Operatic Fantasias for Oboe & Piano : Paisov, Shcherbakova

ANTONIO PASCULLI (1842-1924)
Operatic Fantasias for Oboe and Piano

Fantasia sull’opera Poliuto di Donizetti
Concerto sopra motivi dell’opera La favorita di Donizetti
Gran Concerto su temi dell’opera I vespri siciliani di Verdi
Fantasia sull’opera Les Huguenots di Meyerbeer
Ricordo di Napoli: Scherzo brillante

Ivan Paisov, oboe
Natalia Shcherbakova, piano

Digital Recording: 06/2007

ANTONIO PASCULLI was among the most distinguished oboists of his generation. In 1860 he was made professor of oboe and cor anglais at the Palermo Conservatory at the age of eighteen. His phenomenal ability as a performer is displayed in the dazzling operatic fantasias he wrote for his instrument, weaving melodies of well known operas into compositions that call for challenging feats of virtuosity.
IVAN PAISOV joined the famous Bolshoy Theatre Orchestra as a principal oboist in 1992 and since then has not only toured with this orchestra but has given solo recitals and concerts with other leading orchestras in Russia and abroad. ( NAXOS )