Credits:

Albrecht Mayer

Description:

How do vulnerable, romantic composers react when confronted with the reality of war, when their senses are sharpened to play the voices of their hearts and minds? These thoughts, and the longing for beauty associated with them, are the key to all the works on Albrecht Mayer's new album. R. Strauss's much-discussed difficult oboe concerto, written by a composer in his 80s at the end of World War II, is heard here along with lesser-known masterpieces by Elgar and Goossens, as well as Ravel's "Couperin's Tomb" newly arranged for oboe and orchestra. The program is available for purchase at the following locations. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Soliloquy for Oboe and Orchestra
2.Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major, AV 144, TrV 292 (Rev. Version): 1. Allegro moderat
3.Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major, AV 144, TrV 292 (Rev. Version): 2. Andante
4.Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major, AV 144, TrV 292 (Rev. Version): 3a. Vivace
5.Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major, AV 144, TrV 292 (Rev. Version): 3b. Allegro
6.Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 1. Prelude
7.Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 3. Forlane
8.Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 2. Fugue
9.Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 5. Menuet
10.Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 4. Rigaudon
11.Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in One Movement, Op. 45