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PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS: 
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas
CDR 90000 186 (Cedille Records, CD)
NEW RELEASE
Playing time: 79'26"
Tracks: 19
Booklet pages: 16
© 2019 Cedille Records
Main country of recording: US
Country of manufacture: US
Reviewer: Geoff Pearce
Review of Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas published on 15 October 2019
Alex Klein, oboe
Phillip Bush, piano
York Bowen:
Sonata for oboe and Pianoforte, Op 85
1 Allegretto grazioso
2 Andantino espressivo
3 Finale: Allegro giocoso
Petr Eben:
Oboe Sonata, Op 1
4 Militare: Allegro risoluto
5 Pastorale: Andante cantabile
6 Ballabile: Presto
Henri Dutilleux:
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
7 Aria: Grave
8 Scherzo: Vif
9 Final: Assez allant
Eugène Bozza:
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
10 Très calme
11 Vif
12 Extrêmement tendre, expressif
13 Animé
Francis Poulenc:
Sonata for Oboe and Piano, FP 185
14 Elégie: Paisiblement
15 Scherzo: Très animé
16 Déploration: Très calme
Camille Saint-Saëns:
Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op 166
17 Andantino
18 ad libitum - Allegretto - ad libitum
19 Molto allegro
Recorded 7, 9, 11, 25, 28 and 29 May 2018 at the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT Chicago, USA