These pieces for oboe and strings - all written for Léon Goossens or inspired byhim - show a wide variety of moods, from rumbustuous energy in the Quintet by Arthur Bliss to English understatement in the Fantasy Quartet of E J Moeran.
Elizabeth Maconchy's Quintet shows a striking intensity, as does the re-discovered Quintet of Dorothy Gow. The Phantasy Quartet of Benjamin Britten completes the programme, played with virtuosity and flair by George Caird and his string friends. |
