The English Oboe Rediscovered
James Turnbull oboe
Libby Burgess piano
Rubbra Oboe Sonata in C
Anthony Power In Shadow
Elgar Soliloquy
Michael Berkeley Fierce Tears
Rodney Bennett Four Country Dances
Exploring the diversity of the English oboe repertoire, from the warmth of Rubbra’s Sonata to the jazz-infused Four Country Dances of Richard Rodney Bennett and the outpouring of grief in Michael Berkeley’s Fierce Tears, this programme draws on James and Libby’s two discs on Champs Hill Records. The second is shortly to be released; the first – ‘The English Oboe: Rediscovered’ – met excellent reviews: ‘there is no disputing the technical facility of James Turnbull or the warm, sensitive pianism of Libby Burgess’ (Stephen Pritchard, The Observer).
