Here are the recordings I’m requiring my university students to add to their collections this semester (depending on which instrument they play). All are available on CD or for download from Amazon or iTunes.
Allan Vogel: Oboe Obsession
Amazon (CD) | Amazon (download)
Repertoire: Saint-Saëns Sonata, Poulenc Sonata, Britten 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Schumann Three Romances, W. F. Bach Duet, Shinohara Obsession.
Diana Haskell: Clarinet Enchantments
Amazon (CD) | Amazon (download)
Repertoire: Yadzinski Bartok Dances, Ravel Pièce en forme de habanera, Piazzolla Oblivión,
Lutosławski Dance Preludes, Berg Vier Stücke, Messiaen Abîme des oiseaux, Babin Hillandale Waltzes, Baermann Adagio, Ponchielli Il Convegno.
William Ludwig: Rhapsody in Bassoon
Amazon (CD) | Amazon (download)
Repertoire: Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 3, Bitsch Concertino, Mays Rhapsody, Previn Sonata.
Joseph Wytko: Passions
Amazon (CD) | Amazon (download)
Repertoire: Desenclos Prelude, cadence, et finale; Weaver Psalm; Albright Sonata; Kuehn Crack; Ibert Concertino da camera.
Are you still giving your students required recordings? Or has Spotify culture eliminated it?
I give them Spotify playlists now. I have stopped posting my selections because I’ve been at this enough years now that I’m reusing some of the same recordings for new groups of students.