Oboe concertos

[Bryn]

I’m not suggesting Carter was wrong, but such a decision could have the practical disadvantage of discouraging the work’s wider use.

More likely to attract flautists (or flutists, Carter being an American) due to the challenge, I would have thought. Think of Rodrigo's Concerto Pastorale, which only James Galway was supposedly able to play It was quite quickly taken up by other, younger, flautists.

[RichardB]

I'm reminded of a moment in rehearsals with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra where one of the Wagner tuba players came up and reminded me in a state of some indignation that neither Bruckner nor Strauss had written so high for it. I know that, I said, but can you play it? (He did.)

[smittims]

The Koch/Gamba recording of the Ruth Gipps concerto is scheduled to be broadcast in Afternoon on 3 next Thursday, 13 October around 3pm..

[Bryn]

The Koch/Gamba recording of the Ruth Gipps concerto is scheduled to be broadcast in Afternoon on 3 next Thursday, 13 October around 3pm..

Just when I will be getting my flu and COVID booster shots. Now, why would they pick Thatcher and Currie's birthday for the broadcast?

[mikealdren]

Gordon Jacobs concerto No.1 for Oboe and strings and No.2 for Oboe and Orchestra. The former was written for Goosens.

[Pulcinella]

Alan Rawsthorne (composed in 1947)
Naxos 8.554763/Stéphane Rancourt/RSNO/David Lloyd-Jones)

Helios CDH55019
Rutland Boughton Concerto for Oboe and Strings No. 1 in C
(Sarah Francis/RPO/Handley, c/w Symphony No. 3 in B Minor)

I was informed of these by a former forum friend - never ‘eared ‘em so can’t vouch for how good they are! Probably fine as I trust his choices (mostly)!

Said former forum friend has also suggested posting this:

Philips 420 189-2

Concertos by Marcello, Sammartini, Albinoni, Lotti and Cimarosa
(Holliger/I Musici)

[Joseph K]

First movement of VW's oboe concerto on R3 as I type.

[rauschwerk]

Jacques Ibert wrote a Symphonie Concertante for Paul Sacher (don't know who the first soloist was). I don't find it very ingratiating. De Lancie and Previn recorded it in the 1960s, coupled with the Françaix piece mentioned above.