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