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Greatest Hits of All Time

Catalogue No: MSV 28513
EAN/UPC: 809730851322
Artist(s):
Christopher Redgate Ensemble Exposé Kreutzer Quartet

Composer(s):
Christopher Fox Howard Skempton James Clarke Michael Finnissy Roger Redgate

Release Date: October 1, 2009
Genres:
Chamber Music

Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 56:15

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Greatest Hits of All Time

Redgate is acknowledged by many to be the no. 1 oboist in contemporary music today. This new recording of works by British composers brings the very best of new music including the utterly superb title track by Michael Finnissy, the almost romantic piece by Howard Skempton and major contributions from Clarke, Fox and Roger Redgate, who also conducts Ensemble Exposé.

    Roger Redgate:
  1. Quintet for Oboe and Strings (5:59)
    2. Michael Finnissy:
  2. Greatest Hits of All Time (13:09)
    3. Roger Redgate:
  3. Eperons (5:28)
    4. Christopher Fox:
  4. Oboe Quintet (14:42)
    5. Howard Skempton:
  5. Garland for Oboe and String Trio (2:24)
    6. Michael Finnissy:
  6. Ceci n’est pas une forme (5:34)
    7. James Clarke:
  7. Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet (8:15)

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  1. 01
    Quintet for Oboe and Strings (5:59)

  2. 02
    Greatest Hits of All Time (13:09)

  3. 03
    Eperons (5:28)

  4. 04
    Oboe Quintet (14:42)

  5. 05
    Garland for Oboe and String Trio (2:24)

  6. 06
    Ceci n'est pas une forme (5:34)

  7. 07
    Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet (8:15)

  • MusicWeb

    “

    This is an excellent disc of well written and imaginative repertoire. Christopher Redgate’s playing is dazzling throughout, and the ensembles with whom he performs are similarly excellent. RECORDING OF THE MONTH DECEMBER 2009

    ” —Carla Rees

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  • Music & Vision

    “

    A stimulating recital of challenging recent pieces…all played by Christopher, the masterly virtuoso. Excellently recorded with clarity, this is a recital to capture a wide range of interest

    ” —Patric Standford

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  • The Sunday Times

    “

    [The title track by Finnissy is] fascinating. The other works are so good that the disc title is warranted none the less. Redgate plays with tremendous zest.

    ” —Paul Driver

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  • The Guardian

    “

    A stylistic survey of the demands that British music can make today… Redgate’s command of the whole spectrum of effects is extraordinary; the disc is sometimes challenging, but always engrossing.

    ” —Andrew Clements

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  • Classical Music

    “

    What links [the diverse works] is Christopher Redgate’s virtuosic oboe playing

    ”

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  • Double Reed News

    “

    For a composer it is the greatest gift one could receive when an oboist of such artistic fervor and intellectual vision as Christopher Redgate proclaims his occupation of this fresh and vital new territory. This CD is a remarkable statement and an example of oboe playing for a new age. With an ambassador as brilliant as Christopher Redgate, the oboe has become a leading instrument in the evolution of classical music

    ” —Edwin Roxburgh

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  • The Wire

    “

    If [in the Finnissy], the point is to reclaim authenticity from material expressively blunted through over-exposure, it’s a point powerfully made… Christopher Fox’s elegant Oboe Quintet weaves enigmatic note patterns…

    ” —Philip Clark

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  • American Record Guide

    “

    This program makes high demands on listeners… not for the faint of heart, not for the timid. As a musician and performer, I recognize the high level of technical achievement here but this is the type of music that demands more of us that just passively expecting beauty to arise from a work of art. Worth finding. The music challenges us, and everyone needs to be challenged now and again.

    ” —Schwartz

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