Charles Koechlin: Oboe Sonata, Op. 58 (1911-1916)

00:00 - I. Allegro moderato: Très modéré mais sans lenteur 07:17 - II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo 13:47 - III. Andante: Très calme, presque adagio 18:26 - VI. Final: Allegro moderato, sans traîner _____ Oboe: Stefan Schilli Piano: Oliver Triendl Year of Recording: 2015 _____ “Koechlin was already accomplished on the hunting horn when he bought an oboe in March 1893 -- he was 15 -- and began to take lessons. He also played a saxhorn (included by Berlioz in Les Troyens) and horn, and, of course, the piano, at which he was sufficiently adept to accompany his symphonically conceived songs and to take the piano part in his less-demanding sonatas. Shattery recordings from 1947 remain of Koechlin playing two pieces from his cycle L’Ancienne maison de campagne -- not difficult but imbued with poetry. The point to notice is his proclivity for melody instruments early on. The piano is the instrument of harmony, par excellence, and, following Chopin, Liszt, and Wag