[ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Wednesday 1 December 2010
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"...superlative performances by Holliger and the ECO. As in the case of Fiala, not just an oboe-player: Holliger also contributes cadenzas where called for that are exactly right for their purpose. A good quality of recording"
(Gramophone)
'My entire relation to music is such that I always try to go to the limits' (Heinz Holliger)
The artistry of Holliger (b1939) prompted Evelyn Rothwell (Lady Barbirolli) to call him 'The Paganini of the oboe' Holliger's mastery of the oboe ranges over a vast expanse of repertoire, from the baroque to contemporary - Bach to Berio and Zelenka to Zimmermann. His style is notable for its flexibility, agility, integrity and ability to communicate convincingly across the wide range of repertoire he performs. Holliger has done much to champion the oboe music of composers such as Zelenka and Krommer, and has also had over 100 works composed for him by composers including Berio, Carter, Henze, Ligeti, Lutoslawski, Penderecki and Stockhausen.
This 10CD collection provides a superb showcase for his artistry, spanning nearly 250 years of repertoire from the well known to the obscure, and to every one of the works here his unique and phenomenal technique to makes the interpretation sound effortless and flawless.
Other information
- Extensive booklet notes on each work, and a biographical essay on Holliger
- 'This is an enchanting performance: I do not believe that among modern recordings there is a better' Gramophone, November 1985 (Mozart Oboe Quartet)
CD 1
Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos
CD 2
Telemann: Oboe Concertos
CD 3
Albinioni: Oboe Concertos
CD 4
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos & Sonatas
CD 5
Albinoni: Oboe Concertos Op 9
CD 6
Haydn, Donizetti, Benjamin/Cimeroso: Oboe Concertos
CD 7
Mozart: Oboe Quinete / Adagio /; Divertimento K251
CD 8
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante / Oboe Concerto
CD 9
Bellini / Molique / Moscheles / Rietz / Fiala / Hummel: Oboe Concertos
CD 10
martin / Honeffer / Martinu: Oboe Concertos