Britten and Finzi - Works for Oboe & Strings - Robin Canter

Benjamin Britten (Composer), Gerald Finzi (Composer), Robin Canter (Performer), Simon Nicholls (Performer), Medici String Quartet (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Robin Canter, Simon Nicholls, Medici String Quartet
• Composer: Benjamin Britten, Gerald Finzi
• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Carlton Classics
• ASIN: B00000DFXR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #871,884 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49: No.1, Pan

2. Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49: No.2, Phaeton

3. Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49: No.3, Niobe

4. Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49: No.4, Bacchus

5. Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49: No.5, Narcissus

6. Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49: No.6, Arthusa

7. Phantasy Quartet, for oboe & string trio in F minor, Op. 2

8. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Theme

9. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Oration

10. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: March

11. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Exercises

12. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Commination

13. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Chorale

14. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Waltz

15. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Polka

16. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano: Resolution

17. Interlude for oboe & string quartet, Op. 21

18. Insect Pieces (2), for oboe & piano: The Grasshopper

19. Insect Pieces (2), for oboe & piano: The Wasp

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Robin Canter performing works by Benjamin Britten and Gerald Finzi, August 7, 2009

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This review is from: Britten and Finzi - Works for Oboe & Strings - Robin Canter (Audio CD)

This 1998 recording on Carlton Classics features British oboist Robin Canter, the Medici String Quartet and pianist Simon Nicholls on the following works:

Benjamin Britten
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for oboe solo Op.49
Phantasy for oboe and string trio Op.2
Temporal Variation for oboe and piano
Two Insect Pieces for oboe and piano

Gerald Finzi
Interlude in A minor for oboe and string quartet Op.21

The Finzi Interlude is rarely recorded and you should definitely snap up this recording by this outstanding oboist Robin Canter.