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Enescu: Chamber Symphony, Piano Quartet, etc / Hobson, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-02-10

Works: George Enescu: Impressions d'enfance, for violin & piano in D major, Op. 28; Chamber Symphony, for 12 instruments in E major, Op. 33; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Dee, John J.; Erdélyi, Csaba; Flores, Amy Catron; Gilreath, Amy; Golescu, Samir; Harris, David; Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Iancovici, Mirel; Keeble, Jonathan; Kilp, Brian; Lupu, Sherban; Murray, Dav...
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia da Camera

George Enescu was an extraordinary musician. One of the most acclaimed violinists of the last century, he was also an accomplished pianist, conductor, and composer....continue...

Sierra, Gottschalk: Souvenirs, etc / Ian Hobson, Sinfonia da Camera

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Roberto Sierra: Fandangos; Reflections on a Souvenir; Variations on a Souvenir; Toccata for Piano; Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Souvenir de Porto Rico, marche des gibaros for piano, Op. 31, D. 147 (RO 25...
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Diazmuñoz, Eduardo
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia da Camera

Roberto Sierra notes in his comments that "The unifying factor of all the works on this CD is that in one way or another they...continue...

Don Gillis: Twinkletoes and Other Works / Ian Hobson, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-03-01

Works: Don Gillis: Twinkletoes, for orchestra; Rhapsody for harp & orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 1 "Encore Concerto"; Short Overture to an Unwritten Opera, for orchestra; Rhapsody for trumpet & orchestra
Performers: Bednarczyk, Krzysztof; Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Sikorzak-Olek, Anna
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

In both the "Encore" Concerto and the Harp Rhapsody (written for the NBC Symphony's Edward Vito), one can hear some very serious thoughts being bandied...continue...

Gillis: Symphony no 4 / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-12-01

Works: Don Gillis: Symphony no 4; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

"Hobson brings a wealth of buoyant rhythm and catchy tune-spinning to this music, and the Poles are clearly having a ball. Frivolous, joyous, or what...continue...

Lees, Shawn: Piano Concertos; et al / Hobson, Oppens, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-05-01

Works: Andrew Bishop: Crooning; Allen Shawn: Piano Concerto; Paul Creston: Dance Overture for orchestra, Op. 62; Benjamin Lees: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Oppens, Ursula
Conductors: Miller, David A.
Ensemble: Albany Symphony Orchestra

"Another splendidly recorded American program from Albany with the impressive Albany Symphony. Allen Shawn's colorful new piano concerto was written for Ursula Oppens, that tireless...continue...

Lees: Piano Sonata no 4, Mirrors, etc / Ian Hobson

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-02-01

Works: Benjamin Lees: Sonata for piano No 4; Mirrors in Six Sections; Fantasy Variations
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]

"...As indicated earlier, this music is destined from the start to reach a very small audience. There is absolutely nothing meretricious or ingratiating that might...continue...