OBOE CONCERTOS (12CD)

CD1
Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741
Concerto in C RV449 Op.8 No.12
1 I. Allegro 2’57
2 II. Largo 2’52
3 III. Allegro 3’16
Concerto in G minor RV460 Op.11 No.6
4 I. Allegro non tanto 3’43
5 II. Largo 3’02
6 III. Allegro non molto 3’35
Concerto in B flat RV465 Op.7 No.1
7 I. Allegro 2’16
8 II. Adagio 1’42
9 III. Allegro 1’50
Concerto in F RV456 ‘Harmonia Mundi’*
10 I. Largo 3’41
11 II. Allegro – Adagio 2’34
12 III. Presto 1’56
Concerto in D minor RV454 Op.8 No.9
13 I. Allegro 2’58
14 II. Largo 2’16
15 III. Allegro 2’43
Concerto in B flat RV464 Op.7 No.7
16 I. Allegro 2’40
17 II. Largo 1’42
18 III. Allegro 1’48

Total time 47’43

Pier Luigi Fabretti oboe
(Pau Orriols, Vilanova i la Geltrú, 2008, after Thomas Stanesby Junior, c.1720)

L’Arte dell’Arco
Federico Guglielmo violin I & concertmaster · Carlo Lazari violin II · Mario Paladin viola
Luigi Puxeddu cello · Franco Catalini violone · Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ
*first recording on original instruments

Recording: 1–3 February, 7–10 September & 3–6 November 2012, Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy

CD2
Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741
Concerto in D RV453
1 I. Allegro 3’10
2 II. Largo 2’03
3 III. Allegro 3’08
Concerto in A minor RV463
‘per fagotto ridotto per hautboy’
4 I. Allegro 3’05
5 II. Largo 3’28
6 III. Allegro 2’55
Concerto in C RV450
‘per fagotto ridotto per hautboy’
7 I. Allegro molto 4’13
8 II. Larghetto 3’08
9 III. Allegro 2’50
Concerto in F RV457
‘per fagotto ridotto per hautboy’
10 I. Allegro non molto 4’34
11 II. Andante 2’56
12 III. Allegro molto 2’44
Concerto in C RV448
‘per fagotto accomodato per hautboy’
13 I. [Without tempo indication] 4’26
14 II. Larghetto 4’00
15 III. Allegro 2’43
Concerto in A minor RV461
16 I. Allegro non molto 3’30
17 II. Larghetto 2’56
18 III. Allegro 2’31
Concerto in C RV451
19 I. Allegro molto 2’44
20 II. Largo 3’16
21 III. Allegro 2’52

Total time 67’23

Pier Luigi Fabretti oboe
(Pau Orriols, Vilanova i la Geltrú, 2008, after Thomas Stanesby Junior, c.1720)

L’Arte dell’Arco
Federico Guglielmo violin I & concertmaster · Carlo Lazari violin II · Mario Paladin viola
Luigi Puxeddu cello · Franco Catalini violone · Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ

Recording: 1–3 February, 7–10 September & 3–6 November 2012, Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy

CD3
Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741
Concerto in C RV184*
1 I. Allegro – Adagio 5’14
2 II. Andante 2’32
3 III. Allegro 3’25
Concerto in A minor RV462*
4 I. Allegro 1’52
5 II. Largo 2’27
6 III. Allegro 2’02
Concerto in C RV447
7 I. Allegro non molto 4’43
8 II. Larghetto 3’32
9 III. Minuetto 6’22
Concerto in F RV455 ‘per Sassonia’
10 I. [Without tempo indication] 3’28
11 II. Grave 2’15
12 III. Allegro 2’42
Concerto in C RV452*
13 I. Allegro 2’08
14 II. Adagio 1’55
15 III. Allegro 2’12
Concerto in F RV458*
16 I. Allegro 2’05
17 II. Adagio e staccato 1’56
18 III. Allegro (Presto) 1’46
Concerto in C RV446*
19 I. [Without tempo indication] 3’14
20 II. Adagio 2’55
21 III. Allegro 2’00
Concerto in G minor RV459 (fragment)**
22 I. Allegro 2’04
23 II. Adagio 0’57
24 III. Allegro (da capo) 2’09

Total time 66’09

Pier Luigi Fabretti oboe
(Pau Orriols, Vilanova i la Geltrú, 2008, after Thomas Stanesby Junior, c.1720)

L’Arte dell’Arco
Federico Guglielmo violin I & concertmaster · Elisa Imbalzano violin II · Mario Paladin viola
Luigi Puxeddu cello · Franco Catalini violone · Roberto Loreggian harpsichord/chamber organ
*first recording on original instruments **world premiere recording

Recording: 1–3 February, 7–10 September & 3–6 November 2012, Abbazia di Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy


CD4
Tomaso Albinoni 1671–1751
Concerto à 5 in D minor Op.9 No.2
for solo oboe and strings
1 I. Allegro non presto 3’43
2 II. Adagio 4’13
3 III. Allegro 2’51
Concerto in C Op.7 No.2
for two oboes and strings
4 I. Allegro 2’01
5 II. Adagio 1’00
6 III. Allegro 1’50
Concerto in D Op.7 No.6
for solo oboe and strings
7 I. Allego 2’40
8 II. Adagio 1’39
9 III. Allegro 2’14
Concerto à 5 in C Op.9 No.9
for two oboes and strings
10 I. Allegro 4’00
11 II. Adagio 2’29
12 III. Allegro 3’28
Concerto in D Op.7 No.8
for two oboes and strings
13 I. [Without tempo indication] 2’18
14 II. Largo 1’58
15 III. Allegro 1’45
Concerto à 5 in C Op.9 No.5
for solo oboe and strings
16 I. Allegro 3’20
17 II. Adagio 1’56
18 III. Allegro 3’09
Concerto in B flat Op.7 No.3
for solo oboe and strings
19 I. Allegro 2’47
20 II. Adagio 2’02
21 III. Allegro 2’13
Concerto in F Op.9 No.3
for two oboes and strings
22 I. Allegro 4’30
23 II. Adagio 2’13
24 III. Allegro 3’55


Total time 64’25


Stefan Schilli oboe I · Giovanni Deangeli oboe II

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra / Nicol Matt


Recording: 2005, Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany

CD5
Tomaso Albinoni 1671–1751
Concerto à 5 in B flat Op.9 No.11
for solo oboe and strings
1 I. Allegro 4’03
2 II. Adagio 2’39
3 III. Allegro 3’20
Concerto in C Op.7 No.11
for two oboes and strings
4 I. Allegro 2’47
5 II. Adagio 1’50
6 III. Allegro 2’36
Concerto à 5 in G minor Op.9 No.8
for solo oboe and strings
7 I. Allegro 4’00
8 II. Adagio 2’05
9 III. Allegro 3’38
Concerto in C Op.7 No.5
for two oboes and strings
10 I. Allegro 1’52
11 II. Adagio 1’28
12 III. Allegro 1’21
Concerto in F Op.7 No.9
for solo oboe and strings
13 I. Allegro 2’30
14 II. Adagio 0’57
15 III. Allegro 2’22
Concerto à 5 in G Op.9 No.6
for two oboes and strings
16 I. Allegro 3’37
17 II. Adagio 2’23
18 III. Allegro 3’00
Concerto in C Op.7 No.12
for two oboes and strings
19 I. Allegro 2’55
20 II. Adagio 1’59
21 III. Allegro 2’11
Concerto in D Op.9 No.12
for two oboes and strings
22 I. Allegro 3’09
23 II. Adagio 2’09
24 III. Allegro 1’30

Total time 60’31


Stefan Schilli oboe I · Giovanni Deangeli oboe II

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra / Nicol Matt


Recording: 2005, Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany


CD6
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750
Oboe Concerto in F BWV1053
1 I. Allegro 7’15
2 II. Siciliano 4’53
3 III. Allegro 5’44
Concerto in A BWV1055 for oboe d’amore
4 I. Allegro 4’12
5 II. Larghetto 4’01
6 III. Allegro ma non tanto 4’25
Oboe Concerto in G minor BWV1056
7 I. Allegro 3’14
8 II. Largo 2’22
9 III. Presto 3’17
Concerto in G for oboe d’amore
(arranged after three cantatas)
10 I. [Bass aria] (from BWV100) 3’23
11 II. [Alto aria] (from BWV170) 6’16
12 III. [Bass aria] (from BWV30) 4’07
Concerto in C minor BWV1060
for violin and oboe
13 I. Allegro 4’23
14 II. Adagio 4’13
15 III. Allegro 3’11


Total time 65’43


Andrius Puskunigis oboe & oboe d’amore · Simona Venslovaite violin (13–15)

St Christopher Chamber Orchestra / Donatas Katkus
Ingrida Rupaité-Petrikiené violin I & concertmaster
Jevgenija Budzila · Kristina Morozova · Katažyna Narkevic violin I
Aidas Jurgaitis · Jurgita Gaubyté · Giedre Žarenaite violin II
Tomas Petrikis · Vidmante Andriunaite viola
Onute Švabauskaite cello
Donatas Butkevicius double bass
Céline Scibetta-Puskunigis harpsichord (guest)
Ulrik Gaston Larsen theorbo (guest)

Recording: 17–22 August 2013, Church of St Catherine, Vilnius, Lithuania


CD7
George Frideric Handel 1685–1759
Concerto in B flat TWV44:43
for three oboes, three violins and basso continuo
1 I. Allegro 2’43
2 II. Largo 1’49
3 III. Allegro 3’08

Telemann-Kammerorchester /Eitelfriedrich Thom

Musique de table: Part III
I. Overture (Suite) in B flat TWV55:B1
for two oboes, strings and basso continuo
4 I. Ouverture: Lentement – Presto – Lentement 8’09
5 II. Bergerie: Un peu vivement 2’34
6 III. Allègresse: Vite 2’26
7 IV. Postillons 2’05
8 V. Flatterie 3’05
9 VI. Badinage: Très vite 2’23
10 VII. Menuet 2’57
Overture in B flat TWV55:B7
for two oboes, bassoon, strings and basso continuo
11 I. Ouverture 3’26
12 II. Réjouissance 1’42
13 III. Loure 1’44
14 IV. Rondeau 1’01
15 V. Menuet alternativement Trio 2’51
16 VI. Gigue 1’43
Overture in C TWV55:C6
for three oboes, strings and basso continuo
17 I. Ouverture 3’39
18 II. Harlequinade 2’43
19 III. Espagniol 2’21
20 IV. Bourrée en Trompette 1’43
21 V. Sommeille 3’51
22 VI. Rondeau 1’18
23 VII. Menuet I – Menuet II 2’58
24 VIII. Gigue 2’20

Total time 64’39

Alfredo Bernardini · Peter Frankenberg oboes
Rémy Baudet · Sayuri Yamagata violins
Danny Bond bassoon
Musica Amphion / Pieter-Jan Belder

Elisabeth Schollaert · Jan Maebe oboes (11–24)
Bram Nolf (17–24) oboe
Koen Coppé bassoon (11–16)
Collegium Instrumentale Brugense /Patrick Peire

Recordings: February & March 1980, Studio Wernigerode, Germany (1–3);
2003, Remonstrantse Doopsgezinde Gemeente Deventer, The Netherlands (4–10);
11 December 2004 & 6 October 2005 (11–16) and 5–11 December 2006 (17–24) Studio Steurbaut, Ghent, Belgium


CD8
George Frideric Handel 1685–1759
Concerto in G TWV51:G2
for oboe, strings and basso continuo
1 I. Andante 2’54
2 II. Vivace 2’10
3 III. Adagio 2’18
4 IV. Allegro 2’18
Concerto in E minor TWV51:e1
for oboe, strings and basso continuo
5 I. Andante 3’01
6 II. Allegro molto 2’44
7 III. Largo 3’24
8 IV. Allegro 2’23
Concerto in A TWV51:A2
for oboe d’amore, strings and basso continuo
9 I. Siciliano 2’58
10 II. Allegro 2’51
11 III. Largo 3’27
12 IV. Vivace 4’44
Concerto in E flat TWV51:Es1
for oboe, strings and basso continuo
13 I. Allegro 4’00
14 II. Largo 3’00
15 III. Vivace 3’14
Concerto in E minor TWV51:e2
for oboe d’amore, strings and basso continuo
16 I. Allegro 2’49
17 II. Andante 1’56
18 III. Allegro 2’14
Concerto in D minor TWV51:d2
for oboe, strings and basso continuo
19 I. Largo 3’56
20 II. Vivace 3’25
21 III. Andante 2’43
22 IV. Allegro 3’34

Total time 66’52

Andrius Puskunigis oboe & oboe d’amore

St Christopher Chamber Orchestra / Donatas Katkus
Giedre Žarenaite violin I & concertmaster
Žydre Ovsiukaite · Migle Dikšaitiene violin I
Eugenija Budzila (5–12, 16–22) · Dalia Tamošiuniene (1–4, 13–15) violin I
Aidas Jurgaitis · Jurgita Gaubyte · Irena Milošaite violin II
Tomas Petrikis · Vytenis Lisauskas viola
Domas Jakštas cello
Jonas Paulikas double bass
Céline Scibetta-Puskunigis harpsichord (guest)

Recording: 8–13 September 2015, Church of St Catherine, Vilnius, Lithuania


CD9
George Frideric Handel 1685–1759
Oboe Concerto No.3 in G minor HWV287
1 I. Grave 2’29
2 II. Allegro 1’53
3 III. Sarabande: Largo 3’02
4 IV. Allegro 2’01
Oboe Concerto No.2 in B flat HWV302a
5 I. Vivace 2’12
6 II. Fuga: Allegro 1’55
7 III. Andante 2’49
8 IV. Allegro 1’43
Oboe Concerto No.1 in B flat HWV301
9 I. Adagio 1’48
10 II. Allegro 1’50
11 III. Siciliana: Adagio 2’20
12 IV. Vivace 1’48
Air and Rondo (orch. A. Camden)
13 Air in G minor 3’03
14 Rondo in G 2’28
Suite in G minor
(attrib. Handel; ed. A. Camden)
15 I. Overture 6’32
16 II. Gavotte 1’48
17 III. Bourrée I 1’41
18 IV. Bourrée II 1’27
19 V. Bourée I da capo 0’55
20 VI. Sarabande 4’50
21 VII. Rigaudon 1’36
22 VIII.Passacaille 3’19
23 IX. Passepied 1’28
Overture in B flat to Otho HWV15
24 I. Maestoso 2’57
25 II. Allegro 2’22
26 III. Gavotta 1’37

Total time 62’22

Anthony Camden (1–14) · Julia Girdwood (15–26) oboe
City of London Sinfonia / Nicholas Ward

Recording: 24 & 27 April 1995, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London


CD10
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 1714–1788
Concerto in B flat Wq164/H466
1 I. Allegretto 6’52
2 II. Largo e mesto, con sordini 7’32
3 III. Allegro moderato 4’41
4 Pastorale in A minor Wqdeest 4’09
Sonata in G minor Wq135
5 I. Adagio 1’59
6 II. Allegro 3’02
7 III. Vivace 4’41
Concerto in E flat Wq165/H468
8 I. Allegro 6’17
9 II. Adagio ma non troppo 7’40
10 III. Allegro ma non troppo 6’06

Total time 53’28

Anna Starr oboe
Joaquim Guerra Codina bassoon (4)
Musica Poetica
John Ma · Arwen Bouw violins
Leticia Moros Ballesteros viola
María Sánchez Ramírez cello
Silvia Jiménez Soriano double bass
Jörn Boysen direction & harpsichord

Recording: 30 September–1 October (4–7) & 6–8 October (1–3, 8–10) 2011, Hervormde Kerk, Kethel, The Netherlands


CD11
Giuseppe Ferlendis 1755–1810
Oboe Concerto No.1 in F
1 I. Allegro 6’22
2 II. Adagio 2’44
3 III. Rondo: Allegro con brio 3’51
Leopold Hofmann 1738–1793
Oboe Concerto in C (Badley C2)
4 I. Allegro – Maestoso 6’15
5 II. Adagio 6’04
6 III. Allegro (non) molto 5’25
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf 1739–1799
Oboe Concerto in A for oboe d’amore
7 I. Moderato 5’11
8 II. Adagio 5’20
9 III. Presto 2’42
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791
Oboe Concerto in C K314
10 I. Allegro aperto 7’12
11 II. Adagio non troppo 6’04
12 III. Rondo: Allegretto 6’05

Total time 63’47


Andrius Puskunigis oboe & oboe d’amore

St Christopher Chamber Orchestra / Donatas Katkus
Giedre Žarenaite violin I & concertmaster
Eugenija Budzila · Kristina Morozova · Žydre Ovsiukait˙e · Bernardas Petrauskas violin I
Aidas Jurgaitis · Jurgita Gaubyte · Irena Milošaite · Rusne Kiškyte violin II
Birute Bagdoniene · Tomas Petrikis (4–9) · Vytenis Lisauskas (1–3, 10–12) viola
Onute Švabauskaite · Domas Jakštas (1–3, 7–12) · Vaidas Tamošiunas (1–6, 10–12) cello
Jonas Paulikas double bass
Lukas Sarpalius · Viktor Palej (1–10, 12) · Tomas Bieliauskas (11) oboe
Zigmantas Qugaitis · Jurgita Jankeviciene horn
Céline Scibetta-Puskunigis harpsichord (guest)


Recording: 13–18 October 2014, Church of St Catherine, Vilnius, Lithuania

CD12
Vincenzo Bellini 1801–1835
1 Oboe Concerto in E flat 8’15

Francesco Quaranta oboe
Konzertensemble Salzburg / Alberto Veronesi

Antonio Rosetti 1750–1792
Oboe Concerto in D
2 I. Allegro moderato 6’35
3 II. Adagio molto 6’14
4 III. Rondeau 5’50

Burkhard Glaetzner oboe
Neubrandenburger Philharmonie / Romely Pfund

Alessandro Marcello 1673–1747
Oboe Concerto in D minor
5 I. Andante e spiccato 3’07
6 II. Adagio 3’42
7 III. Presto 3’09

Robin Williams oboe
Heidelberger Kammerorchester

Ludwig August Lebrun 1752–1790
Oboe Concerto in C
8 I. Allegro con spirito 8’31
9 II. Adagio 3’28
10 III. Rondo 6’26

Lajos Lencsés oboe
Kammerorchester Mannheim /Wolfgang Hofmann

Federigo Fiorillo 1755–after 1823
Sinfonia Concertante No.1 in F for 2 oboes and strings
11 I. Allegro 10’18
12 II. Rondo: Allegretto – Allegro 7’53

Luca Vignali · Stefano Rava oboes
Accademia d’Archi Arrigoni / Domenico Mason

Total time 72’39

Recording: 13–16 April 2014, Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile, Italy (11–12)