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20th Century Oboe Sonatas / Klein, Bush
Cedille

20th Century Oboe Sonatas / Klein, Bush

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Klein, Bush
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Apr 12, 2019
Catalog #
CDR 186
UPC
735131918626

About

Grammy Award-winner Alex Klein, former principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, performs sonatas that signify the oboe’s 20th-century reemergence as a brilliant solo instrument. One of the world’s most famous oboe players, Klein says he waited to acquire a professional lifetime’s worth of experience before putting his stamp on the six sonatas heard here. With pianist Phillip Bush, Klein plays works that he says “define the modern oboe”: Camille Saint-Saëns’ jovial, late-Romantic Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op. 166; York Bowen’s lushly beautiful Sonata for Oboe and Pianoforte, Op. 85; Henri Dutilleux’s emotionally wide-ranging Sonata for Oboe and Piano; Petr Eben’s youthful, inventive Oboe Sonata, Op.1; Francis Poulenc’s late, philosophical Sonata for Oboe and Piano, FP 185; and Eugène Bozza’s Sonata for Oboe and Piano, an ethereal, rarely heard tour de force. Klein possesses a “tone so unique and beautiful that musicians from around the globe would flock to [Chicago’s] Symphony Center to hear him play” (Chicago Magazine). He won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Instrumental Solo Performance (with Orchestra) for his recording of Richard Strauss’s oboe concerto with conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

REVIEW:

Oboe playing simply does not get any better than this. The collaborative support of pianist Phillip Bush could also not be bettered, nor could the recorded sound offered by Cedille. This recital, then, is nothing less than an essential acquisition for any fan of the oboe or superlative wind playing in general.

– Fanfare

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegretto grazioso 07:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    York Bowen
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  2. 2 II. Andante espressivo 05:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante espressivo
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    York Bowen
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  3. 3 III. Allegro giocoso 04:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    York Bowen
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  4. 4 I. Militare: Allegro risoluto 03:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Militare: Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Petr Eben
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  5. 5 II. Pastorale: Andante cantabile 05:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Pastorale: Andante cantabile
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Petr Eben
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  6. 6 III. Ballabile: Presto 05:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Ballabile: Presto
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Petr Eben
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  7. 7 I. Aria: Grave 03:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Aria: Grave
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Henri Dutilleux
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  8. 8 II. Scherzo: Grave 03:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Grave
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Henri Dutilleux
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  9. 9 III. Final: Assez allant 03:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Final: Assez allant
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Henri Dutilleux
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  10. 10 I. Très calme 05:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Très calme
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Eugène Bozza
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  11. 11 II. Vif 02:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Vif
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Eugène Bozza
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  12. 12 III. Extrêmement tendre, expressif 02:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Extrêmement tendre, expressif
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Eugène Bozza
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  13. 13 IV. Animé 02:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Animé
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Eugène Bozza
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  14. 14 I. Élégie: Paisiblement 05:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Élégie: Paisiblement
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  15. 15 II. Scherzo: Très animé 04:10
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Très animé
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  16. 16 III. Déploration: Très calme 04:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Déploration: Très calme
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  17. 17 I. Andantino 03:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  18. 18 II. Ad libitum - Allegretto - Ad libitum 04:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Ad libitum - Allegretto - Ad libitum
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  19. 19 III. Molto allegro 02:10
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Molto allegro
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush