In many of J. S. Bach’s cantatas, passions and oratorios, the oboe – and its various relatives such as the oboe d’amore and oboe da caccia – plays a prominent role. Using it as his preferred obbligato instrument, Bach obviously cherished the versatility of the oboe and selected it to accompany arias that deal with grief and heavenly joys, repentance and pastoral calm. It is therefore odd that no major concertante works for oboe by Bach have survived – or have they? Researchers have for a long time thought that his keyboard concertos were originally composed for other instruments, and much evidence points to certain of them being intended for the oboe, or oboe d’amore. Four such works have been gathered here, together with the Adagio from the composer’s Easter Oratorio, in performances by Alexei Ogrintchouk, one of today’s outstanding oboists. Starting to perform internationally at the age of 13, Ogrintchouk is currently principal oboist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, combining the position with solo engagements around the world. On his first solo disc for BIS he also directs the Swedish Chamber Orchestra himself, and is joined by dazzling young violinist Alina Ibragimova in the well-loved Double Concerto in C minor.

• Wykonawca Ibragimova Alina , Ogrintchouk Alexei
• Data premiery 2010-11-01
• Nośnik SACD

Alexei Volodin is a modest musician, enormously talented but absolutely no 'showman', because that has nothing to do with art, according to himself. When he reads or hears that he has played a piece perfectly he disagrees. He is not like a perfect machine or computer. A human being does not play perfectly and is not supposed to. Rather a human being is inspired, that is a far better word for his interpretations, also on this Chopin-cd. A magnificent recording of a internationally well-known pianist! Fredéric Chopin (1810-1849)Chopin is seen as one of the great composers, although his oeuvre is for the most part comprised of music for piano, solo or music that has a piano in it.   Utwory: Piano works: Impromptu no. 1 A flat major op. 29Impromptu no. 2 F sharp major op. 36Impromptu no. 3 G flat major op. 51Impromptu no. 4 c sharp minor op. 66Barcarole F sharp major op. 60Polonaise-Fantaisie A flat major op. 61Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58Sonata no. 3 b minor op. 58

• Wykonawca Volodin Alexei
• Data premiery 2010-01-01
• Nośnik CD