The Magic Of the Oboe

Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Domenico Cimarosa (Composer), Domenico Zipoli (Composer), Benedetto Marcello (Composer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Claudio Scimone (Conductor), Jean-François Paillard (Conductor), I Solisti Veneti (Orchestra), Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Anne-Marie Beckensteiner (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Anne-Marie Beckensteiner
• Orchestra: I Solisti Veneti, Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Claudio Scimone, Jean-François Paillard
• Composer: Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Domenico Cimarosa, Domenico Zipoli, Benedetto Marcello, et al.
• Audio CD (July 6, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005EB2
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,815 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oboe Concerto, for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 452: 1. Allegro

2. Oboe Concerto, for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 452: 2. Adagio

3. Oboe Concerto, for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 452: 3. Allegro

4. Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9/2, (T. 9/2): Allegro e non presto

5. Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9/2, (T. 9/2): Adagio

6. Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9/2, (T. 9/2): Allegro

7. Oboe Concerto in C major/C minor: Movement 1

8. Oboe Concerto in C major/C minor: Movement 2

9. Oboe Concerto in C major/C minor: Movement 3

10. Adagio for oboe, cello & strings

11. Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attributed to A. Marcello): Andante

12. Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attributed to A. Marcello): Adagio

13. Oboe Concerto in C minor, SF. 799 (attributed to A. Marcello): Presto

14. Oboe Concerto in E flat major: Movement 1

15. Oboe Concerto in E flat major: Movement 2

16. Oboe Concerto, for oboe, strings & continuo in F major, RV 455: Allegro giusto

17. Oboe Concerto, for oboe, strings & continuo in F major, RV 455: Grave

18. Oboe Concerto, for oboe, strings & continuo in F major, RV 455: Allegro

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A PERFECT "10". UNBELIEVEABLY BEAUTIFUL!, February 19, 1999

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This review is from: The Magic Of the Oboe (Audio CD)

THIS CD IS A PERFECT "10". Superlative performances, arrangements, and outstanding sound quality. The Zipoli work has such luscious textures and interplay of oboe, cello and orchestra that grown men are moved to tears. Yes, its that good.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best interpretation of these concertos ever, January 5, 2009

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I HAVE BEEN LOOKING THIS RECORD FOR YEARS AND FINALLY I GOT IT ,IF YOU ARE SEARCHING A BETTER INTERPRETATION I HAVE BAD NEWS FOR YOU THERE IS NO OTHER.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great album featuring a great master oboist performing great works, May 2, 2008

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Pierre Pierlot (1921-2007) was the most well-known and one of the best of French oboists in the 20th century. His fluent playing, natural phrasing, sweet tone, ample vibrato (too ample for some) and flawless technique have been inspiration for many (including the great Lothar Koch, who picked up the oboe upon hearing Pierlot).

This album features some of the most well-known pieces of the oboe repetoire, as well as the little-known but exceedingly beautiful piece by Zopoli. The recorded sound (from 1963 to 1970) was excellent. The Cimarosa and the Albinoni presented here were Pierlot's second recordings of each, and they are definitely superior to the earlier recordings (on EMI).

For those of you oboists who are not familiar to the French school of playing, this is definitely an ear-opener. Modern French players don't play with this style anymore, and Buffet doesn't make the same kind of oboes either, so this is truly a piece of history. I strongly recommend anyone who loves the oboe to acquire this album.

For those of you looking for rare Pierlot recordings, Erato has also reissued a 6-CD set of Schumann chamber works, with Pierlot performing the ever-popular Schumann Romances:

Schumann: Chamber Music