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Transformed in the 1960s after having been severely damaged by the bombardments in the war, the church of St John's in Smith Square, in Westminster, became one of the major concert halls of the British capital. It was there that this very fine recording, dating from 1991, with the great oboist, conductor and composer Heinz Hollinger, his wife Ursula on the harp and Aurèle Nicolet, who was the solo flautist of the Berlin Philharmonic in the days of Furtwängler.
This is an homage to the Swiss musician, with the performers listed above, as well as three composers, Bohuslav Martinů, Arthur Honegger and Frank Martin – who were the friends and protégés of the great patron – and Paul Sacher, the Basel conductor. Conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, we are treated to the Three Dances for Oboe, Harp and Strings which Martin wrote in 1970 for his friends, the Holligers. Strongly influenced by the flamenco which his dancer daughter discovered, Frank Martin wrote a strikingly youthful piece – he was eighty at the time – which isn't an attempt at "Hispanism", but it is fed by the slanted rhythms of Spain.
Written in 1948 for the American patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the Concerto da camera by Arthur Honegger returns to the French vein of his youth, with a bucolic feel that wouldn't have been out of place in a work by Aaron Copland. The Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra, written in 1956 on the Côte d’Azur dates from a happy period in Martinů's life after the horrors of the Second World War. This is a serene work which holds a distant memory of his Czech youth. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Trois Danses (Frank Martin)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Frank Martin, Composer - Kenneth Sillito, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Smissen, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Heley, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ursula Holliger, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Latchem, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer - Christopher Laurence, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Frank Martin, Composer - Kenneth Sillito, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Smissen, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Heley, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ursula Holliger, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Latchem, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer - Christopher Laurence, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Frank Martin, Composer - Kenneth Sillito, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Smissen, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Heley, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ursula Holliger, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Latchem, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer - Christopher Laurence, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Frank Martin, Composer - John Constable, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer - Eve Edwards, Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Frank Martin, Composer - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ursula Holliger, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aurèle Nicolet, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer - Eve Edwards, Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Concerto da camera (Arthur Honegger)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Honegger, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aurèle Nicolet, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Honegger, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aurèle Nicolet, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Honegger, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aurèle Nicolet, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
John Constable, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Honegger, Composer - Heinz Holliger, Cor Anglais, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aurèle Nicolet, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer - Eve Edwards, Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Heinz Holliger, Cor Anglais, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ursula Holliger, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer - Eve Edwards, Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Oboe Concerto (Bohuslav Martinů)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Bohuslav MARTINU, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Bohuslav MARTINU, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Bohuslav MARTINU, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Holliger, Oboe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erdo Groot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martha de Francisco, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
Transformed in the 1960s after having been severely damaged by the bombardments in the war, the church of St John's in Smith Square, in Westminster, became one of the major concert halls of the British capital. It was there that this very fine recording, dating from 1991, with the great oboist, conductor and composer Heinz Hollinger, his wife Ursula on the harp and Aurèle Nicolet, who was the solo flautist of the Berlin Philharmonic in the days of Furtwängler.
This is an homage to the Swiss musician, with the performers listed above, as well as three composers, Bohuslav Martinů, Arthur Honegger and Frank Martin – who were the friends and protégés of the great patron – and Paul Sacher, the Basel conductor. Conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, we are treated to the Three Dances for Oboe, Harp and Strings which Martin wrote in 1970 for his friends, the Holligers. Strongly influenced by the flamenco which his dancer daughter discovered, Frank Martin wrote a strikingly youthful piece – he was eighty at the time – which isn't an attempt at "Hispanism", but it is fed by the slanted rhythms of Spain.
Written in 1948 for the American patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the Concerto da camera by Arthur Honegger returns to the French vein of his youth, with a bucolic feel that wouldn't have been out of place in a work by Aaron Copland. The Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra, written in 1956 on the Côte d’Azur dates from a happy period in Martinů's life after the horrors of the Second World War. This is a serene work which holds a distant memory of his Czech youth. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:13
- Main artists: Heinz Holliger Ursula Holliger Aurèle Nicolet Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music
© 2016 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1993 Universal International Music B.V.
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