Here, once again, are my required recordings for the new semester. These are recordings I select each semester for my university students, a different one for each instrument (I teach oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone), so that over the course of their degree program they build up a collection of great players playing great repertoire.
Humbert Lucarelli: Wolf-Ferrari/Strauss/Vaughan Willams/Barber
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Repertoire: Barber Canzonetta, Strauss Concerto, Wolf-Ferrari Idillio-Concertino, Vaughan Williams Concerto.
Larry Combs: The American Clarinet
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Repertoire: Copland Sonata, Bernstein Sonata, Gershwin Three Preludes, Gould Benny’s Gig.
Christopher Millard: Mélange: French Music for Bassoon
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Repertoire: Pierné Solo de Concert, Dutilleux Sarabande et Cortège, Jeanjean Prélude et Scherzo, Gabaye Sonatine, Koechlin Sonate, Sauguet Un Soir à Saint-Émilion, Bonneau Caprice en Forme de Valse, Büsser Cantilène et Rondo, Tansman Suite, Grovlez Sicilienne et Allegro Giocoso.
Nobuya Sugawa: Plays Honda, Yoshimatsu, Ibert, Larsson
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Repertoire: Yoshimatsu Saxophone Concerto “Albireo Mode,” Honda Concerto du vent, Ibert Concertino da camera, Larsson Concerto.