendship's
Garland, mvt. 5 Sargon: Trio,
mvt. 1 Trio,
mvt. 2 Trio,
mvt. 3 Patterson: Duologue,
mvt. 1 Duologue,
mvt. 2 Duologue,
mvt. 3 Duologue,
mvt. 4 Duologue,
mvt. 5
Zelenka, Six Chamber Sonatas for Two Oboes,
Bassoon, & Continuo.
(No. 3 is performed twice,
once with violin & oboe, and once with 2 oboes.) A friend of J.S. Bach and
one of the most respected composers of the period, Jan Dismas Zelenka wrote
these six Quatre Sonatas for two oboes (one sonata with oboe and violin),
bassoon, and continuo (harpsichord and bass). Performed here by principal players from
the Dallas & Houston Symphonies & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra: Erin
Hannigan and Kathryn Greenbank, Oboes; Kristin Van Cleve, Violin; Benjamin
Kamins, Bassoon; Timothy Pitts, Double Bass; Layton James, Harpsichord.
CD821 (vol. 1): Sonatas 1-3 UPC
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Sonata No. 1 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV Sonata No. 2 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV Sonata No. 3, version for
violin, oboe, bassoon, continuo Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV Sonata No. 3, version for 2
oboes, bassoon, continuo Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV
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Sonata No. 4 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV Sonata No. 5 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Sonata No. 6 Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt
III Mvmt
IV
CD823: ECLECTICISM; Carolyn Hove, English Horn. Beethoven, Seven Variations on the Theme “Bei
Männern, welche Liebe Fühlen” from Mozart’s Magic Flute; Ravel, Pavane pour une
infante défunte (arr. for English horn and piano); Richard Lane, Introduction
and Allegro; Patricia Morehead, Elegy; Rolf Rudin, Rezitativ und Arie; Jeffrey
Rathbun, Suite for Oboe and English Horn; John Steinmetz, Suite from an
Imaginary Opera. Vicki Ray, Piano; Rebecca Henderson, Oboe.
Carolyn
Hove has been solo English horn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1988.
This is her third solo recording on Crystal Records. All have met great
critical acclaim. “Carolyn Hove is probably
the greatist English hornist in the world today. Not only is her tone as large,
liquid, and sensuous as they come, but she plays with a finess, agility, and
all-encompassing musical intelligence that make her one of the most completely
satisfying musicians of our time.” Jim Svejda, KUSC Radio.
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Beethoven: Seven
Variations Lane: Introduction
and Allegro Morehead: Elegy
Ravel: Pavane Pour une
Infante Défunte Rudin: Rezitativ und Arie
Rathbun: Suite for Oboe and English Horn Mvmt
I Mvmt
II Mvmt III Mvmt
IV Steinmetz: Suite from an Imaginary Opera Mvmt 1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Mvmt 4 Mvmt
5
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
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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.”
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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
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
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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)
CD871: OBOES, ENGLISH HORNS, BASSOONS, & CONTRABASSOON: MUSIC FOR DOUBLE-REED ENSEMBLE and LUKAS FOSS: Oboe
Concerto. Bert Gassman, Oboe; members Los Angeles Philharmonic. J.S. Bach: Ricercar from The Musical Offering; Handel:
Two Arias for Double-Reeds; Boris Pillin: Three Pieces
for Double-Reed Septet; George Heussenstamm: Set for Double-Reeds; Lukas Foss:
Oboe Concerto. "What a gorgeous sound!"
The Instrumentalist. "...playing of
Bert Gassman is an absolute miracle. Recording of Special Merit" Stereo
Review
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Bach: Ricercar Handel Two Pieces: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Vivace)
Pillin Three Pieces: Mvt
1 (Andante) Mvt
2 (Allegretto) Mvt
3(Allegro) Heussenstamm: Set Intro
& 1 2 3 4 5 Foss: Oboe Concerto Mvt
1(Moderato) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Moderato; Allegro)
CD872: FANTASY FOR WiZARDS! Played by Wizards! A Double Reed Consort. Greg Morton: Fantasy for
Wizards; Michael Curtis: A Klezmer Wedding; Michael Kibbe: Divertimento;
Frederic Chopin: Waltz Brilliante; John Corina: Suite for Double Reed Quintet;
Dinos Constantinides: Transformations for Oboe Alone; Louis Moreau Gottschalk:
Danza, op. 33; Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances; Johann Wenth: Quartette
Concertante.
Wizards has been called "the
world series of double reed playing." This
is a fascinating album featuring this ensemble of oboes, oboes d'amore, English
horns, and bassoons.
“Miraculous playing…magic
abounds.” Fanfare
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Morton: Fantasy
for Wizards! Curtis: A
Klezmer Wedding
Kibbe Divertimento: Mvt
1 (Adagio) Mvt
2 (March) Mvt
3 (Andante) Mvt
4 (Fugue) Chopin: Waltz
Brillante Corina: Suite Slowly Fast Slowly Castles
in the Air Tender
Conversation On
the Playground Gottschalk: Danza Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Joc
cu Bâtâ Brâul Pe
Loc Buciumeana Poarca
Româeasca Maruntel Wenth: Quartette Concertante Allegro
Ma Non Troppo Adagio Menuetto Andantino
CD874: CLASSICAL WiZARDS. Performed by WiZARDS! A Double Reed Consort. Beethoven:
Trio, op. 87, for 2 Oboes and English Horn; Antonio Salieri: Variations Sulia
Follia di Spagna, for 2 Oboes, 2 English Horns, & 2 Bassoons; W.A. Mozart:
Impressario Overture, trans. for 3 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Bassoons, and Contra
Bassoon; Johann Baptist Schenk: Quartetto for Oboe, 2 English Horns, and
Bassoon; Frantisek Xaver Dussek: Parthia for 2 Oboes, 2 English Horns, and
Bassoon.
WiZARDS! has been called "the world’s series
of double reed playing." They
toured throughout the U.S.and appeared at many music festivals. Their first CD
received great recognition for its "miraculous playing...magic
abounds." (Fanfare). The players performed in orchestras throughout the
Great Lakes region and taught at colleges in Iowa City; Oshkosh, Wisconsin;Chicago,
Illinois; and others. Members of the group on this CD are Mark Weiger, Andrea
Gullickson, oboes; S. Blake Duncan, English horn;
Greg Morton, bassoon. Assisted by Michael Ericson, oboe/English horn; Benjamin
Coelho, bassoon; Michael Dicker, contrabassoon. “Delightfully enjoyable.”
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Beethoven Trio: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Adagio) Mvt
3 (Menuetto) Mvt
4 (Finale) Schenk
Quartetto: Mvt
1 (Allegro moderato)
Mvt
2(Menuetto) Mvt
3(Un poco adagio) Mvt
4(Rondo)
Salieri: Variations Dussek: Parthia Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4 Mozart: Impressario
Overture
CD876: WiZARDS! FINALE Music for Double Reed Ensemble: Gilman Collier: Fantasy; Graham Powning: Sextuor;
Phil Freihofner: Das Golem Part 2; Louis-Emmanuel Jadin: Nocturne No. 1 in d-moll;
Ange Flégier: Quatuor; Jerzy Mlodziejowski: Kwartet; Mladen Pozajic: Tri
Stavka.
Wizards! was an active
performing group for 18 years until the death in 2008 of its leader and founder
Mark Weiger. These seven gems come from the group’s research library of over
500 pieces. The first Crystal release by Wizards! elicited the comment from
Fanfare Magazine: “Miraculous playing…magic abounds.” The magic still abounds in this one. The core group
is Mark Weiger, oboe; Andrea Gullickson, oboe d’amore; S. Blake Duncan, English
horn; and Greg Morton, bassoon. On some of the pieces they are joined by Jack
McCauley, English horn; and Jeff Tlighman, bassoon. UPC 009414787620. > ORDER NOW
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Flégier: Allegretto giocoso Andante sostenuto Allegro
Mlodziejowski: Allegretto moderato Andante cantabile Allegro scherzando
Pozajic: Tri Stavka Andante Largo Allegretto
Collier: Fantasy
Powning: Sextuor Serenade: Allegro Minuetto and Trio Largo Finale: Aperto
Freihofner: Das Golem Part 2
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Cassettes:
C321: OBOIST PETER CHRIST. Randall Thompson:
Suite for Oboe, Clarinet, & Viola;
Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo Oboe; William Grant Still:
Miniatures for Flute, Oboe, & Piano;
William Schmidt: The Sparrow & Mr. Avaunt" (for narrator
& oboe). "Recording of Special Merit...Excellent", Stereo Review.
009414732149 Cassette SOLD OUT (See CD321 above)
C323: JOHN MACK, OBOE. MOZART Quartet in F
for Oboe & Strings; LOEFFLER:
Deux Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola, & Piano. John Mack, Oboe.
with Eunice Podis, piano; Daniel Majeske, violin; Abraham Skernick, viola; Stephen Gerber, cello. All principal players with the Cleveland Symphony
Orchestra. 009414732347 Cassette ORDER NOW
C324: SONATAS FOR OBOE: John Mack, Oboe. Francis Poulenc & Paul Hindemith: Sonatas for Oboe & Piano. Also works by Planel, Murgier, Barraud, &
Berghmans. Eunice Podis, piano. 009414732446
Cassette SOLD OUT (see CD324)
C325: JOHN MACK, OBOE. Saint-Saens:
Oboe Sonata; Schumann:
Three Romances; Britten: Six
Metamorphoses; Paladilhe:
Solo de Concert. with Eunice Podis, piano. 009414732545 Cassette SOLD OUT (See CD323 and CD324 above)
C326: HARRY SARGOUS, OBOE. William Bolcom, For
the Continuation of Life: Aubade; and
A Spring Concertino; Leslie Bassett,
Dialogues; Henry Cowell, Three Ostinati with Chorales; Lawrence Singer, Sensazione II. Toronto Sinfonietta, Carl St. Clair, conductor; William Bolcom, piano;
Robert Conway, piano. 009414732644 Cassette ORDER NOW
C354: WEISS FAMILY WOODWINDS. David Weiss, oboe; Dawn Weiss, flute; Abraham Weiss, bassoon. Vivaldi: Trio Sonata;
Messiaen: Le Merle Noir; Bourdeau: Premier Solo;
Hindemith: Oboe Sonata.
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C640: 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, Three Arias; Handel, Three Arias; Mendelssohn, Meine Seele; Ferdinando Fortunati, Two Romances. 009414764041 Cassette ORDER NOW
C641: 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 à :a Montagne; Richard Cumming, Four Folk Songs; Lewis Jones, Serenade
for Soprano, Oboe, and Piano.
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C649: BURIED TREASURES ENSEMBLE: Adrienne Tworek-Gryta, soprano; Ronald Richards, oboe/English horn; Darlene Jussila, bassoon; Carlo Pinto, piano.
music by Fortunati, Brod, Lalliet, Pinto. 009414764942 Cassette ORDER NOW
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