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"The two oboe pieces are a very early opus. The first — slow — piece gives the oboe the opportunity to sing out its notes quite as beautifully as this instrument can. The second is more humorous, roguish, with an undertone of Nordic nature and forest rustlings in the moonlight."
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We step back in time now for the first of today's larger works. Christoph Förster was a German Baroque composer who worked in the Italian style throughout his life. In his review on allmusic.com James Manheim describes Förster's work for oboe as being 'the oboe's counterparts of the brilliant violin works of Geminiani'. This is a recording on modern instruments so perhaps it lacks some of the attack, the bite, of performances we are more used to. However, Manheim points to Lajos Lencses' outstanding performance. |
Johann Christoph Friedrich Förster (1693-1745)
Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C minor I Allegro ma non Presto Joyful, fast, but not too fast II Siciliano poco Vivace Sicilian pastoral feel, light, steady fast pace III Allegro Fast, light, joyful performed by Ensemble Instrumental La Follia, director & concert master, Christophe Poiget with oboe soloist Lajos Lencses image on screen: Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697-1745), painted by Georg Desmarées (1697–1776) |
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Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Pavane pour une enfante défunte M19 (1899) Pavane for a dead Princess Assez doux, mais d'une sonorité large Quite soft, but with a broad sound performed by Orchestra UniMi (Orchestra dell'Università degli Studi di Milano), director and conductor, Alessandro Crudele |
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Another step back in time as we listen to the four lovely movements of Telemann's Oboe Sonata in A minor. Soloist Bernice Lee has won a place for this year in the London Sinfonietta Academy. That follows on from her studies at London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Originally from Singapore, Bernice is settled for the time being in London. She is also on trial for co-principal oboist in the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. |
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Oboe Sonata in A minor TVWV 41 a3 (1728) 1 Siciliana • 2 Sprituoso • 3 Andante • 4 Vivace performed by Bernice Lee, oboe, and Philip Shannon, piano in the Lecture Recital Room of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London |
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There are several excellent recordings of Saint-Saëns' Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major on youtu.be - by players of all ages. You could choose Christophe Patrix and the plexiglass oboe, which is completely see-through. He looks as uncertain as I am as to why we'd want to see through the instrument to the shirt, tie or dress of the player behind. I have chosen this recording by multi-award winning oboist Maurice Bourgue. |
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major Op 166 (1921) 1 Andantino slightly quicker walking pace 2 Ad libitum - Allegretto - Ad libitum tempo not marked - not quite allegro - unmarked 3 Molto Allegro very fast and joyful performed by Maurice Bourgue with piano accompaniment by Ichiro Nodaira |
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Let's listen to another popular work which exists in many different transcriptions. From the music for Peer Gynt comes Solveig's Song: |
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907)
from Klaverstykker etter egne sanger, hefte II Op 52 (1890) Piano Pieces after Original Songs, Volume II Solveig's Song (from the original in Op 23 Peer Gynt) performed by Isabel Maria Velasco, oboe, and Nathalia Freitas Leite, piano |
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Thursday 10th August 2017
Amy Roberts, oboe Oliver Till, piano courtesy of the Royal Academy of Music 
Johann Sebastian Bach
from Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott BWV 127 Lord Jesus Christ, true Man, and God arr André Papillon for oboe and piano 3 Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen Camille Saint-Saens Sonate pour hautbois et piano en ré majeur, Op 166 Gilles Silvestrini Horae Volubiles for solo oboe (2006) Hamish Brown Our Love Is Here To Stay world premiere performance ♫ ─────────────────
Nicola Crowe, flute ♦ Penelope Smith, oboe ♦ Nicola Hands, oboe ♦ Christina Marroni, bassoon
This full-length evening concert was held on International Make Music Day, 21st June 2019. It was a benefit for NewSPAL, the charity taking over the Performing Arts Library from Surrey County.
Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama (b 1956) Souvenir de Caen (2002) Franz Joseph Haydn London Trio No 1 Hob IV:1 in C major Liz Sharma (b 1951 ) Trialogues 1, 2, & 3 Bill Douglas (b 1944) 3 Lyrical Pieces Julius Röntgen Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon Op 86 Ronald Binge arr Penelope Smith The Watermill Georges Bizet compiled Ernest Guiraud arr A Cooper Carmen Suite No 1 Thomas Fats Waller & Harry Brooks from their musical revue Connies' Hot Cookies Ain’t Misbehavin’ George Frideric Handel arr A Cooper from the opera Rinaldo: Lascia ch’io pianga - Let me weep Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from The Marriage of Figaro K492 Overture in D major Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), arr P Smith from the score for the 1986 film The Mission Gabriel’s Oboe Arthur Kent, arr P Smith, lyrics by Sylvia Dee The Official UK Anthem of Make Music Day Bring Me Sunshine |
Thursday 26th July 2018
Rachel Broadbent -♦- Philip Haworth -♦- Connie Luk
Heinrich Molbe
Air arabe für Oboe und Horn mit Clavirebegleitung Op 77 Johann Sebastian Bach from the Sacred Cantata in E minor: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke I am content with my lot BWV 84 Soprano aria: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke Tomaso Albinoni from 12 Concerti a cinque Op 9 (1722) No 12 Concerto for Two Oboes in D major Edwin Carr from Two Mansfield Poems, for Oboe d'amore & piano 2 Sleeping Together Allegro moderato Robert Schumann from 12 Klavierstücke für kleine und große Kinder Op 85 12 Piano Pieces for Young and Older Children (piano 4 hands) 12 Abendlied Etuden in kanonischer Form für Orgel oder Pedalklavier Op 56 Studies in the Form of Canons for Organ or Pedal Piano 2 Mit innigem Ausdruck (A minor) With tender expression 4 Innig (A♭ major) Tenderly Adolphe Blanc Romance for oboe, horn (or cor anglais) with piano accompaniment Op 43b ♫ ─────────────────
The last Lunchtime Concert of 2019:
Georg Melchior Hoffmann Trio Sonata in G minor Eugène Joseph Bozza Sonatine for Flute and Bassoon Thea Musgrave Whirlwind for Solo Oboe (2018, premiered at her 90th birthday concert in New York) Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini Trio for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon No 2 Op 45 Allegro affetuoso Presto Katherine Hoover Kokopeli for Solo Flute Judith Margaret Bailey Wind Willows Op38 We had one more live concert at LMC after this. We always have an afternoon piano concert after our AGM, which this year was held on 27th February 2020. Our plans for April 2020 onwards went online only. |
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from Sagbutts to Trombones from the sagbutt to the modern trombone, with introductions by top players, and the music of Gabrieli ♦ Priuli ♦ Beethoven ♦ Ropartz ♦ Stravinsky ♦ Rimsky-Korsakov ♦ Freddie Mercury plus extra listening by Purcell • Gounod • Albert E Brumley (New Orleans) to access our From Sagbutts to Trombones concert please click on the Date above or on the trombone player image |
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