Oboe Obsession

et al Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Composer) (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 30, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delos Records
• ASIN: B00004TKHF
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,549 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oboe

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oboe repertoire brilliantly played, June 13, 2000

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M. Bowyer (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oboe Obsession (Audio CD)

The works presented on this disc constitute some of the cornerstones of oboe/piano literature. Allan Vogel's performance is very warm and insightful. His pianist, Bryan Pezzone, performs no less sensitively. The recording is also rich and warm. These works are all a delight to listen to. The Saint-Saens and Poulenc sonatas express both the charm and wit of these two great French composers. The Britten is the most important work for solo oboe. The Schumann Romances are another masterpiece for oboe and piano. A must for any oboist or music lover! The closing piece, Obsession by Japanese composer Makoto Shinohara is very powerful. A gem.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely recital with a possible exception at the end, June 15, 2000

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F. Behrens "Frank Behrens" (Keene, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oboe Obsession (Audio CD)

Gallant little Delos has been releasing some marvelous oboe recitals with Allan Vogel, and the latest entry has not let us down at all. <Oboe Obsession: Allan Vogel plays Romantic and Virtuosic Works for Oboe> (DE3235) provides us with some rare items including Saint-Saens' "Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op. 166," Poulenc's "Sonata for Oboe and Piano," Britten's "Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo," Schumann's "Three Romances for Oboe and Piano," W.F. Bach's "Duet for Flute and Oboe, No. 4" [in which he is joined by Janice Tipton], and Shinohara's "Obsession for Oboe and Piano." Bryan Pezzone is at the keyboard.

Never having heard any of these before, I thoroughly enjoyed the relaxed, liquid playing of the first, second, third, and fourth selections. The Britten piece took some careful listening, being of a more intellectual nature so to speak, and was even more rewarding. My tastes being what they are, I did not like the last piece very much, finding it noisy and grating; and I was glad it came at the end of the CD and could easily be avoided on future playings. Naturally many of you might find this 1961 selection the best of the lot. The liner notes are terse and helpful.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wide Ranging Oboe Repertoire, October 30, 2001

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

As others have detailed, this is vast and far ranging oboe performance from the likes of Saint-Saens, Poulenc, Schumann and Bach.

I have reviewed oboe pieces from these composers, and found Vogel's performance to be quite worthy of five stars.

However, the pieces by Britten and Shinohara are new for me and outstanding! These are flowing and satiny with a high gloss finish which is very delightful to the ears with the melodic, romantic sound that is so unique and pleasing to oboe lovers such as this reviewer. Vogel and his accompanists are to be commended for producing such a high-quality, wide ranging disc of one of the truly great soloist instruments.