Bach Oboe d'amore Concertos, Telemann : Stacy, Mallon / Toronto Chamber Orchestra

OBOE D’AMORE CONCERTOS

Thomas Stacy is widely known through his recordings, television appearances and as English hornist with the New York Philharmonic. He also has a passion for playing the English horn’s smaller relative, the oboe d’amore.

“Many listeners will recognize the distinctive sound of the oboe d’amore from having heard it in Bach’s B Minor Mass, St Matthew Passion, where it is used in pairs, or in Ravel’s Bolero. Hearing this instrument solo in these beautiful concerti may be a new experience for some. Telemann and Bach used the instrument brilliantly, requiring agile virtuosity in the fast movements and in the long lines of the heart-tugging slow movements, they made splendid show of the oboe d’amore’s uniquely plaintive timbre.” - Thomas Stacy ( NAXOS )

G.P. Telemann: Concerto in G major, TWV G3
J.S. Bach: Concerto in A major,BWV 1055
J.S. Bach: Concerto in D major, BWV 1053
G.P. Telemann: Concerto in A major, TWV A2

Thomas Stacy, oboe d' amore
Toronto Chamber Orchestra
Kevin Mallon, conductor

Digital Recording: 08/2007