Lonarc Oboe Trio - Double-Reed Chamber Music, Then & Now, Vol. 1: Beethoven & Roxburgh (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Theme. Andante
02. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. I. Allegretto
03. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. II. L’istesso tempo
04. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. III. Andante
05. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. IV. Allegro moderato
06. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. V. Moderato
07. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. VI. Lento espressivo
08. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. VII. Allegretto scherzando
09. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Var. IX. Allegretto giocoso
10. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, WoO 28: Coda. Vivace - Andante
11. Raving Winds: I. Flowing
12. Raving Winds: II. Slow + Calm
13. Raving Winds: III. Animato
14. Shadow-Play
15. Trio in C Major, Op. 87: I. Allegro
16. Trio in C Major, Op. 87: II. Adagio
17. Trio in C Major, Op. 87: III. Minuet. Allegro molto. Scherzo - Trio
18. Trio in C Major, Op. 87: IV. Finale. Presto

In 1719 the aristocratic Schwarzenberg family inherited the huge castle of Český Krumlov in south-western Bohemia, reviving its distinguished but dormant musical tradition with a new ensemble of two oboes, two cors anglais, two bassoons and two horns, active from 1771 onwards. These musicians soon provided the foundation for a wave of chamber music featuring double-reed woodwind instruments that flourished as the instruments improved. It reached its peak of popularity in Vienna in the last two decades of the century, but has remained largely unknown since then.

This series unites past and present by combining some of the scores researched in the Ceský Krumlov archives (including a 1799 handwritten copy of Beethoven’s 1794 C major oboe trio, which suggests it was a Schwarzenberg commission) with works composed more recently – mainly by oboe-playing composers.