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Music for People Who Hate Oper
Music for People Who Hate Opera
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Oboe Concerto in C major/C minor: Introduzione: Larghetto
2. Oboe Concerto in C major/C minor: Allegro
3. Oboe Concerto in C major/C minor: Siciliana
4. Oboe Concerto in C major/C minor: Allegro giusto
5. Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major: Allegro spirituoso
6. Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major: Largo
7. Concerto for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra in C major: Allegretto
8. Oboe Concerto in E flat major: Allegro risoluto; Larghetto cantabile
9. Oboe Concerto in E flat major: Allegro Polonese
10. Sonata a quattro (String Symphony) No. 5 in E flat major: Allegro vivace
11. Sonata a quattro (String Symphony) No. 5 in E flat major: Andantino
12. Sonata a quattro (String Symphony) No. 5 in E flat major: Allegretto
13. Concertino for English horn & orchestra in G major
14. Adagio for clarinet & string quintet (spurious)

CD Details

All Artists: Music for People Who Hate Oper
Title: Music for People Who Hate Opera
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Vanguard Classics
Release Date: 3/17/1998
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Reeds & Winds, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723918008424

CD Reviews

A Rare Recording of a Great Oboist of the Yesteryear

Wai Kit Leung | CA USA | 03/26/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Andre Lardrot was one of the greatest oboists of the 20th century, with a beautiful singing tone and a smooth technique, and the musicality to match. Originally from Switzerland, he studied in the Paris Conservatory, winning the First Prize there, as well as in Geneva in 1956 (shared First Prize) and won the Second Prize in Munich in 1961 (behind Heinz Holliger and ahead of Maurice Bourgue). For years he was the Principal Oboe with the Salzburg Mozarteum.

Andre Lardrot recorded extensively with Vanguard in the LP era, but unfortunately very few recordings have been reissued on CD. This is a rare CD featuring mostly Andre Lardrot's playing.

Being an oboist myself, I can heartily recommend this CD. The quality of the recorded sound is so-so, but the playing is first-class. For an even better rendition of these pieces, with better sound, one may try Heinz Holliger or Pierre Pierlot's recording (available on DG Eloquence and Erato, respectively)."