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Berlioz's Lost Oboe - French Romantic Music for Oboe & Piano / Palameta, Sham
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Berlioz's Lost Oboe - French Romantic Music for Oboe & Piano / Palameta, Sham

$20.99

Details

Composer
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Robert Schumann, Stanislas Verroust, Gustave Vogt
Artist
Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
Format
CD
Label
Ramee
Released
Jan 27, 2023
Catalog #
RAM2108
UPC
4250128521086

About

‘It is simply a badge of historical injustice that oboists must wear.’ Such was the lament of Leon Goosens, echoing the commonly-held view that the nineteenth century was a time of crisis in the history of the oboe. Like a snowball effect, the idée reçue that the instrument fell into disuse because it was considered incompatible with the aesthetics of Romantic expression has been handed down across generations. This recording unearths a handful of evocative compositions from early nineteenth-century France to provide a reassessment of this commonly-held view. These works, all of which have never been recorded before, belong to a large corpus of neglected nineteenth-century chamber music for oboe and fortepiano, and bear witness to a lively, dynamic tradition of wind playing in France. Performed here on a ten-keyed French oboe by Guillaume Adler (Paris, c.1835) and a fortepiano by Erard (Paris, 1840), these sentimental and lyrical rarities beautifully highlight the unique timbres and playing characteristics of these rare original models.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Nocturne No. 1, Op. 50 (arr. for oboe and piano) 11:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne No. 1, Op. 50 (arr. for oboe and piano)
    Duration
    11:43
    Composer
    Nicholas-Charles Bochsa
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
  2. 2 I. Largo espressivo 02:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Largo espressivo
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Gustave Vogt
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
  3. 3 II. Largo 01:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Gustave Vogt
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
  4. 4 Aranjuez, Op. 34 06:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aranjuez, Op. 34
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Stanislas Verroust
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
  5. 5 Elégie sur la mort d'un objet chéri, Op. 10 05:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Elégie sur la mort d'un objet chéri, Op. 10
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Henri Brod
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
  6. 6 2 Romances, Op. 121, "Les Soupirs de la Harpe Eolienne": No. 1. Adagio di molto 04:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    2 Romances, Op. 121, "Les Soupirs de la Harpe Eolienne": No. 1. Adagio di molto
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Frédéric Kalkbrenner
    Performer
    Olivia Sham
  7. 7 Oboe Sonata in G Major, Op. 35: II. Romanze 05:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    Oboe Sonata in G Major, Op. 35: II. Romanze
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Johann Peter Pixis
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
  8. 8 L'art du chant appliqué au piano, Op. 70: No. 17. Sérénade (from Grétry's L'amant jaloux) 03:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    L'art du chant appliqué au piano, Op. 70: No. 17. Sérénade (from Grétry's L'amant jaloux)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Sigismond Thalberg
    Performer
    Olivia Sham
  9. 9 Nocturne No. 1 in A Minor 09:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne No. 1 in A Minor
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Louis-Emmanuel Jadin
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham
  10. 10 Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 5. Mondnacht (Moonlit Night) (arr. C. Palameta and O. Sham for oboe and piano) 04:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 5. Mondnacht (Moonlit Night) (arr. C. Palameta and O. Sham for oboe and piano)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Christopher Palameta, Olivia Sham