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Any opinion on this Alex Klein CD ?

Author: gabriel'soboe
Date: 2005-12-06 18:48

Hi

Since Alex Klein is highly appreciated in America, can anyone tell me whether the following CD is worth buying:

http://www.musicabona.com/catalog/CDR90000079.html.en

I'm of course already familiar with Martinu's famous Concerto but I wonder about the style of the two other pieces by Sydor and Yano proposed on this double CD. I of course listened to the 30" samples but it's hard to make up one's opinion on the basis of such snippets.

A few days ago, I purchased another oboe concerto from the XXth Century, Elliot Carter's one, composer in 1986/87. Must be rather well-known from the American members of this board, I guess. Well, I'd say it is hard stuff ! The recording I'm referring at is performed by Heinz Holliger and the Ensemble InterContemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez (Apex label). Must be awfully difficult to play such music !
On another CD dedicated to Carter, I discovered two chamber music pieces of his : INNER SONG for Heinz Holliger in memory of Stefan Wolpe (92) for oboe, and IMMER NEU for Ursula and Heinz Holliger (92) for harp and oboe.
We are dealing with somewhat austere and reflective pieces to say the least ! I wouldnt necessarily describe this kind of music as appealing ! But their approach seems somewhat easier to me than the Oboe Concerto.

Thanks for your help
Laurent

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