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Oboe Recital: Mayer, Albrecht – Faure, G. / Saint-Saens, C. / Pierne, G. / Pierne, P. / Satie, E. / Bozza, E. / Koechlin, C.

6/30/2009, 20 Tracks, 1:07:34

Featuring

  • Albrecht Mayer
  • Karina Wisniewska
  • Gabriel Fauré
  • Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Gabriel Henri Constant Pierné
  • Paul Pierné
  • Erik Satie
  • Eugène Bozza
  • Charles Koechlin

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Performer Biography

Karina Wisniewska is also a musicologist, having graduated from the universities of Salzburg and Berne, and publishes articles on music.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The album explores the "Belle Époque" (around 1885 to 1914), a period in French culture marked by apparent splendor but also significant social inequalities.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Albrecht Mayer, the oboist, joined the Berlin Philharmonic in 1992 as principal oboe after two years with the Bamberg Symphony.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Albrecht Mayer considers his Buffet Rampon Green Line oboe an ideal means of expression.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

The Belle Époque in music saw the development of Impressionism by Debussy and Ravel, as well as the crystallization of neo-classical trends by Stravinsky, Roussel, and Martinu.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Karina Wisniewska, the pianist, gave the world premiere of the original version of Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto Op. 1 in 1993.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Gabriel Fauré's Sicilienne op. 78, originally for cello and piano, is described as a perfect blend of dreamy poetry and refined form.

Source: Booklet

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