The fall semester has begun, so it’s time for my students to buy their required recordings for the semester. This semester I wanted to address a few glaring gaps in the library my students have built so far:
- The oboists don’t have anything Baroque yet.
- The clarinetists don’t have anything by Weber yet.
- The bassoonists don’t have the Mozart concerto yet.
- The saxophonists don’t have the Glazunov concerto yet.
I think I found some great recordings to fill those voids. As a diversity bonus, three of the four are talented women, and one of those is a native Israeli.
Here are the selections:
Ray Still: A Chicago Legend: Baroque Oboe Sonatas
Repertoire: Bach Sonata in G minor, Handel Sonatas nos. 1 and 2, Telemann Partitas 2, 5, and 6, Vivaldi Sonata no. 6
Sharon Kam: Works for Clarinet and Orchestra![Sharon Kam: Works for Clarinet and Orchestra](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20480%20437'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Repertoire: Mendelssohn Konzerstücke, Spohr Concerto No. 4, Rossini Introduction, Theme, and Variations, Weber Concertino
Kim Walker: Mozart/Hummel/Wolf-Ferrari
Repertoire: Mozart Concerto, Hummel Concerto, Wolf-ferrari Concerto
Debra Richtmeyer: Extravaganza for Saxophone and Orchestra
Repertoire: Glazunov Concerto, Strauss Oboe Concerto, Ott Concerto, Rachmaninoff Vocalise
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