Temporal Fantasies of Britten and Hindemith

Jared Hauser, oboe; Nicholas Roth, piano

We are very happy to announce this long-awaited release of "Temporal Fantasies of Britten and Hindemith". This recording includes complete works by these composers for oboe and English horn.

Jared Hauser, principal oboist of Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by Drake University's piano professor Nicholas Roth in a spectacular survey of works by two of the most influential composers of the 20th century written in the most tumultuous of times.

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Temporal Variations
01 I. Theme 1:56
02 II. Oration 1:48
03 III. March 1:13
04 IV. Exercises 1:03
05 V. Commination 1:33
06 VI. Chorale 1:38
07 VII. Waltz 1:55
08 VIII. Polka 1:22
09 IX. Resolution 2:19
10 Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 13:59
Two Insect Pieces
11 The Grasshopper 2:46
12 The Wasp 1:56
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49
13 I. Pan 2:15
14 II. Phaeton 1:26
15 III. Niobe 2:42
16 IV. Bacchus 2:14
17 V. Narcissus 3:35
18 VI. Arethusa 2:25
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Sonata for English Horn and Piano
19 Langsam 3:22
20 Allegro pesante 1:33
21 Moderato 2:19
22 Scherzo, schnell 0:53
23 Moderato 2:29
24 Allegro pesante 1:41
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
25 Munter 4:10
26 Sehr langsam-Lebhaft 8:36
Jared Hauser
oboe (tracks 1-18; 25-26)
English horn (tracks 19-24)
Nicholas Roth, piano
(tracks 1-9, 11-26)
Ayako Yonetani, violin; John Adams, viola;
David Bjella, cello (track 10)

Produced and engineered by Sergei Kvitko
Tracks 1-9 and 11-26 recorded at Blue Griffin Studio The Ballroom in October 2006
Track 10 recorded at Starke Lake Studios, Ocoee, FL in May 2005; Engineer: Kendall Thomsen
Photos: George Kobreek; Design: Sergei Kvitko