Ralph Vaughan Williams & James MacMillan: Oboe Concertos Nicholas Daniel

• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Concerto for oboe and strings in A minor (1944)
• 1 I. Rondo Pastorale 08:17
• 2 II. Minuet and Musette 02:50
• 3 III. Finale (Scherzo) 09:28
• James MacMillan (1959-): One for chamber orchestra (2012)
• 4 One 04:49
• Oboe Concerto (2010) – dedicated to Nicholas Daniel
• 5 I. [marcato e ritmico] 05:49
• 6 II. Largo 10:28
• 7 III. Allegro 07:41
• Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Suite on English Folk Tunes: A Time There Was, Op. 90 (1974)
• 8 I. Cakes and Ale 02:33
• 9 II. The bitter whey 03:02
• 10 III. Hankin Booby 02:28
• 11 IV. Hunt the squirrel 01:28
• 12 V. Lord Melbourne 06:57
• Total Runtime 01:05:50

Info for Ralph Vaughan Williams & James MacMillan: Oboe Concertos

Two major British oboe concertos featuring soloist Nicholas Daniel with the Britten Sinfonia. Composer James MacMillan conducts the world premiere recording of his own Concerto (dedicated to Nicholas Daniel), as well as his 2012 composition 'One' and the Britten 'Suite on English Folk Tunes: A Time There Was'.

The oboist himself directs the Ralph Vaughan Williams concerto, the work with which he won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition at the age of 18.

Nicholas Daniel, oboe, director (on tracks 1-3), cor anglais solo (on track 12)
Britten Sinfonia
James MacMillan, conductor (on tracks 4-12)

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