Nicholas Daniel | Julius Drake | Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano

Описание: The 2024 album from Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake secured the number one spot in the Specialist Classical Chart on release, was named November's 'Recording of the Month' in BBC Music Magazine, and has recently been nominated in the Chamber category of the ICMA awards.

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One of Britain’s best-known musicians, Nicholas Daniel OBE won the BBC Young Musician competition in 1980, after which he quickly established his career, travelling all over the world, broadcasting widely, and making his début at the BBC Proms.

This programme features a wide selection of chamber music by Robert Schumann, alongside the Three Romances by Clara Schumann. At the time these pieces were written, there was a rapidly growing interest in amateur music making in the home, fuelled by a burgeoning middle class. Brahms, Schumann, and Mendelssohn all contributed significantly to the array of works published for this market, and it was quite normal practise for parts to be substituted for whatever instruments happened to be available.

So, although the Three Romances, Op. 94 are the only works here originally composed for the oboe, the programme is not only musically rewarding in its own right, but also in keeping with what the Schumann's would have considered normal practise.