Rendezvous and Dreams

Vazgen Muradian (Composer), Martin Scot Kosins (Composer), John Biggs (Composer), Gregory la Traille (Composer), Lisa Bergman (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Lisa Bergman
• Composer: Vazgen Muradian, Martin Scot Kosins, John Biggs, Gregory la Traille
• Audio CD (August 12, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Crystal Records
• ASIN: B00005O6C3
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #851,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Adagio Improviso; Allegro - Peter Christ

2. Romanza - Peter Christ

3. Finale - Peter Christ

4. Rendezvous for One - Peter Christ

5. La Tango de la White Butterflies

6. The Love I Saw But Once

7. Adieu Piaf, Adieu

8. Morning Must Come

9. Tango

10. Waltz

11. Basse Danse

12. Grecian Dance

13. Allegro

14. Andante

15. Presto Vivo

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter Christ Has Done It Again!, December 3, 2001

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George Heussenstamm (La Crescenta, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rendezvous and Dreams (Audio CD)

Peter Christ, oboist and president of Crystal records, has done it again with this new release of heretofore unrecorded music for oboe, entitled "Rendezvous and Dreams". His championing of 20th century music takes shape here very nicely with four works for oboe, three of them with string accompaniment, one with piano. As the pieces appear on the CD, the quality of the works seems to get better and better. The opening work by Armenian composer, Vazgen Muradian, strongly rooted in 18th century style, is the least individual of the works represented on this disc but has enough attraction to hold one's interest.

The gentle romanticism of Martin Scot Kosins' "Rendezvous and Dreams" provides a welcome change of direction. Oboe and piano relate quite naturally and expressively in these five short pieces.

John Biggs, well-known Southern California composer, wrote his Dance Suite for Peter Christ and Crystal Records; its musical language, though contemporary, is quite accessible and leaves one wanting more. The four seamless movements conclude with an energetic and exhilarating Grecian dance in septuple meter. (Biggs' chosen instrumentation of oboe, violin, viola and cello parallels that of the Mozart's timeless quartet in F Major.)

Gregory La Traille's three-movement work, Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet, impresses with its fine sense of continuity and energy. His music deserves to be heard more widely on recordings.

In all respects this is a fully professional recording in terms of sound, musical content and interpretation.

Yes, Peter Christ has done it again!