Ramón Ortega Quero, Peter Kofler, Tamar Inbar, Luise Buchberger, Peter Kofler - JS Bach: New Oboe Sonatas (2015)

Tracklist

01. Suite in C Minor for Oboe and Harpsichord, Bwv 997: I. Prelude Arr. By Ramòn Ortega Quer
02. Suite in C Minor for Oboe and Harpsichord, Bwv 997: II. Fuga Arr. By Ramòn Ortega Quer
03. Suite in C Minor for Oboe and Harpsichord, Bwv 997: III. Sarabande Arr. By Ramòn Ortega Quer
04. Suite in C Minor for Oboe and Harpsichord, Bwv 997: IV. Gigue Arr. By Ramòn Ortega Quer
05. Sonata in E Minor for Oboe, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1034: I. Adagio ma non tanto
06. Sonata in E Minor for Oboe, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1034: II. Allegro
07. Sonata in E Minor for Oboe, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1034: III. Andante
08. Sonata in E Minor for Oboe, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1034: IV. Allegro
09. Sonata in G Minor for Oboe and Harpsichord, BWV 1029: I. Vivace Arr. By Henrik Wies
10. Sonata in G Minor for Oboe and Harpsichord, BWV 1029: II. Adagio Arr. By Henrik Wies
11. Sonata in G Minor for Oboe and Harpsichord, BWV 1029: III. Allegro Arr. By Henrik Wies
12. Sonata in G Major for Two Oboes, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1039: I. Adagio
13. Sonata in G Major for Two Oboes, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1039: II. Allegro ma non troppo
14. Sonata in G Major for Two Oboes, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1039: III. Adagio e piano
15. Sonata in G Major for Two Oboes, Violoncello and Harpsichord, BWV 1039: IV. Presto



Ramón Ortega Quero is an exceptional musician, even when judged by the highest standards. He combines dazzling technical and musical expertise with a seductively infectious love of music-making, and once he is on stage the audience is soon in his thrall.

Born in Granada, the oboist has come far to date – he was a 'Rising Star' and took first prize at the ARD Competition and can lay claim to two ECHO Klassik awards already. He is solo oboist with the Symphony Orchestra of Bavarian Radio and is pursuing a parallel international career as a sought-after soloist and chamber musician.

This spring sees his debut with Berlin Classics in oboe sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach. A Bach oboe sonata? Strictly speaking, there is no such thing. That is why oboists customarily resort to Bach's flute sonatas, which are readily adaptable for the oboe. Ramón Ortega Quero, however, was not content with that. Combing Bach's chamber music for other suitable works, he found what he was looking for, and can now introduce us to a number of pieces, arranged where necessary, that are new to his instrument.

He is ably supported on this recording by Luise Buchberger on the Baroque cello and Peter Kofler at the harpsichord, forming an ensemble that brings out the full vitality of his performance. On the Trio Sonata BWV1039 he is joined by his wife Tamar Inbar on a second oboe – in marital harmony!

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