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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2004/02

From: gbur <gbur@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Gregson Oboe Sonata
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:17:04 -0500

Dear Shawn,

I don't have a recording of the Gregson, but I've taught for several years now
and have had many student use it for juries. I know, a pity it's not been
committed to disc! Another *great* (and neglected) British piece is the Oboe
Sonata by Joseph Horovitz. Check it out, you'll love it.

Bruce

>===== Original Message From doublereed-l@-----.edu ====
>Hello fellow woodwittlers,
>I have recentely come across and purchased a sonata for oboe that I knew
>existed, but for some reason never really studied or even owned it:The Edward
>Gregson Oboe Sonata. I sat down at my piano and began to play the
accompaniment.
>Before I knew it I had played all three movements...what a wonderful and
>incredibley interesting piece. The harmonies are so wonderful. So of course,
I
>jumped online to see if there is a recording. I didn't have much luck. Does
anyone
>out there in doublreed cyberspace know of an existing recording of this
>sonata? Any comments on the piece from those who have played it?
>
>There is such a wealth of English composed music out there that has never
>been recorded.....hmmm.......(lightbulbs and ideas!)
>
>Shawn Reynolds

Bruce Gbur, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor
Double Reeds and Music History
Director of the Collegium Musicum
Music Department
Kansas State University
223 McCain Auditorium
Manhattan, KS 66506
785/532-3821
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~gbur/

"The older I get, the less gladly I suffer fools." Bruce Gbur

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