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François Devienne: Sonatas for Oboe and B.C.; Sonatas for Bassoon and B.C. / Ingo Goritzki, oboe; Sergio Azzolini, bassoon

2 CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: François Devienne: Sonata for oboe & continuo in C major, Op. 70/1; Sonata for oboe & continuo in F major, Op. 70/2; Sonata for oboe & continuo in B flat major, Op. 70/3; Sonata for bassoon & ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Goritzki, Ingo
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

There was a "French Mozart" who most pleasurably satisfied the social and cultural needs of high society: François Devienne, a musical multitalent, virtuoso, composer, and...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster....continue...

Carlos Michans: Dravidian Moods; Divertimento; Piano Quintet / Severin von Eckardstein, piano; Pauline Oostenruk, oboe

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Carlos Micháns: Quintet for string quartet & piano; Dravidian Moods, movements (5) on South Indian Themes, for oboe & string quartet; Divertimento for 2 string quartets ("Variations on a Tamil...
Performers: Eckardstein, Severin von; Oostenrijk, Pauline
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Ensemble: Ruysdael Quartet

Carlos Micháns is a genuine cosmopolitan. He was born in Argentina, has family ties in Great Britain, the Basque Country, and the United States, makes...continue...
Recording information: 2011-10-10_2011-10-11&2011-....continue...

R. Strauss, Skalkottas & Aho: Concertos and Solos For Oboe / Yeon-Hee Kwak

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-05-22

Works: Nikos Skalkottas: Concertino for oboe & piano; Kalevi Aho: Seven Inventions and Postlude, for oboe & cello; Richard Strauss: Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144
Performers: Kwak, Yeon-Hee; Pia, David [Cello]
Conductors: Goritzki, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Munchner Rundfunkorchester

The outstanding oboist Yeon-Hee Kwak pays tribute to three twentieth-century composers and gives the recording premiere of the orchestral version of the Concertino for Oboe...continue...

Ponchielli: Concertos / Roland Froscher, euphonium

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-06-14

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: Fantasy on Motifs from the Opera La Traviata, for trumpet & orchestra, Op. 146; Concerto for euphonium & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 155; Concerto for Horn, Op. 198; Gran Capr...
Performers: Froscher, Roland; Sommerhalder, Giuliano [Trumpet]; Sommerhalder, Simone
Conductors: Foremny, Matthias
Ensemble: Mecklenburg Staatskapelle Schwerin

Amilcare Ponchielli's wind concertos are among the most virtuosic works of the romantic era. The oboe had reached the highest degree of virtuosity already during...continue...
Recording information: Staatstheater, Schwerin, Germany....continue...

Laitenberger: Organ Works / Andreas Sieling

1 CD / MD&G / 2010-08-10

Works: Theophil Laitenberger: Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit Freuden, chorale prelude for organ; Organ Sonata no 1; Variations on a theme after G. Frescobaldi, for viola & organ; Liebhaberstücke; Organ Sonat...
Performers: Mariani, Luca [Oboe]; Sieling, Andreas; Talirz, Wolfgang

Theophil Laitenberger dedicated 30 years of his life to music education and church music. After retirement he was able to develop his creative talents. He...continue...
Recording information: Grunewaldkirche Berlin....continue...

Ponchielli: Chamber Music

1 CD / MD&G / 2010-06-01

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: Il Convegno, divertimento for 2 clarinets & piano (or band); Capriccio for oboe & piano; La Gioconda; Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet, piccolo clarinet & piano (or orchestra); ...
Performers: Chou, Chia; Chumachenco, Nicolas; Goritzki, Ingo; Popovic, Ognjen [Clarinet]; Randalu, Kalle; Rodenhauser, Ulf
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

Prior to his breakthrough as an opera composer in 1872, Ponchielli (later a teacher of Puccini and Mascagni) was active in his home region of...continue...
Recording information: Fürstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen....continue...

Martin: Concerto for Oboe; Dorati: Divertimento for Oboe; Holliger: Sonata for Oboe

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-04-06

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Oboe H. 353; Heinz Holliger: Sonata for solo oboe; Antal Doráti: Divertimento for oboe & orchestra
Performers: Kwak, Yeon-Hee
Conductors: Goritzki, Johannes

Pavel Haas: Wind Quintet Op. 10; Suite / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2009-10-13

Works: Pavel Haas: Quintet for winds, Op. 10; Suite for Oboe and Piano, Op. 17; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 15
Performers: Goritzki, Ingo; Randalu, Kalle
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

The Czech composer Pavel Haas opposed with all his musical might the conquest of his country by Hitler's Germany, but his efforts were in vain....continue...

Hertel: Trumpet Concertos and Symphonies / Bauer, Gazarian, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Christian Hertel: Sinfonia no 3, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola & continuo in D major; Sinfonia no 1, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola &continuo in D major; Johann Wilhelm ...
Performers: Bauer, Wolfgang; Hartmann, Peter; Strauss, Thomas; Wetzel, Christian; Zech, Sebastian; Ziegler, Tobias
Conductors: Bauer, Wolfgang

The music composed by the court music director Johann Christian Hertel for the birthday of his noble employer, Duke Adolph Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was supposed...continue...

Hertel: Trumpet Concertos and Symphonies / Bauer, Gazarian, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Christian Hertel: Sinfonia no 3, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola & continuo in D major; Sinfonia no 1, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins, viola &continuo in D major; Johann Wilhelm ...
Performers: Bauer, Wolfgang; Hartmann, Peter; Strauss, Thomas; Vickerman, Justin; Wetzel, Christian; Ziegler, Tobias
Conductors: Bauer, Wolfgang

The music composed by the court music director Johann Christian Hertel for the birthday of his noble employer, Duke Adolph Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was supposed...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Sonatas for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon, Op 166-168, Romance, Op 37, etc / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-10-23

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major, Op. 166; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 167; Sonata for bassoon & piano, in G major, Op. 168; romance; Caprice on D...
Performers: Gérard, Jean-Claude; Goritzki, Ingo; Hokanson, Leonard; Jensen, Dag; Rodenhäuser, Ulf

In the last year of his life, 1921, French composer Camille Saint-Saens composed these three sonatas for what he termed the "neglected instruments" of the...continue...

SCENE Stoelzel: Christmas Oratorio - Epistle Cantatas

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-10-09

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Das Volk, so im Finstern wandelt; Siehe, ich sehe den Himmel offen; Wenn dein Wort offenbar wird; Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major; Deutsche M...
Performers: Pöhl, Albrecht; Partowi, Schirin; Post, Andreas; Rembeck, Christine Maria; Van der Linden, Paul
Conductors: Homburg, Rainer Johannes
Ensemble: Handel's Company; Marien-Kantorei Lemgo Chamber Choir

Martinu: Chamber Music Vol 2 / Ensemble Musica Villa

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-04-24

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: La Revue de Cuisine (Kitchen Revue), jazz suite & ballet for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, cello & pia; Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons & piano, H. 174; Madrigals (4) for...
Performers: Goritzki, Ingo; Jensen, Dag; Rodenhauser, Ulf
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

Martinu composed his Revue de Cuisine spontaneously during a stay in Paris. Both jazz and humor reflect his enthusiasm for modern popular music. This piece...continue...

SCENE Oboe Solo - Bach, Piazzola, etc / Yeon-Hee Kwak

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-01-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Flute solo in A minor, BWV 1013; Gilles Silvestrini: Etudes (6) for oboe; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for flute in A minor, H. 562, Wq. 132; Astor Piazzolla: ...
Performers: Kwak, Yeon-Hee

"Yeon-Hee Kwak's multi-leveled mastery, exemplary musicianship, and intelligent program building command your undivided attention. Her innate affinity for the Bach Partita's dance rhythms is such...continue...

Henze: Chamber Music Vol 2 / Ensemble Villa Musica

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-11-21

Works: Hans Werner Henze: New Folksongs and Herdsmen Songs, for bassoon, guitar & string trio (from musical play "Öedipus der; Der junge Törless, for string sextet (arrangement of "Fantasia"); Car...
Performers: Chumachenco, Nicolas; Gérard, Jean-Claude; Gaga, Eivis; Gleissner, Rudolf; Goritzki, Ingo; Hoffner, Eszter; Jensen, Dag; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Lohmann, Ludger; Mathe, Ulrike-Anima; Ostertag, Ma...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica

" MDG's beautifully recorded collection of Henze's chamber music displays the postmodern Henze in a flattering light. At the leading edge of the program is...continue...

Telemann: Overtures, Sonatas, etc Vol 4 / Musica Alta Ripa

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-09-19

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Basso Continuo, TV 43 no G 5 in G major; Overture, suite for oboe d'amore, strings & continuo in E major, TWV 55; Concerto for 2 recorders...
Performers: Bundies, Ursula; Gotte, Dennis; Heidemann, Christoph; Lohr, Bernward; Meer, Jacques van der; Rohrig, Anne; Segal, Danya; Teichmanis, Juris; Unkell, Kornelius; Westermann, Hans-Peter
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Ensemble: Musica Alta Ripa

Early Music Review
I am a great fan of Musica Alta Ripa and this, the latest instalment of their Telemann series does not disappoint. The works...continue...

SCENE Steffen Schleiermacher: Ensemble Music

1 CD / MD&G / 2006-09-19

Works: Steffen Schleiermacher: Auto Werk mit Hup Raum, for ensemble & tape; Obophon, for 6 oboes; Streit Fall, for viola & bass clarinet; Hoch Zeit, for viola & bass clarinet; Schei-Dung, for viola & bass c...
Performers: Gengelbach, Bernd E.; Hemken, Dorothea; Hemken, Volker; Kitamura, Noriko; Klein, Sandra; Lee, Minyonng; Leschowski, Christian; Matthes, Robert; Schönheit, Michael; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Schwa...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Avantgarde; Sächsisches Blechbläserensemble

SCENE Martin: Concertos / Van Steen, Erxleben, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2005-04-26

Works: Frank Martin: Concerto for Violin; Concerto for 7 wind instruments (timpani, percussion & string orchestra); Danse de la peur
Performers: Bonvin, Frederic; Casola, Fabio di; Erxleben, Michael; Flieger, Jiri; Haag, Ivo; Henderson, Kenneth; Monot, Pierre-Alain; Soos, Adrienne; Storozhenko, Igor; Vecchi, Dimitri
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

Martin's composition are impressive for their difficult solo passages and light tonal color. His music is highly regarded but seldom performed....continue...

Molter: Orchestral & Chamber Music / Rampe, Nova Stravaganza

1 CD / MD&G / 2005-02-22

Works: Johann Melchior Molter: Overture for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola & continuo in C minor, MWV 3/9; Sonata for flute & continuo in G minor, MWB 11/13; Concerto for Oboe in E minor, MWV 6/21; Sona...
Performers: Fikentscher, Saskia; Polman, Franc
Conductors: Rampe, Siegbert
Ensemble: Nova Stravaganza

Johann Melchior Molter traveled all over Europe taking lessons from composers like Vivaldi, Tartini and Scarlatti. Very little of his music survives to this day...continue...

Ives: Complete Muic for String Quartet / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2003-01-21

Works: Charles Ives: A Set of 3 Short Pieces, for string quartet, double bass & piano, S. 84 (K. 2B16); Fugue in C major; Adagio sostenuto; Largo Risoluto no 1, for string quartet & piano, S. 74 (K. 2B14); ...
Performers: Goritzki, Ingo; Kwak, Yeon-Hee; Schleiermacher, Steffen

"Several pieces here involve other instruments, including a marvellous depiction of Hallowe'en night, with its ribbons of scales in different keys rudely interrupted by thwacks...continue...

Dorati: Chamber Music / Kwak, Chou, Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2002-11-26

Works: Antal Doráti: Duo Concertante for oboe and piano; Pieces (5) for oboe; Notturno and Capriccio, for oboe & string quartet; Trittico, version for oboe/English horn & piano
Performers: Chou, Chia; Kwak, Yeon-Hee
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Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

Sinfonia Concertante - Salieri, Danzi, Pleyel / Faerber

1 CD / MD&G / 2002-09-24

Works: Antonio Salieri: Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major; Franz Danzi: Concertante in B flat major for flute, clarinet & orchestra, Op. 41; Ignace Joseph Pleyel: Sinfonia Concertante for flut...
Performers: Becker, Dagmar; Lencsés, Lajos; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Schneider, Bruno; Schottstadt, Rainer
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: Württemberg Chamber Orchestra

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?Mozart! Vol 7 - Gran Partita, etc / Consortium Classicum

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-11-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for 2 clarinets & 3 bassett horns in B flat major, K. 411 (K. 484a); Gran Partita
Performers: Arnold, Sandra; Berger, Kurt [basset horn]; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Chon, Mi-Young; Eisermann, Rolf-Jürgen; Fromm, Armin; Hutfless, Julia; Jung, Helman; Kim, Hee-Sung; Klöcker, Dieter; Krecher...
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Ensemble: Consortium Classicum

Rosetti: Orchestral Works Vol 1/ Johannes Moesus, Hamburg SO

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-07-24

Works: Antonio Rosetti: Symphony in D major, A21/K 1; Concerto for Oboe in G major, C35/K 3; Symphonie concertante for 2 violins & orchestra in D major, C14/K 1; Symphony in D major, A14/K 1
Performers: Czermak, Stefan; Specht, Christian; Tanaka, Akiko
Conductors: Moesus, Johannes
Ensemble: Hamburg Symphony Orchestra

Antonio Rosetti's music is characterized by lyrical melodies, highly imaginative instrumentation, and frequent sudden flashes of wit. Since his bold harmonies and expressive vigor anticipated...continue...

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, etc / Prantl, Klöcker, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-11-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Variations after Rondo K. 382 for clarinet & orchestra, in B flat major [spurious]; Concerto for clar...
Performers: Chon, Mi-Young; Hartmann, Karl-Otto; Klocker, Dieter; Schroeder, Jan
Conductors: Prantl, Pavel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

?Mozart! Vol 4 - Sextets, Octet / Consortium Classicum

1 CD / MD&G / 1999-01-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Sonata for Piano 4 hands in F major, K 497; Franz Joseph Haydn: Partita for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns, 2 Bassoons and D...
Performers: Buschmann, Eberhard; Grünewald, Matthias; Jung, Helman; Klöcker, Dieter; Noetzel, Marc; Normann, Jürgen; Schmalfuss, Gernot; Schroeder, Jan; Wandel, Waldemar
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Ensemble: Consortium Classicum