Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume Three: Music for Oboe
This third album in the Toccata Classics survey of the chamber music of London-born Stephen Dodgson (1924–2013) focuses on his works for oboe. It shows a master- craftsman at work: Dodgson fuses a Baroque sense of clarity, a modern English elegance that has echoes of Britten and Tippett and a hint of eastern European mystery. His writing for oboe has a strong sense of narrative, touching a range of moods, from deep emotion to tongue-in-cheek fun.
James Turnbull, oboe
Libby Burgess, piano (Tracks 1-6, 11-22)
EleanorTurner,harp (Tracks 7-10)
Robyn Allegra Parton, soprano (Tracks 15-17)
Listen To This Recording:
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Sonata for Oboe and Piano (1987)
- Sonata for Oboe and Piano: I Intrada
- Sonata for Oboe and Piano: II Recitativo e Valse
- Sonata for Oboe and Piano: III Capriccioso
- Sonata for Oboe and Piano: IV Grave
- Sonata for Oboe and Piano: V Moto perpetuo
- Sonata for Oboe and Piano: VI Aria e Chacona
- Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: I Salute for a Royal Birthday (Counting candles)
- Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: II Nocturne (Counting sheep)
- Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: III Burlesque (Counting money)
- Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: IV Envoi (Counting your blessings)
- Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: I Andante con moto
- Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: II Vivace
- Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: III Poco adagio
- Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: IV Allegro non tanto
- Three Winter Songs for Sporano with Oboe and Piano: No. 1 Birds in Winter
- Three Winter Songs for Sporano with Oboe and Piano: No. 2 Winter the Huntsman
- Three Winter Songs for Sporano with Oboe and Piano: No. 3 February
- Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: I Prelude
- Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: II Arabesque
- Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: III Scherzino
- Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: IV Romance
- Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: V Finale
Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp (1990)
Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano (1967)
Three Winter Songs for Soprano with Oboe and Piano (1972)
Suite in C minor for oboe and piano (1957)
First Recordings
MusicWeb International :
‘Hats off to all four musicians on this disc: James Turnbull for his quite luminescent playing on both oboe and cor anglais, Libby Burgess for her faithful and sympathetic pianism, Eleanor Turner for a meltingly gorgeous harp in Countdown, and Robyn Allegra Parton for a superb rendition of the Three Winter Songs which, together with Turnbull’s engaging playing made for a highlight on this already highly enjoyable disc.’
—Steve Arloff, MusicWeb International