Browse: Oboe Classics (label)

One couldn't ask for better performances... full of inventive spirit. — BBC Music Magazine More…

Another excellent package from Oboe Classics. Inspired repertoire, superb sound and exemplary programme notes. Brilliant! — MusicWeb International More…

George Caird is a splendid soloist throughout, and the string group play with a remarkably integrated and raptly communicative ensemble style, consistently conveying their deep feeling for all... — Gramophone Magazine More…

Every colour, every dynamic, every variety of vibrato, everything in the service of a huge musical heart backed by a huge musical brain. — The Double Reed More…

Althea Ifeka is a superb oboist with a slightly plangent tone which fits well with the harpsichord, as the engaging Gordon Jacob Sonatina shows with its variety of invention, splicing melancholy,... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2006 More…

The sheer talent and professionalism of the duo is completely outstanding; each of the performances is in every way riveting. — Double Reed News More…

I enjoyed every bar of this beautifully recorded and played exploration of Rutland Boughton's contribution to chamber music featuring the oboe. Let us hope that the CD kick-starts further investigation... — MusicWeb International More…

The recordings on this disc are truly legendary... the result is artistry of incomparable quality, well transferred. — Musical Opinion More…

The high point of the set is Shadow Play (1984) for two oboes and cor anglais, in which Roxburgh builds a counterpoint from overlaid multiphonics, and the choir of three oboists pursue a beautifully... — Gramophone Magazine More…

This is a disc to open the ears of all oboists, and to entertain and astonish less specialist music-lovers. — BBC Music Magazine More…

Francaix's chamber music...is delightfully French, with its wit, lightness of touch, quixotic changing of moods and blending of colours. It is most sympathetically played here, helped by a believable... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…

Goodey is a persuasive advocate for an engaging selection of contemporary music, including Edwin Roxburgh's 1979 At the Still Point of the Turning World..., which uses electronic delay and treatment... — BBC Music Magazine, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This revival is a thoughtful and cleverly considered and executed project; typical of all Oboe Classics' releases. A winner and not just for cross-over children of the seventies and eighties.... — MusicWeb International More…

This selection of classical and contemporary quartets is a delight... characterised by gorgeous sonorities from Sarah Roper, refined string playing and an overall recorded sound of clear quality. — Double Reed News More…

Historic recording of Léon Goossens, a great oboist caught in his prime. — Gramophone Magazine More…

Jeremy Polmear is ideal for these kinds of pieces because his playing is so controlled. Because his control is so masterful Polmear avoids the saccharine sweetness that tempts lesser artists.... — Fanfare More…

The booklet is a major production that surely sets the standard for any future venture of this order... it is a major reference document that needs to be regarded as an important contribution... — MusicWeb International More…

It took a while to pluck up the courage to listen to a CD devoted to music for solo cor anglais... I'm glad I did. Alison Teale is a virtuosic advocate for an instrument you don't often hear... — The Observer More…

The doyen of Dutch oboists is heard to great advantage. — BBC Music Magazine More…

A salvo of praise to Geoffrey Burgess whose notes fuse technical, tonal and expressive analysis in a compact and articulate way. — MusicWeb International More…

This program embodies what I love about opera and music so much. It runs a wide spectrum of emotions depicted in music, from nonchalance to determination, from the carefree joy in the simple... — American Record Guide More…

Oboe, horn and piano is a rare but oddly beguiling blend of timbres, albeit a combination mostly avoided by composers...But it can be richly rewarding, as demonstrated here by Polmear, Stirling... — The Independent, 20th May 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

As is typical of Jeremy Polmear's dedicated work with Oboe Classics, the album is curated and organized to be both historically useful and sublimely listenable for all. — The Double Reed More…

The range of musical processes and the power with which Birtwistle invest the writing is extraordinary. The pieces seem like snapshots from different perspectives of some vast, barely graspable... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This CD is a joyous example of first class music making by a team of musicians whose delight in the music is matched by their involvement in their instruments... there are a couple of delightful... — Musical Opinion More…

a belter from the Balkans – wild, dance-like and off-kilter. — The Times More…