Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume Three: Music for Oboe

Catalogue No: TOCC0444
EAN/UPC: 5060113444448
Release Date: 2017-11-01
Composer: Stephen Dodgson
Artists: Eleanor Turner, James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Robyn Allegra Parton

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:

    Sonata for Oboe and Piano (1987)

  1. Sonata for Oboe and Piano: I Intrada
  2. Sonata for Oboe and Piano: II Recitativo e Valse
  3. Sonata for Oboe and Piano: III Capriccioso
  4. Sonata for Oboe and Piano: IV Grave
  5. Sonata for Oboe and Piano: V Moto perpetuo
  6. Sonata for Oboe and Piano: VI Aria e Chacona
  7. Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp (1990)

  8. Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: I Salute for a Royal Birthday (Counting candles)
  9. Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: II Nocturne (Counting sheep)
  10. Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: III Burlesque (Counting money)
  11. Countdown: Suite for Oboe and Harp: IV Envoi (Counting your blessings)
  12. Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano (1967)

  13. Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: I Andante con moto
  14. Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: II Vivace
  15. Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: III Poco adagio
  16. Sonata for Cor Anglais and Piano: IV Allegro non tanto
  17. Three Winter Songs for Soprano with Oboe and Piano (1972)

  18. Three Winter Songs for Sporano with Oboe and Piano: No. 1 Birds in Winter
  19. Three Winter Songs for Sporano with Oboe and Piano: No. 2 Winter the Huntsman
  20. Three Winter Songs for Sporano with Oboe and Piano: No. 3 February
  21. Suite in C minor for oboe and piano (1957)

  22. Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: I Prelude
  23. Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: II Arabesque
  24. Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: III Scherzino
  25. Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: IV Romance
  26. Suite in C minor for Oboe and Piano: V Finale

First Recordings

1 review for Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume Three: Music for Oboe

  1. :

    ‘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

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