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[Click the underlined works to hear MP3 sound clips]
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intercession
Pipers 3 oboe trio
Mark Baigent (oboe, cor anglais) Jessica Mogridge (oboe, cor anglais,
kantelé) Julian West (oboe, cor anglais)
Listen to any of these clips, and the first thing that strikes you is the quality of the playing. Beautifully
matched in sound, intonation, and technique, Pipers 3 are able to conjure up any number of magical
sounds. They are helped by a recording that takes advantage of a splendid church acoustic, even
though this occasionally includes a hint of distant traffic.
The classical clips are the final gigue from a four-movement Sonata by Boismortier (originally
for three flutes), and the stunningly played cor anglais variation from Beethoven's take on La ci darem.
The contemporary works are all different, from Jeux (which really is playful in spite of the
fearsome technicalities involved) to the complex rhythms of Lunn's Trio and the textures of
Kantelaridé which sound as if a whole flock of oboes has arrived. Finally, impeccable control of sound and tuning creates a haunting pibroch effect in James Macmillan's
mesmeric piece that is fully worthy to take the name of the whole CD. [CD number P3; time: 51:53]
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"How often do three oboes make you believe you are listening to one?" - Nicholas Daniel,
International Oboe Soloist
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Insomniac
new noise - Janey Miller oboe and Joby Burgess percussion
Cameron Sinclair (b 1964): The Fly
Simon Holt (b 1958): Banshee
John Zorn (b 1953): Bith Aneth
Javier Alvarez (b 1956): Temazcal
Katharine Norman (b 1960): Insomnia
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Thea Musgrave (b 1928): Niobe
Nat Walker (b 1974): Playa del Esta
Nigel Osborne (b 1948): Botanical Studies:
Arundo donax - Silene - Mirabilis - Cucurbita - Galanthus
Jeffrey Agrell (b 1948): Blues for D.D.
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"You won't find much aural wallpaper on Insomniac... Cameron Sinclair's opening track pays
homage to the old sci-fi movie The Fly. The second, Simon Holt's Banshee, turns the oboe
into a wailing monster; while Katharine Norman's Insomnia thrusts us into a
ten-minute nightmare of dark, itchy sounds smothered in electronics.
This isn't a CD to iron shirts by. The two musicians - Janey Miller and Joby Burgess -
attack such scores with an almost frightening vigour and skill. Sour, piercing notes sail
out of Miller in breaths that never end; the Devil would appreciate Burgess's dexterity
with drums, gongs, djembes, cymbals, whip and the rest of a large arsenal."
Geoff Brown, The Times
"This disc has a freshness about it - the use of electronics combined with less conventional
percussion such as sandpaper, a whip and log drums in Cameron Sinclair's The Fly make the
music sound very distinctive and quite unique. Another highlight is the brilliant rendition
of Thea Musgrave's Niobe, which shows off Janey Miller's virtuosic technique."
Musician
"Janey Miller's exquisite oboe, Joby Burgess's virtuosic percussion and sound-blowing
electronics make new noise's Insomniac blindingly vivid for anyone with a sense of musical
adventure."Clare Mackney, The Birmingham Post
[CD number NNL1; time: 73:12]
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