ENGLISH MUSIC FOR OBOE AND PIANO by Bowen, Britten, Howells & Rubbra; Marika Lombardi, Nathalie Dang (CD)

English Music for Piano and Oboe
RUBBRA, BOWEN, BRITTEN and HOWELLS
Edmund Rubbra 1901-1986
Sonata for oboe and piano Op.100 (1958)
1. I Con moto 5’13
2. II Elegy, lento 3’26
3. III Presto 3’18
York Bowen 1884-1961
Sonata for oboe and piano Op.85 (1927)
4. I Allegretto grazioso 6’40
5. II Andantino espressivo 5’22
6. III Allegro giocoso 4’40
Benjamin Britten 1913-1976
Temporal Variations for oboe and piano (1936)
7. I Theme 1’38
8. II Oration 1’36
9. III March 1’18
10. IV Exercises 1’06
11. V Commination 1’13
12. VI Chorale 2’42
13. VII Waltz 1’26
14. VIII Polka 1’21
15. IX Resolution 1’38
Herbert Howells 1892-1983
Sonata for oboe and piano (1942)
16. I Placido, teneramente, ma con moto 6’51
17. II Lento, assai espressivo e tranquillo 5’09
18. III Allegro mosso 8’34
19. IV Epilogo: tranquillo, mesto, ma con moto 3’10
Total time 66’42
Marika Lombardi oboe
Nathalie Dang piano
Recording: February 2017, Studio “I Musicanti”, Casa del Jazz, Rome, Italy