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ID: CC2018 (EAN: 5023581201821) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2007
- LABEL:
- Oboe Classics
- Collection:
- Opera Collection
- Subcollection:
- Oboe
- Composers:
- BEETHOVEN, Ludwig Van | BLACKFORD, Richard | DELIBES, Clément Philibert Léo | DONIZETTI, (Domenico) Gaetano | HÄNDEL, Georg Friedrich | MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus | TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Il'yich
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Interprets:
- DOUVAS, Elaine (oboe) | FLAMMINEIS, Andrea di (bassoon) | GEMEINHARDT, Brad (horn) | HÖSKULDSSON, Stefán Ragnar (flute) | MARTYN, Elizabeth (piano) | Mc GILL, Anthony (clarinet / bass clarinet) | MILFORD, Julian (piano) | PAILTHORPE, Emily (oboe) | SHELLY, Daniel (bassoon)
- Ensembles:
- London Conchord Ensemble | Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York
- Other info:
The 24-page full colour CD booklet has a 6,000 word programme note in English
with full details of each item, setting it in its operatic and historical context.
There are biographies of all the players and many photographs.
Emily Pailthorpe (the youngest winner of the Gillet International oboe competition) joins Elaine Douvas (Principle Oboe of the Met Opera Orch.) to give an oboist’s-eye-view of opera.
Introduction by Emily Pailthorpe:
This is a CD for lovers of opera and lovers of the oboe alike. Indeed it is often the vocal quality of the oboe to which listeners and players are drawn. Whether reaching out from the pit orchestra in accompaniment, or taking centre stage for a chamber work, playing the oboe does feel like singing. Portrayed here are some of the great oboe moments in opera (Fidelio, Meistersinger) as well as many that we always wanted to stand up and sing ourselves! (For example the 'Queen of the Night' aria from Mozart's Magic Flute, the Duo from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.) Both the Diva and the gracious accompanist appear here - often swapping seamlessly from one role to the other.
My own love affair with opera grew when I was a student at The Juilliard School in New York, and my teacher Elaine Douvas gave me standing passes to come and hear the productions at the New York Metropolitan Opera, where she was principal oboe. It is a great pleasure to collaborate on this CD with her and her colleagues from the Met, and also to highlight the opera connection of players from the London CONCHORD Ensemble. Daniel Pailthorpe was principal flute at English National Opera for ten years and Andrea de Flammineis is principal bassoon at the Royal Opera House. I think that in this recording the operatic experience of all these players shines through.
| DELIBES, Clément Philibert Léo (1836-1891) | | | 1. | Lakmé: "The Flower Duet" Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe, Elizabeth Martyn | 3:52 | | | DONIZETTI, (Domenico) Gaetano (1797-1848), arr. Brod | | | 2. | Lucia di Lammermoor: "Duo" Emily Pailthorpe, Andrea de Flammineis, Julian Milford | 9:28 | | | BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | | | 3. | Variations on "La ci darem la mano": Theme - 8 variations - coda Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe, Andrea di Flammineis | 9:20 | | | HÄNDEL, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) | | | 4. | Ariodante: Duetto "Bramo haver mille vite" Emily Pailthorpe, Elaine Douvas, Elizabeth Martyn | 4:21 | | | BLACKFORD, Richard (b. 1954) | | | 5. | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: "Portrait of Hans Sachs" Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, Elaine Douvas, Anthony McGill, Daniel Shelly, Brad Gemeinhardt | 10:31 | | | ROSSINI, Gioacchino (Antonio) (1792-1868), arr.Demersseman | | | 6. | William Tell: "Duo Brilliant" Daniel Pailthorpe, Emily Pailthorpe, Julian Milford | 9:45 | | | MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), arr. Joppig | | | 7. | Three Operatic Duets: The Marriage of Figaro: "Non piu andrai" Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe | 2:17 | | | 8. | Three Operatic Duets: The Marriage of Figaro: "Voi che sapete" Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe | 2:41 | | | 9. | Three Operatic Duets: The Magic Flute: The 'Queen of the Night' aria Emily Pailthorpe, Elaine Douvas | 1:52 | | | BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827), arr. Wenzl Sedlak | | | 10. | Fidelio: "Overture" Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe, Anthony McGill, Jessica Phillips, Daniel Shelly, Douglas Brown, Julie Landsman, Michelle Reed Baker, Timothy Cobb, Mark Gould | 5:51 | | | 11. | Fidelio: Act I, No. 10 - "Terzetto" Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe, Anthony McGill, Jessica Phillips, Daniel Shelly, Douglas Brown, Julie Landsman, Michelle Reed Baker, Timothy Cobb, Mark Gould | 4:17 | | | 12. | Fidelio: Act II, No. 11 - Intro and Aria: Florestan Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe, Anthony McGill, Jessica Phillips, Daniel Shelly, Douglas Brown, Julie Landsman, Michelle Reed Baker, Timothy Cobb, Mark Gould | 4:52 | | | 13. | Fidelio: Act II, No. 15 - Duetto: Leonora, Florestan Elaine Douvas, Emily Pailthorpe, Anthony McGill, Jessica Phillips, Daniel Shelly, Douglas Brown, Julie Landsman, Michelle Reed Baker, Timothy Cobb, Mark Gould | 3:06 | | | TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893), arr. D Pailthorpe | | | 14. | Eugene Onegin: Opening Scene Emily Pailthorpe, Elaine Douvas, James Martin | 4:01 | | "This program embodies what I love about opera and music so much. It runs a wide spectrum of emotions depicted in music, from nonchalance to determination, from the care-free joy in the simple pleasures to the pursuit of forbidden love and seduction. It's all here."
David Schwartz, American Record Guide
"All the items are well recorded and have lively playing, especially from the two main protagonists whose delightful but slightly varied tones are a pleasure in themselves. Cunning ordering ensures variety of texture and character throughout, and lengthy and interesting notes are provided. Clearly this will appeal especially to enthusiasts of the opera or the oboe, but it deserves a much wider circulation."
John Sheppard, MusicWeb International
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