(38.) While not precisely scalar, the
English horn's gesture is clearly similar to the piano's in shape, placement in the phrase, and number of crochets leading to the minim as the point of arrival.
Scoring: piccolo, 3 flutes (1 doubling as piccolo 2), 3 oboes,
English horn (doubling as oboe 4), 4 clarinets (1 in D, 1 in [B.sup.[flat]], 2 in A), bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, 1 bass tuba, harp, celesta, percussion, strings.
The music is just as dramatic in all three versions, swinging from moody to energetic, but Monteux is that much more ravishing in the central Allegretto, with its prominent
English horn solo, and in the playfulness of the slender scherzo-like theme that follows.
There was just one musically insensitive passage; unfortunately it was when Walton's score was at its most quietly delicate as it used the "Bailero" from Canteloube's adaptations of Auvergne folksongs for an exquisite
English horn solo backed by strings.
For nearly a decade, this group of musicians (Deb Stevenson, oboe and
English horn; Thomas Yang, violin; Rose Armbrust Griffin, viola; and Steven Houser, cello) has been treating the Chicago area to performances of both famous masterpieces and lesser-known gems.
21 for
English horn and piano; Deux pieces for woodwind quintet, op.
Chaburn's superb piano playing complemented by other musicians on the
English horn, French horn, violin, and viola drifts seamlessly through this elegant listening experience, evoking strong memories and wonder.
Indeed, throughout the concert, there were wonderfully executed solo interludes, with special praise to the
English horn player, solo flutist and oboe soloist.
Sunday with Amy Goeser Kolb on the oboe and
English horn at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 3925 Hilyard St.
For each instrument, there is a bibliography chapter and a separate discography listing works for a single solo instrument or groups of like instruments, for instance two flutes, or saxophone quartet, or oboe and
English horn. Each volume also includes a bibliography and a discography of works for two or more different solo instruments (including non-winds) where at least one of the solo instruments is one covered by the given volume, a table listing all of the composers covered by the whole set and the number of their works listed under each instrument, and a key to the abbreviations for publishers and music information centers used within the bibliographies.
Arrangements of individual songs--devised and conducted by Peter Tiefenbach--also include accompaniment by two clarinets,
English horn, saxophone, string quartet and double bass.
The music is just as dramatic in the opening and closing movements as Dutoit's, swinging from moody to energetic, but it is especially more ravishing in the central Allegretto, with its prominent
English horn solo, and in the playfulness of the slender scherzo-like theme that follows.
