CD: Bright vessel / Stephen Robinson, oboe, oboe d'amore [2009] : Product : Australian Music Centre

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Bright vessel / Stephen Robinson, oboe, oboe d'amore

Published by Tall Poppies — 2009 [TP202] — 1 CD (71 min.)
Sales Availability: $25.45— Add to Cart
Library Availability: CD 1973 — Available for loan

Featured Australian works

I touched your glistening tears (1998) for oboe and piano, by Brenton Broadstock
featuring Stephen Robinson, Elyane Laussade (performers)
Duration: 8 mins, 48 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Night pieces (1999) for oboe and piano, by Matthew Hindson
featuring Stephen Robinson, Elyane Laussade (performers)
Duration: 8 mins, 5 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Charmer's apprentice (2002) for oboe with piano, by Elena Kats-Chernin
featuring Stephen Robinson, Elyane Laussade (performers)
Duration: 11 mins, 53 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Ming qi (2000) for oboe and percussion, by Liza Lim
featuring Stephen Robinson, Peter Neville (performers)
Duration: 3 mins, 39 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Pastoral (1993) for oboe solo, by Richard Mills
featuring Stephen Robinson (performer)
Duration: 3 mins, 41 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Six preludes for solo oboe (1991) for oboe solo, by Richard Mills
featuring Stephen Robinson (performer)
Duration: 9 mins, 2 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

/workversion//22463 (1997) for oboe and guitar duos
featuring Stephen Robinson, Slava Grigoryan (performers)
Duration: 3 mins, 37 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Sayat-nova (1984) for oboe solo, by Larry Sitsky
featuring Stephen Robinson (performer)
Duration: 7 mins, 34 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Chromium yellow (1996) — duos: oboe, harp with pre-recorded sound, by Michael Smetanin
featuring Stephen Robinson, Marshall McGuire (performers)
Duration: 6 mins, 19 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Mary's plea (2004) for soprano with ensemble, by Dennis Vaughan
featuring Stephen Robinson, Merlyn Quaife, Marshall McGuire (performers)
Duration: 3 mins, 44 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Words are history (2004) for soprano with ensemble, by Dennis Vaughan
featuring Stephen Robinson, Merlyn Quaife, Marshall McGuire (performers)
Duration: 4 mins, 51 sec.
Recorded/performed at: Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, Melbourne in November 2004, April 2005

Product details

Tall Poppies Records is proud to release Bright Vessel – an important collection of Australian works for solo oboe and oboe d’amore.

Bright Vessel is the culmination of an extensive project by renowned Australian oboist, Stephen Robinson, to capture and preserve many fine examples of Australian oboe repertoire that had not previously been recorded. It features some superb music written by our best composers including Richard Mills, Liza Lim, Elena Kats-Chernin, Brenton Broadstock, Larry Sitsky, Michael Smetanin, Shaun Rigney, Matthew Hindson and Dennis Vaughan. The compositions range from edgy avant-garde and jazz-influenced works, to more traditional and easy-listening styles.

Robinson has achieved outstanding performances of the eclectic program, teaming with other notable Australian musicians – harpist Marshall McGuire, soprano Merlyn Quaife, pianist Elyane Laussade, percussionist Peter Neville and guitarist Slava Grigoryan. Robinson is Principal Oboe with Orchestra Victoria and also performed with ELISION Ensemble for many years. In this recording, he combines the lyricism, expressiveness and synthesis of line gained from his experience in the theatre, with the extended techniques developed through collaboration with other musicians in the performance of contemporary music. He is one of very few Australian oboists to give serious attention to Australian repertoire.

Bright Vessel, funded by Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Arts Victoria, was recorded in Melbourne.

Duration: 71 min.

Liner notes include programme notes and biographical notes on performers.