Oboist Cristina Gómez Godoy was inspired to play the oboe and pursue music after listening to old recordings of the concertos featured on this album.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite their different styles, both Mozart and Richard Strauss were child prodigies mentored by musician fathers, and both eventually rebelled against their conservative training.
Composition History
Richard Strauss initially rejected the idea of composing an oboe concerto when it was suggested by John de Lancie, an American intelligence officer and oboist, but later changed his mind.
Recording & Production
This album is Cristina Gómez Godoy's first recording, and she recorded it with Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, of which she was a long-time member.
Composition History
Mozart's Oboe Concerto was lost for a time and only rediscovered in 1920, when performing parts were found in the Salzburg Mozarteum.
Composition History
Mozart's Oboe Concerto was originally composed in 1777 for Giuseppe Ferlandis, the principal oboist of the court orchestra in Salzburg.
Composition History
Richard Strauss's Oboe Concerto in D was composed in 1945, after he had seemingly run out of creative steam following the horrors of World War II.
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