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Airs, Blues and Dances
Various composers

James Turnbull | Libby Burgess

Airs, Blues and Dances

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Champs Hill
UPC: 5060212591029
Catnr: CHRCD 099
Release date: 06 October 2017
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Label
Champs Hill
UPC
5060212591029
Catalogue number
CHRCD 099
Release date
06 October 2017
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About the album

I am thrilled to have returned to Champs Hill to record my third recital disc. Selecting the repertoire to include has been a fascinating journey for me. I have always held the firm belief that there is a varied and rich repertoire for oboe that is so often underestimated. In seeking new music to perform and record in recent years I have become evermore certain that this belief is justified.

I set out to find contemporary oboe music that is not only of the highest quality but would be approachable to audiences who may not have heard the oboe in a solo context before. The resulting collection features some of my favourite oboe repertoire of the past thirty years. It is the contrast between compositions that fascinate me most about the music we recorded. For example, the exploration of Blues music by David Matthews feels far away from the colours and evocative music of Anthony Powers or Helen Grime. The Four Country Dances and Music for a Lovelorn Lenanshee both share a focus on folk music yet contrast one another so clearly in style. The two featured chamber works balance the solemn wind quartet by John Tavener with the energy and drive of the wind trio by Judith Weir.

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James Turnbull (oboe)

James Turnbull is an accomplished oboist highly sought after for solo and chamber music concerts. Gramophone Magazine described his first recital disc Fierce Tears, as “a notable debut” and Classical Music Magazine selected it as their Editor’s Choice Recording. As a featured artist of the Concert Promoters Network and the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme, James has performed frequently throughout the UK and Europe. He has appeared as a soloist in live radio broadcasts and at festivals including the Oxford Chamber Music Festival, Swaledale, King’s Lynn and Cambridge Summer Music. In 2010, he performed his debut recital at the Wigmore Hall as a Maisie Lewis award winner from the Worshipful Company of Musicians. James was seven when he began his oboe studies,...
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James Turnbull is an accomplished oboist highly sought after for solo and chamber music concerts. Gramophone Magazine described his first recital disc Fierce Tears, as “a notable debut” and Classical Music Magazine selected it as their Editor’s Choice Recording. As a featured artist of the Concert Promoters Network and the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme, James has performed frequently throughout the UK and Europe. He has appeared as a soloist in live radio broadcasts and at festivals including the Oxford Chamber Music Festival, Swaledale, King’s Lynn and Cambridge Summer Music. In 2010, he performed his debut recital at the Wigmore Hall as a Maisie Lewis award winner from the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
James was seven when he began his oboe studies, learning with Irene Pragnell, Melanie Ragge, Celia Nicklin, Tess Miller and Chris Cowie. After gaining a First Class degree in music from Christ Church, Oxford University, James continued his oboe studies at the Royal Academy of Music and under Nicholas Daniel at Trossingen Musikhochschule in Germany, where he was awarded First Class for both his Artist and Soloist diplomas.
James is deeply committed to expanding the oboe repertoire. Composers including Patrick Hawes, Thomas Hewitt Jones and Norbert Froehlich have written for him. He has also worked closely with Michael Berkeley, John Casken, John Woolrich, Thea Musgrave and Tansy Davies on their compositions for oboe. James has a keen interest in researching lost repertoire and bringing to new audiences works which have been rarely performed.
Aside from his performing interests, James is dedicated to broadening the appeal of the oboe and encouraging young people to learn the instrument. To this end, he has launched a project called ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Oboe’ with an accompanying website LearnToPlayTheOboe.com. James is frequently invited to give masterclasses, workshops, and lectures about the oboe. James plays a Lorée Royal Oboe and Cor Anglais.

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01.
Prelude: Autumn
04:45
(Michael Tippett) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
02.
A New Dance
02:56
(Richard Rodney Bennett) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
03.
Lady Day
02:02
(Richard Rodney Bennett) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
04.
The Mulberry Garden
02:41
(Richard Rodney Bennett) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
05.
Nobody's Jig
02:13
(Richard Rodney Bennett) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
06.
Music for a Lovelorn Lenanshee
10:59
(Jonathan Dove) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
07.
Mountain Airs: I
01:49
(Judith Weir) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
08.
Mountain Airs: II
01:01
(Judith Weir) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
09.
Mountain Airs: III
00:52
(Judith Weir) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
10.
In Shadow: I
01:47
(Anthony Powers) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
11.
In Shadow: II
01:37
(Anthony Powers) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
12.
In Shadow: III
03:32
(Anthony Powers) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
13.
In Shadow: IV
01:31
(Various) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
14.
In Shadow: V
00:37
(Anthony Powers) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
15.
In Shadow: VI
02:03
(Anthony Powers) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
16.
Late Snow: I
03:19
(Charlotte Bray) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
17.
Late Snow: II
02:08
(Charlotte Bray) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
18.
Late Snow: III
03:05
(Charlotte Bray) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
19.
Montana Taylor's Blues
04:51
(David Matthews) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
20.
Three Miniatures: I
01:25
(Helen Grime) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
21.
Three Miniatures: II
01:28
(Helen Grime) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
22.
Three Miniatures: III
02:56
(Helen Grime) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
23.
Arabesque
04:37
(Richard Rodney Bennett) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
24.
Little Missenden Calm
02:46
(John Tavener) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
25.
Vocalise
02:17
(Joseph Phibbs) James Turnbull, Libby Burgess, Ensemble Perpetuo
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