Composer: Stephen Dodgson
Performer: James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Eleanor Turner, Robyn Allegra Parton
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0444
Release: 2017
Size: 1.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Oboe Sonata
01. I. Intrada
02. II. Recitativo e valse
03. III. Capriccioso
04. IV. Grave
05. V. Moto perpetuo
06. VI. Aria e ciacona
Countdown
07. I. Salute for a Royal Birthday (Counting candles)
08. II. Nocturne (Counting sheep)
09. III. Burlesque (Counting money)
10. IV. Envoi (Counting your blessings)
English Horn Sonata
11. I. Andante con moto
12. II. Vivace
13. III. Poco adagio
14. IV. Allegro non tanto
3 Winter Songs
15. No. 1. Birds in Winter
16. No. 2. Winter the Huntsman
17. No. 3. February
Oboe Suite in C Minor
18. I. Prelude
19. II. Arabesque
20. III. Scherzino
21. IV. Romance
22. V. Finale
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 is the featured oboist on this recording.