Some brief filling in of the time in between will be useful. Quartet in one movement for oboe, violin, viola, violoncello. Things reached fever pitch straight after the interval, when benedict cumberbatch took to the stage with nicholas daniel for the britten metamorphoses. The majority of the pieces in this syllabus are published for clarinet in bb.
To generate automatically updated lists see browse by work genre in the sidebar. Press release nicholas daniel and britten sinfonia give. Two insect pieces for oboe and piano 1935 temporal variations for oboe and piano 1936 oboe and strings. 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. Nicholas daniel and the britten oboe quartet recording their debut disc, by ben cropper. Cello, oboe, viola, violin, string quartet sheet music book by benjamin britten 191976. String quartet in d by benjamin britten string quartet study score item. Please note that this list is manually updated, and may not contain imslps complete collection. Bach, carl philipp emanuel sonata for solo flute, wq.
The works basic material was reused in the gorgeous late motet ave verum corpus, k. 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. It coincides it coincides with the launch of an nmc recording of brian eliass music featuring britten sinfonia and. Cm0102004 britten works for oboe albums caro mitis. 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. The britten oboe quartet are principals in britten sinfonia, and their assuredness with brittens music was very clear. The phantasy quartet was subsequently performed in concert at westminster and was lauded in the london times as being unforced, original, and arresting. This is a superb recording of brittens three quartets made at the wigmore hall a year ago, writes andrew clements. 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. 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. For the next ten years britten did not produce an instrumental work.
Nicholas daniel oboe cor anglais, jacqueline shave violin, clare finnimore viola, caroline dearnley cello. List of compositions by benjamin britten wikipedia. 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. Decades had passed since his first two quartets, written in the early 1940s, just before the opera peter grimes catapulted him to international fame. 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. Benjamin britten 19 1976 the complete works for oboe. On two previous, highly acclaimed discs the british emperor quartet have released benjamin britten s three numbered string quartets. 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.
Nov 14, 20 this is a superb recording of brittens three quartets made at the wigmore hall a year ago, writes andrew clements. Oboe quartet in g minor by georg druschetzky edited by christian schneider. In the composers catalogue, it is given as phantasy, subtitled. Phantasy quartetfor oboe and strings, almost immediately the piece is included in this album. Benjamin brittens sonata in c for cello and piano, op.
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. Perhaps after vera brittain for mezzosoprano, oboe. Benjamin brittens third string quartet written in autumn 1975, is among the very last works he completed. As a conductor, nicholas has worked with orchestras in the uk and abroad, and is associate artistic director of. Browse britten oboe quartet tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Georg druschetzky 17451819 was a bohemian born oboist, timpanist, composer and publisher who worked in many parts of central europe during his life. 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. Nov 30, 2016 nicholas daniels britten oboe quartet record their debut cd at the apex in bury st edmunds. Doctor of musical arts performance, may 2009, 49 pp. The britten oboe quartet here makes its recording debut with a programme of its core repertory. Nov 21, 2016 nicholas daniel and the britten oboe quartet recording their debut disc, by ben cropper. Nicholas daniels britten oboe quartet record their debut cd at the apex in bury st edmunds. Nicholas daniel oboe jacqueline shave violin clare finnimore viola caroline dearnley cello. Cumberbatch seemed a little unsure of himself at first, maybe a little.
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. Elgars early andante and allegro for oboe and string trio. Britten, benjamin young persons guide to the orchestra theme purcells rondeau sheet music for oboe pdf. Britten oboe quartet 22nd february 2015 strings attached. Perhaps is a poem by vera brittain, written in 1916.
Shop and buy six metamorphoses after ovid for solo oboe, op. Concertino for oboe with piano or guitar oboe sonata, op. After peter grimes, britten wrote several other large. Join a community of music enthusiasts with a passion for music education.
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. Britten, benjamin young persons guide to the orchestra theme purcells rondeau sheet music for saxophone quartet pdf. A tribute to janet britten oboe quartet, nicholas daniel. It scored brittens first international success the following april when it was performed at the international society of contemporary music in florence. Their performances of these undisputed masterpieces of 20thcentury chamber music have been variously described as stupendous classic fm magazine, a wonderful homage ensemble, and a complete cosmos of colours and nuances fono forum, and the two discs. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Britten young persons guide to the orchestra theme. Six metamorphoses after ovid for solo oboe 1951, with quotations from ovids poem metamorphoses. It was first performed in august 1933 as a bbc broadcast. As in mozarts oboe quartet it is the oboe which dominates the ensemble as first among equals. It was composed in snape, suffolk and london, and completed on 14 october. Jun 19, 2017 the britten oboe quartet here makes its recording debut with a programme of its core repertory.
Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest britten oboe quartet interviews. It was written in october november 1975 during his final illness. Britten oboe quartet nicholas daniel founded the britten oboe quartet together with his colleagues and coprincipals of the awardwinning britten sinfonia. Of his chamber music, britten composed a substantial number of works featuring the oboe, including the phantasy quartet op. Nicholas daniel founded the britten oboe quartet together with his colleagues and coprincipals of the awardwinning britten sinfonia. But my low expectations were confounded this morning.
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