09. "Resolution: Maestoso (non troppo lento)" Sonate für Oboe und Klavier (1938)
10. "1. Munter"
11. "2. Sehr langsam - Lebhaft - Sehr langsam, wie zuerst - Wieder lebhaft" Two insect pieces
12. "Nr. 1: The grasshopper: Allegretto leggiero"
13. "Nr. 2: The wasp: Allegro molto e con fuoco" Concertino für Solo Oboe und Klavier-Begleitung A/K 28
14. "1. Allegro giocoso"
15. "2. Pastorale: Andante tranquillo"
16. "3. Rondo: Allegro vivo" Sonate für Englischhorn und Klavier (1941)
17. "1. Langsam"
18. "2. Allegro pesante"
19. "3. Moderato"
20. "4. Scherzo: Schnell"
21. "5. Moderato"
22. "6. Allegro pesante" Suite für Oboe und Klavier op. 17
23. "1. Furioso"
24. "2. Con fuoco"
25. "3. Moderato"
Number of discs:
1
Description:
This collection of duos for oboe (specifically English horn) and piano are related not only by the period in which they arose, but as haunting documents of artistic expression in a time of gathering gloom. Through the lens of warn we can see Hindemith's sonatas tending toward internalization and protective technical dispassion surrounding his emigration, Haas' subtle protests of annexation, Britten's deep unease with political conditions under a veneer of virtuosity. Darkly and gorgeously rendered by pianist Akiko Yamashita and oboist Birgit Schmieder.