Oboe & Piano
Viola Wilmsen (oboe) & Kimiko Imani (piano)
Gál, Haas, Martinu, Slavicky & Janacek
incl Gál Sonata for Oboe and Piano Op.85
C-Avi with Deutschlandfunk Kultur
C-Avi-Music 8553386
2017
Where to buy or listen
Oboe & Piano – Gál, Martinu, Haas, Janáček & Slavický
Viola Wilmsen (oboe) & Kimiko Imani (piano)
About this release
Principal oboist Viola Wilmsen and pianist Kimiko Imani explore the oboe’s expressive range beyond its usual melancholy cantilenas. Their programme mixes dramatic late works and playful early pieces: Klement Slavický’s four‑movement Suite, Leoš Janáček’s haunting aria from Jenůfa, Hans Gál’s Sonata op. 85 and folk‑inspired songs arranged by Bohuslav Martinů and Pavel Haas. The artists describe the oboe as a singing voice and highlight its versatility, from Moravian folk dance rhythms to lyrical cantilenas and technical bravura【809908237076769†L36-L67】.
Where to buy or listen
- New Arts International product page (CD)
- Apple Music (streaming/download)
- Qobuz (streaming/download)
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Further context
The composers featured on this disc – Janáček, Haas, Slavický and Martinů – all drew on Moravian folk traditions. Hans Gál’s Sonata reflects a more lyrical, Viennese world, while the surrounding pieces set his craftsmanship in a broader Central European panorama.
