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When There Are No Words - Revolutionary Works for Oboe & Piano / Klein, Bush
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When There Are No Words - Revolutionary Works for Oboe & Piano / Klein, Bush

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Composer
William Bolcom, Benjamin Britten, Pavel Haas, Paul Hindemith, Jose Sequeira, Klement Slavicky
Artist
Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Mar 11, 2022
Catalog #
CDR 208
UPC
735131920827

About

Grammy Award-winner Alex Klein, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s principal oboe emeritus, and pianist Phillip Bush perform works by composers from both sides of the Atlantic who were caught up in or deeply moved by 20th-century political turmoil. The Brazilian-born oboe virtuoso’s passionate project, with its underlying appeal for tolerance, encompasses works by Czech, German, British, American, and Brazilian composers. Much of the music evinces a calm lyricism and melodious beauty that belie the composers’ difficult circumstances. Some were exiled from their native countries, others despaired of impending war. One, Pavel Haas, died in Auschwitz. Paul Hindemith’s 1938 Sonata for Oboe and Piano, written in Swiss exile, is said to represent happier days in his native Germany. Pavel Haas’s Suite for Oboe and Piano, composed at the outset of Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, shares the complex musical language of his teacher, Leoš Janácek. William Bolcom’s ultimately hopeful Aubade – for the Continuation of Life, written amid early 1980s fears of nuclear war, forges a fragile coexistence between cello and piano. Benjamin Britten’s Temporal Variations, written on the eve of World War II, expresses the composer’s anti-militarism. José Siqueira wrote his tuneful Three Etudes for Oboe with Piano Accompaniment shortly before fleeing Brazil’s military dictatorship. Klement Slavický’s professional musical career had been derailed by the Czech Communist regime by the time he wrote his virtuosic Suite for Oboe and Piano.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 I. Munter 03:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Munter
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  2. 2 II. Sehr langsam 07:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  3. 3 I. Furioso 03:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Furioso
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Pavel Haas
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  4. 4 II. Con fuoco 05:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Con fuoco
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Pavel Haas
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  5. 5 III. Moderato 05:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Moderato
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Pavel Haas
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  6. 6 Aubade 05:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aubade
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  7. 7 Theme 01:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Theme
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  8. 8 Variation 1: Oration 01:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    Variation 1: Oration
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  9. 9 Variation 2: March 01:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Variation 2: March
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  10. 10 Variation 3: Exercises 00:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variation 3: Exercises
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  11. 11 Variation 4: Commination 01:04
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variation 4: Commination
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  12. 12 Variation 5: Chorale 01:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variation 5: Chorale
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  13. 13 Variation 6: Waltz 01:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variation 6: Waltz
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  14. 14 Variation 7: Polka 01:21
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variation 7: Polka
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  15. 15 Variation 8: Resolution 01:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    Variation 8: Resolution
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  16. 16 No. 1. Calmo 04:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 1. Calmo
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    José Siqueira
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  17. 17 No. 2. Allegro scherzoso 02:51
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro scherzoso
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    José Siqueira
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  18. 18 No. 3. Allegro 02:41
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 3. Allegro
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    José Siqueira
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  19. 19 I. Pastorale 04:36
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Pastorale
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Klement Slavický
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  20. 20 II. Scherzo 03:23
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Klement Slavický
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  21. 21 III. Triste 06:43
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Triste
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Klement Slavický
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush
  22. 22 IV. Bacchanale rustico 04:55
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Bacchanale rustico
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Klement Slavický
    Performer
    Alex Klein, Phillip Bush