Albrecht Mayer: Vocalise | Deutsche Grammophon 4796843

Albrecht Mayer: Vocalise

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4796843

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 4th November 2016

Contents

Artists

Albrecht Mayer (oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais)
The King’s Singers
Jakub Haufa (violin)
Monika Razynska (harpsichord)
Markus Becker (piano)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
New Seasons Ensemble

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Magnificat in D major, BWV243
» Esurientes implevit bonis

Debussy, Claude

Suite bergamasque
» III Clair de Lune

Faure, Gabriel

Pavane, op.50

Hahn, Reynaldo

A Chloris

Handel, George Frideric

Alcina, HWV34
» Verdi prati, selve amene
Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV437
» III Sarabande
Rinaldo, HWV7
» Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me weep)
Solomon, HWV67
» Will the sun forget to streak
Trio Sonata in G minor, HWV393
» Largo

Humperdinck, Engelbert

Hansel und Gretel
» Abendsegen 'Abends will ich schlafen gehn'

Marcello, Alessandro

Oboe Concerto in D minor
» II Adagio

Marcello, Benedetto

Se morto mi brami

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Ma che vi fece, o stelle ...Sperai vicino il lido, K368

Ravel, Maurice

Pavane pour une infante defunte

Schumann, Robert

Romances (3), op.94
» no.2 in A major

Vivaldi, Antonio

Violin Concertos (12), op.8 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione'
» no.4 in F minor, RV297 'Winter' (no.2 Largo)

Weismann, Julius

Variations for oboe and piano, op.39
» no.4 - Lento, molto tranquillo

Artists

Albrecht Mayer (oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais)
The King’s Singers
Jakub Haufa (violin)
Monika Razynska (harpsichord)
Markus Becker (piano)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
New Seasons Ensemble

About

“Breathing is key – it carries the soul and with it, the oboe starts to sing.” – Albrecht Mayer about his quest for the perfect cantabile line

Vocalise is a compilation of favourite pieces from Albrecht Mayer’s recent releases in which the oboe more than lives up to its reputation as a wind instrument remarkable for its singing tone.

The artist personally selected this collection ranging widely from Baroque arias of great virtuosity to the charm of the French chanson.

Even as a boy soprano with the Bamberg Cathedral Choir, Albrecht Mayer was already fascinated by the human voice, and although he later decided against pursuing a career as a singer and chose instead to become an oboist, he is unquestionably a magician who as soon as he breathes life into his instrument casts his spell on his listeners’ hearts and minds with the beauty of his playing, transforming the oboe into an irresistible vox humana.

“Albrecht achieves these incredible textures and beauty of tone which no other oboist seems to come close to …” – Nigel Kennedy

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