English Oboe Concertos

Crowther (Artist), Hurd (Artist), Leighton (Artist), Blezard (Artist), Cuckston (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: White Line
• ASIN: B00005COYE
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,233 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Conc Da Camera: First Movt: Andante Con Moto

2. Conc Da Camera: Second Movt: Moderato Con Moto

3. Conc Da Camera: Third Movt: Allegro Molto

4. Oboe Conc, Op.23: First Movt: Molto Moderato Ma Con Moto

5. Oboe Conc, Op.23: Second Movt: Lento Molto

6. Oboe Conc, Op.23: Third Movt: Allegro Molto E Scherzoso

7. Two Celtic Pieces: Highland Lament

8. Two Celtic Pieces: Irish Whirligig

9. Conc, Op.193: First Movt: Allegro Molto

10. Conc, Op.193: Second Movt: Adagio

11. Conc, Op.193: Third Movt: Allegro Con Brio

12. Three Spanish Dances: Malaguena (Vivace)

13. Three Spanish Dances: Habanera (Moderato)

14. Three Spanish Dances: Tango (Vivace)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisitely Delicate, enticing, December 23, 2001

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CLAUDIO (P.O. Box 30283, NAIROBI Kenya) - See all my reviews

This review is from: English Oboe Concertos (Audio CD)

The 2nd Movement of Michael Hurd's Concerto da Camera was selected by critic Fiona Tarkington among the classical recordings for passengers on an international flight. I was instantly hooked by the melancholic but extremely sweet -and easy to like- melodic line and irreproachable performance. I found that the whole Concerto is a little masterpiece. Tremendously jovial Philip Lane's Three Spanish Dances are even more immediately accesible to the listener (if that is possible), and his Habanera is as irresistible as the Pied Piper.
These two pearls are worth the album by themselves. Other works included (Leighton, Blezzard) are perhaps a little more musically involved, but nothing goes beyond the level of appreciation of, say, any lover of Vaughan Williams.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great cd!, August 13, 2008

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W. C. Verbaarschot "oboe lover" (the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This cd with english oboemusic is not full of well-known music, but it is
worth while listening.
I even bought Hurd and Lane on sheetmusci to play is myself

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable English Offering for Oboe, February 21, 2004

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rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: English Oboe Concertos (Audio CD)

This is a collection of five composers' works for oboe: Michael Hurd, Kenneth Leighton, William Blezard, John Gardner and Philip Lane, all played by Jill Crowthers accompanied by Alan Cuckston conducting the English Northern Philharmonia.

This is nice diverse collection surrounding pieces of composers who have much in common in their choral and operatic pieces, thus perfect composers for the great singing instrument, the oboe.

Crowther's playing is bright and crisp and phrasing is exquisite.

I find all enticing but particularly the Three Dances by Lane and the Blezard's Two Celtic Pieces.

A keeper.