Album cover: Poem
Poem. Album cover: Profil – Edition Günter Hänssler. Photographer and designer unknown.

Recording

Poem

Katsuya Watanabe (oboe), David Johnson (piano)

Release year
2012
Record label
Profil – Edition Günter Hänssler
Catalogue no.
PH12024

Katsuya Watanabe and David Johnson close Poem with Madsen’s three-movement Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op. 22. Recorded in Berlin’s Jesus-Christus-Kirche in January and February 2012, the programme also includes Marina Dranishnikova, Charles Fargues, Saint-Saëns and Bozza. Reviewing Poem alongside two other Watanabe albums in 2016, MusicWeb International’s Michael Cookson praised the oboist’s consistency and finesse across the series, and the pianists’ contributions. The physical album dates from 2012; the linked digital edition was released in March 2014. [1] [2] [3]

Release information. The physical album dates from 2012; the linked digital edition appeared in March 2014.

Performers: Katsuya Watanabe (oboe), David Johnson (piano)
Label / catalogue: Profil – Edition Günter Hänssler · PH12024

Track listing

  1. Marina Dranishnikova — Poem
  2. Charles Fargues, after Carl Maria von Weber — Fantasy on Themes from Weber's "Der Freischütz"
  3. Camille Saint-Saëns — Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: I. Andantino
  4. Camille Saint-Saëns — Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: II. Ad libitum – Allegretto – Ad libitum
  5. Camille Saint-Saëns — Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: III. Molto allegro
  6. Eugène Bozza — Fantaisie Pastorale, Op. 37
  7. Trygve Madsen — Oboe Sonata, Op. 22: I. Andantino – Allegro energico
  8. Trygve Madsen — Oboe Sonata, Op. 22: II. Andante cantabile
  9. Trygve Madsen — Oboe Sonata, Op. 22: III. Rondo. Allegretto

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Further information

Sources

  1. MusicWeb International
  2. Apple Music: album and track credits
  3. Presto Music: catalogue and track listing

Album cover: Profil – Edition Günter Hänssler. Photographer and designer unknown. Image source