Trio for oboe, violin, and piano

New Music For Oboe

Capstone Records CPS-8706 ; Buy this CD

A member of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1986, oboist Jonathan Blumenfeld demonstrates why the oboe should not be relegated to only Baroque chamber music and orchestral works. The oldest piece on this recording, a trio for oboe, piano, and violin by Pennsylvania-based composer Ingrid Arauco, dates from 1990 and explores both the lamenting and sharp sides of the oboe's tone. Her virtuosic solo work for oboe, Jasper, also fixates on the divergent traits that characterize the oboe's personality. Curt Cacioppo's fantastical concerto for oboe and string orchestra with harpsichord moves seamlessly between angular, modernist themes, ethereal passages in ancient Arabic modes, and technical passages inspired by the "avant-garde side of Vivaldi."

Trio for oboe, violin, and piano - Ingrid Arauco
I. Moderato (5:13)
II. Energico (6:22)
III. Mesto (7:34)
Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe - Gloria Justen, violin - Curt Cacioppo, piano

 "Jasper" for solo oboe - Ingrid Arauco (3:13)
Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe

 Concerto for Oboe and String Chamber Orchestra with Harpsichord - Curt Cacioppo
I. Fantasia (11:03)
II. Largo (9:38)
III. Allegro con spirito (8:09)
Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe
Ensemble Solarium
Gloria Justen, violin - Meichen Liao-Barnes, violin - Boris Balter, violin - Charles Parker, violin - Renard Edwards, viola - Derek Barnes, cello - Aaron Robertson, contrabass - Charles Abramovic, harpsichord - Heidi Jacob, conductor