Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas

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