It was written in october november 1975 during his final illness. Benjamin britten 19 1976 the complete works for oboe. A tribute to janet britten oboe quartet, nicholas daniel. The phantasy quartet was subsequently performed in concert at westminster and was lauded in the london times as being unforced, original, and arresting. As mentioned at some length in my opening lecture of this series, benjamin britten born a century ago in 19 began his professional career in the 1930s as a prolific and precocious composer in an eclectic range of genres, indeed in practically every. Benedict cumberbatch joins the britten oboe quartet in. After peter grimes, britten wrote several other large. It is written precisely according to cobbets canons, but strictly speaking. Nicholas daniel oboe jacqueline shave violin clare finnimore viola caroline dearnley cello. Britten, benjamin young persons guide to the orchestra theme purcells rondeau sheet music for saxophone quartet pdf.
As mentioned at some length in my opening lecture of this series, benjamin britten born a century ago in 19 began his professional career in the 1930s as a prolific and precocious composer in an eclectic range of genres, indeed in practically every field except opera. Cello, oboe, viola, violin, string quartet sheet music book by benjamin britten 191976. Britten oboe quartet nicholas daniel founded the britten oboe quartet together with his colleagues and coprincipals of the awardwinning britten sinfonia. In the composers catalogue, it is given as phantasy, subtitled.
Elgars early andante and allegro for oboe and string trio. List of compositions by benjamin britten wikipedia. This is a superb recording of brittens three quartets made at the wigmore hall a year ago, writes andrew clements. The first performance was by the zorian quartet in the wigmore hall, london on 21 november 1945, in a concert to mark the exact 250th anniversary of the death of english. Phantasy quartetfor oboe and strings, almost immediately the piece is included in this album. Put an oboe with three string players and you get an oboe quartet and together with three friends from the britten sinfonia, star oboist nicholas daniel presents a lunchtime concert with a wonderfully fresh flavour.
Georg druschetzky 17451819 was a bohemian born oboist, timpanist, composer and publisher who worked in many parts of central europe during his life. Quartet in one movement for oboe, violin, viola, violoncello. Please note that this list is manually updated, and may not contain imslps complete collection. Two insect pieces for oboe and piano 1935 temporal variations for oboe and piano 1936 oboe and strings. As a conductor, nicholas has worked with orchestras in the uk and abroad, and is associate artistic director of.
But my low expectations were confounded this morning. My subject in the last lecture of this year is brittens third string quartet, written in 1975, some thirty years after the second quartet, and very near the end of the composers life. Jul 21, 2016 the role of the oboe in these works can be a concertante one, as it is in the britten to some extent, in the seamlessly overlapping variations of the second matthews work and in grimess. It coincides it coincides with the launch of an nmc recording of brian eliass music featuring britten sinfonia and. It scored brittens first international success the following april when it was performed at the international society of contemporary music in florence. Cumberbatch seemed a little unsure of himself at first, maybe a little. Benjamin brittens third string quartet written in autumn 1975, is among the very last works he completed. Nov 30, 2016 nicholas daniels britten oboe quartet record their debut cd at the apex in bury st edmunds. Nov 27, 2015 alexei utkin is an outstanding russian oboe player, a virtuoso soloist and director of the hermitage chamber orchestra, professor of the moscow state conservatoire. Perhaps after vera brittain for mezzosoprano, oboe. The first performance was by the zorian quartet in the wigmore hall, london on 21 november 1945, in a concert to mark the exact 250th anniversary of the death of english composer henry purcell.
The britten oboe quartet are principals in britten sinfonia, and their assuredness with brittens music was very clear. Nicholas daniel and the britten oboe quartet recording their debut disc, by ben cropper. The interpretation of mozarts oboe quartet is sure to meet the expectations of many a dream, as will the c minor adagio where an eloquent case is made for a piece not often heard. An active chamber musician, nicholas is a founder member of the haffner wind ensemble and the britten oboe quartet, and enjoys a long history of collaboration with the pianist julius drake and the maggini and lindsay string quartets. Britten oboe quartet 22nd february 2015 strings attached. In 1961 he wrote the cello sonata for mstislav rostropovich, and later wrote four more works for the soviet cellist. Britten, benjamin young persons guide to the orchestra theme purcells rondeau sheet music for oboe pdf. Jun 19, 2017 the britten oboe quartet here makes its recording debut with a programme of its core repertory.
Press release nicholas daniel and britten sinfonia give. Concertino for oboe with piano or guitar oboe sonata, op. Brittaincatlin, literary executors for the estate of vera brittain, 1970 while the poem deals with grand emotions like loss, mourning and depression, it uses only simple words and str. Nov 14, 20 this is a superb recording of brittens three quartets made at the wigmore hall a year ago, writes andrew clements. Join a community of music enthusiasts with a passion for music education. It was composed in snape, suffolk and london, and completed on 14 october.
Oboe quartet in g minor by georg druschetzky edited by christian schneider. If its true that the basic grouping in chamber music is the string quartet two violins, viola, and cello its equally true that composers have often sought to vary and enrich the fourstring sonority by adding other instruments. On two previous, highly acclaimed discs the british emperor quartet have released benjamin britten s three numbered string quartets. Some brief filling in of the time in between will be useful. For the next ten years britten did not produce an instrumental work. As in mozarts oboe quartet it is the oboe which dominates the ensemble as first among equals.
Bach, carl philipp emanuel sonata for solo flute, wq. Brittens phantasy quartet for oboe and strings, which was broadcast in august of 1933 with leon goosens performing with members of the international string quartet. String quartet in d by benjamin britten string quartet study score item. The works basic material was reused in the gorgeous late motet ave verum corpus, k. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest britten oboe quartet interviews. Nicholas daniels britten oboe quartet record their debut cd at the apex in bury st edmunds. Shop and buy six metamorphoses after ovid for solo oboe, op. Six metamorphoses after ovid for solo oboe 1951, with quotations from ovids poem metamorphoses. Britten young persons guide to the orchestra theme. The role of the oboe in these works can be a concertante one, as it is in the britten to some extent, in the seamlessly overlapping variations of the.
Benjamin brittens sonata in c for cello and piano, op. Doctor of musical arts performance, may 2009, 49 pp. To generate automatically updated lists see browse by work genre in the sidebar. The phantasy quartet, the work of an eighteenyearold composer, was an opus that brought him fame abroad and stood out as one of his first great achievements. Nov 21, 2016 nicholas daniel and the britten oboe quartet recording their debut disc, by ben cropper. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nicholas daniel oboe cor anglais, jacqueline shave violin, clare finnimore viola, caroline dearnley cello. Nicholas daniel founded the britten oboe quartet together with his colleagues and coprincipals of the awardwinning britten sinfonia. The britten oboe quartet here makes its recording debut with a programme of its core repertory.
In his phantasy for string quintet and in simple symphony, composed for either string orchestra or quartet, britten retreated somewhat from the terse language of the quartettino, and after simple symphony, he only returned to the quartet medium in order to compose the three numbered quartets, in 1941, 1945 and 1975. Browse britten oboe quartet tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Cm0102004 britten works for oboe albums caro mitis. Decades had passed since his first two quartets, written in the early 1940s, just before the opera peter grimes catapulted him to international fame. It was first performed in august 1933 as a bbc broadcast. Things reached fever pitch straight after the interval, when benedict cumberbatch took to the stage with nicholas daniel for the britten metamorphoses.
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