As sweet as drops of nectar Karl August Lebrun, a contemporary of Mozart’s, worshipped throughout Europe, brilliant oboist and composer of oboe concerti which , in the second half of the 18th century, must have been experienced as spectacular and pioneering….and you’ve probably never even heard of him! I’ll tell you how it happened with me: of course, I could have taken Mozart’s over-familiar oboe concerto off the shelf again. Of course it’s a beautiful piece, but there’s some question whether Mozart actually wrote it, and to be honest, I had a VERY strong feeling that it wasn’t the first time that I’d “taken off the shelf”.
01. Oboe Concerto No. 1 in D Minor: I. Allegro 8:27
02. Oboe Concerto No. 1 in D Minor: II. Grazioso 5:03
03. Oboe Concerto No. 1 in D Minor: III. Rondo. Allegro 5:30
04. Oboe Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro 8:27
05. Oboe Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major: II. Adagio 5:06
06. Oboe Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major: III. Rondo. Allegro 5:38
07. Oboe Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: I. Allegro 7:50
08. Oboe Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: II. Adagio 5:45
09. Oboe Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: III. Rondo. Allegro 6:57