The title really ought to come in quotation marks, for of the five works that Alexei Ogrintchouk plays on his first solo recording for BIS, only one, the Adagio from the Sinfonia of the Easter ...

Gonzalo X. Ruiz — well known to Bay Area audiences through his long-standing involvement with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — is among the country’s great Baroque oboists, and this lovely and ...

Oboe works by Bach, Pachelbel, and Laschanzky highlight the instrument’s expressive range. Bach’s “Ich habe genug” Cantata and “Air on a G String” feature lyrical, emotive lines. Bach’s Oboe Concerto ...

Heinz Holliger is to the oboe what James Galway and Jean Pierre Rampal are to the flute, or Dennis Brain to the horn: the standard by which all else is compared. He is also an accomplished composer ...

Gonzalo Ruiz is always on the lookout for another piece to add to his repertoire. Because he'd already mastered most of the finest Baroque music composed for oboe, Mr. Ruiz—a faculty member at New ...

They say the cello can pull at the heartstrings because it's the instrument closest to the human voice, but you should hear what Heinz Holliger can do with an oboe. On his new album (released today on ...

Step into an evening of timeless elegance as the acclaimed Piccadilly Sinfonietta and guest virtuoso soloists perform a selection of J.S. Bach’s sublime concertos, illuminated by the gentle glow of ...

Program notes by Willi Reich, translated and abridged by Nella Hellinger, on container. Performer(s): Heinz Holliger, oboe ; Lorand Fenyves, violin ; Geneva Baroque Orchestra, Jean-Marie Auberson, ...