Author: gabriel'soboe
Date: 2005-11-29 04:07
Thanks for your reaction, sömeone. You are much too kind when you call me an "oboe recording expert". Actually, most of the members of this board are far more knowledgeable and authoritative than I am. And the reason for this is rather simple: I'm not a oboe player nor even a musician myself. I'm simply a music lover who happens to have the oboe and the English horn as favourite instruments. As a result, I'm not really able to compare into detail the style of the oboists. Moreover, I seldom have the possibility to bring together different versions of the same piece. It of course occurs I have at my disposal several versions of the same work by say Lebrun, Mozart or Krommer but I never bothered comparing thoroughly those interpretations.
I have the Naxos CD you are referring at. It also contains a Concerto based upon themes by Pergolese, adapted by Barbirolli as well. Besides Cimarosa and Bellini's well-known concertos, there's also on it a brief one-movement concerto by Vincenzo Righini (1756-1812) which is very lively and pleasant.
Regarding French players, I must say I don't have a vast knowledge about them, although living in France. I for instance have an Erato CD of Vivaldi concertos by Pierre Pierlot. And a oboe player I know appreciates very much the style of Maurice Bourgue. It seems the schools and traditions of playing are very distinctive - as evidenced in other threads. I indeed remember I once offered to that woman a CD collection performed by Wayne Rapier and she at once disliked his sound.
Regarding American music for oboe, I bought yesterday the recently released Naxos CD dedicated to Marion Bauer (1882-1955) published in the series "American classics". Her Concertino for oboe, clarinet and strings, op. 32b (1939-43) is described as "ripely romantic" in the liner notes and indeed it is. The soloists are Jeremy Polmear (oboe) and Eli Eban (clarinet), accompanied by the Ambache Orchestra and Ensemble. Browsing on the net, I discovered Mr Polmear created his own label of oboe recordings, "Oboe classics".You can visit his website at :
http://www.oboeclassics.com/
There's also the possibility to order oboe CD's from them. Perhaps this might be helpful to Howard in his quest for rare oboe recordings.
Both musicians also interpret Bauer's Duo for oboe and clarinet, op. 25 (1932) on the aforementioned Naxos CD. This CD also encapsulates non-oboe compositions such as A LAMENT ON AN AFRICAN THEME, op. 20a which I enjoyed very much. I still have to deepen the listening of this CD but my first impression is that it's a commendable item. The pieces are short and never boring.
Greetings from France
Laurent
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