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Handel: Oboe Concertos & Sonatas / Sarah Francis

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-05-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Oboe in B flat major (no 2a), HWV 301 (possibly spurious); Sonata for Oboe and Basso Continuo in F major "Hautb. Solo del Sr. Hendel"; Sonata for Oboe and Basso ...
Performers: Atherton, Joan; Francis, Sarah; Howard, Penelope; Read, Christine; Scott, Graeme; Stevens, Peter; Watson, Elizabeth; Whitelaw, Madeleine
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Harpsichord Ensemble

Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate (02/1994)....continue...

Telemann: Oboe Concertos; Oboe d'Amore Concertos

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-05-04

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, TWV 51; Concerto for Oboe in F minor; Concerto for oboe d'amore, strings & continuo in A major, TWV 51; Concerto for oboe, st...
Performers: Francis, Sarah; Mayger, Graham; Watson, Elizabeth
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Harpsichord Ensemble

Sarah Francis? recordings with the London Harpsichord Ensemble have been in the Regis catalogue for a number of years and are consistent bestsellers. They have...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate (01/05/1993-01/07/1993)....continue...

Albinoni: Oboe Concertos / Sarah Francis

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2011-05-04

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 6 in D major, Op. 7/6 (T. 7/6); Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 3 ...
Performers: Francis, Sarah
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Harpsichord Ensemble

Sarah Francis. recordings with the London Harpsichord Ensemble have been in the Regis catalogue for a number of years and are consistent bestsellers....continue...
Recording information: St. Giles, Cripplegate (12/1988)....continue...

William Alwyn: Chamber Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: William Alwyn: Sonata for clarinet & piano; Sonata for oboe & piano; Sonatina for viola & piano; Suite for oboe & harp; String trio; Conversations, for clarinet, violin & piano
Performers: Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Francis, Sarah; Gould, Lucy; Plane, Robert; Rahmann, Sophia; Wakeford, Lucy

Among British composer William Alwyn's large body of work, including five symphonies, concertos for flute, oboe, violin, harp, piano, and many shorter orchestral works, there...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, England (10/04/2009-10/05/2009)....continue...

Crosse: Ariadne, Changes / Lankester, del Mar, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-01-08

Works: Gordon Crosse: Ariadne, Concertante for solo oboe & 12 players, Op. 31; Changes, nocturnal cycle, for soprano, baritone soloists, mixed chorus & orchestra, Op. 17
Performers: Francis, Sarah; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Lankester, Michael; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (Members)

Telemann: Oboe Concertos Vol 1 / Sarah Francis, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-06-11

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Oboe in E flat major, TV 51 no Es 1; Concerto for Oboe in C minor; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in G major; Concerto for Oboe in E minor; Concerto for Oboe in D majo...
Performers: Francis, Sarah
Conductors: Francis, Sarah
Ensemble: London Harpsichord Ensemble

"Three especially fine examples of Telemann's craft... Francis plays them all with technical finesse... recorded sound is excellent. Recommended." - Gramophone...continue...

Jacob: Quartet for Oboe & Strings, etc

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-03-20

Works: Gordon Jacob: Quartet for oboe & strings; Shakespearian Sketches (6) for String Trio; Sonata for oboe & harpsichord; Sonatina for violin; Trio for flute, oboe & harpsichord
Performers: Beach, Howard; Dussek, Michael; Fitton, Judith; Francis, Sarah; Halsey, James; Mason, Frances; Schiele, Brian

[The Quartet] is a piece that clearly means a great deal to Francis, for she responds with even greater affection, characterful spark and disarming grace...continue...

Telemann: Oboe Sonatas / Sarah Francis, Jane Dodd, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-08-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Essercizii musici, P 47; Tafelmusik, Part 3; Getreue Music-Meister; Sonata for Oboe and Basso Continuo in G minor, TV 41 no g 10
Performers: Beach, Howard; Dodd, Jane; Francis, Sarah; Jordan, Robert; Powell, Margaret

"admirable collection draws on both the Essercizzi musici and Der getreue Musikmeister and includes an extra sonata... interplay between soloists and bassoon in particularly felicitous....continue...

Classics - Moeran: String Quartet in A minor, Violin Sonata

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: E.J. Moeran: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor; Fantasy quartet for oboe, violin, viola & cello; Sonata for violin & piano in E minor
Performers: Cummings, Diana; Francis, Sarah; Iorio, Luciano; Scotts, Donald; Talbot, John; Thomas, Geoffrey

This is a unique coupling of Moeran's chamber works. The Violin Sonata is a rare but attractive, melodic work. The String Quartet in A minor...continue...

Britten: Music for Oboe, Music for Piano / Francis, Dussek

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2; Holiday Diary, suite for piano, Op. 5; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49; Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; Waltzes ...
Performers: Dussek, Michael; Francis, Sarah; Solodchin, Galina; Underwood, John; Williams, Jonathan

'I can highly recommend this CD for the wonderful mixture of Britten's chamber works and the all-round excellent playing' (The Musician)

'One of the most magical...continue...

Mozart, Krommer: Oboe Concertos / Francis, Shelley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-03-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Franz Krommer: Concerto for Oboe no 1 in F major, Op. 37; Concerto for Oboe no 2 in F major, Op. 52
Performers: Francis, Sarah
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: London Mozart Players

'Garnished with a Mozartian eloquence and eliciting from Francis her creamiest sounds...' (BBC Music Magazine)...continue...

Vanhal: 6 Quartette Concertante / Sarah Francis, Tagore Trio

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-07-01

Works: Johann Baptist Vanhal: Quartet for oboe (or flute) & string trio in F major, Op. 7/1; Quartet for oboe (or flute) & string trio in B flat major, Op. 7/2 (Weinmann Vb; Quartet for oboe (or flute) & st...
Performers: Francis, Sarah

Had it not been for such luminaries as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, composers such as Hummel and the Bohemian Vanhal might have achieved a much...continue...

Boughton: Symphony no 3, Oboe Concerto / Francis, Handley

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-08-01

Works: Rutland Boughton: Symphony no 3 in B minor; Concerto for oboe, No 1 in C
Performers: Francis, Sarah
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

'Sumptuous' (Hi Fi News)

'Once again our gratitude to Hyperion, and to Vernon Handley, for recording a hidden treasure' (Gramophone)...continue...
A superior performance of two works that deserve to be heard more often, especially by fans of Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5. ~ Bruce Eder...continue...