French Oboe Sonatas Joris Van den Hauwe

• 1 Elégie 05:06
• 2 Scherzo 04:22
• 3 Déploration 04:38
• 4 Aria 03:16
• 5 Scherzo 03:57
• 6 Final 04:07
• 7 Fantaisie Pastorale pour Hautbois et Piano 06:00
• 8 Modéré 03:16
• 9 Andante 03:21
• 10 Presto 01:42
• 11 Andantino 03:38
• 12 Ad libitum 05:49
• 13 Andantino 02:22
• 14 Sarabande 03:17
• 15 Allegro ma non troppo 02:23
• 16 Presto 06:04
• 17 Andante 04:06
• 18 Rondo 03:30
• Total Runtime 01:10:54

Info for French Oboe Sonatas

This recording includes some of the most important works of French music for oboe and piano. Some were written for student examinations at the Conservatoire National Supérieure de Paris. Others were dedicated to former teachers, for example, Camille Saint-Saëns's Sonata to ‘Monsieur Louis Bass, hautbois- Premier Solo de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire et de l'Opera' (tracks 11, 12 and 13).

The 'Sarabande et Allegro' by Gabriel Grovlez (tracks 14 and 15) and the 'Fantaisie Pastorale' by Eugène Bozza (track 7) were both dedicated to the then highly acclaimed oboist Louis Bleuzet (1874-1941), also a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire. Grovlez noted in his score: ‘A mon Ami Louis Bleuzet, Professeur au Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris'. The link between composers and performers was apparently very strong; these works are among the jewels of chamber music.

The oboe sonata (1947) by Henri Dutillieux (tracks 4, 5 and 6) is a jewel, as well, though the composer, born in 1916, thought otherwise. He disavowed this composition, along with other early works. Dutillieux dedicated this sonata to Monsieur Pierre Bayeux, also a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire. Francis Poulenc dedicated his two sonatas on this album (tracks 1, 2 and 3 and 16, 17 and 18) to Sergei Prokofiev and Manuel de Falla.

This album takes the listener from Poulenc to Poulenc. It is a conscious departure from a program following a timeline of the dates of the compositions. The reason for this is to present the music on the album as though in a concert, in a musical progression. The album begins, for example, with the most recent work.

Etienne Boudreault, bassoon
Joris Van den Hauwe, oboe
Dalia Ouziel, piano

Producer: Jos Boerland

Recording, editing and mastering: Jos Boerland

Joris Van den Hauwe
Known for his musicality, his impeccable technique and his distinctive tone and phrasing, Joris Van den Hauwe has become one of the most important ambassadors of the Flemish oboe school. While a student at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, he won first prizes for oboe, chamber music, harmony and counterpoint. He was further awarded a higher diploma in oboe, granted with the highest distinction, while under the tutelage of Paul Dombrecht. In 1983 he was invited to play in the European Union Youth Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado. That was the beginning of a long line of international solo performances. In 2005, Joris van den Hauwe was appointed solo oboist in the Flemish Radio Orchestra, which was later renamed the Brussels Philharmonic.

Dalia Ouziel
was born in Israel and lives in Belgium. She studied at the prestigious Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv and at the Royal Conservatories of Mons and Brussels and has performed in Europe, the United States, Canada, Israel, Africa and Brazil. In Belgium, she has made music with leading orchestras and chamber music ensembles. She plays in duos both with the violinist Jerrold Rubenstein and with her sister, pianist Orit Ouziel. She has recorded many CD’s as a soloist, with Rubenstein and with her sister Orit. Her recording of the complete Brahms violin sonatas was awarded five stars in the French magazine Diapason. Dalia Ouziel is a lecturer at the Queen Elisabeth College of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Mons.

Etienne Boudreault
is of French-Canadian descent. After he obtained his diploma at the Conservatory of Quebec, he continued his studies in Indiana. There, he was the first bassoonist who participated in and graduated from the Artist Diploma Program. Following his studies in North America, he was invited to study at the Conservatory in Geneva, where he received a diploma with an award for the best academic results of his year (1997). Boudreault has been affiliated with the Southern Jutland Symphony Orchestra and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and has been a member of the MidtVest Ensemble since 2004. He has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras, including the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and at numerous festivals.

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