Musique pour hautbois (The Accent Recordings 1978-1988)

Description

This set of 7 albums presents the complete recordings made by Paul Dombrecht on the Accent label. Few Flemish wind players are as renowned as Dombrecht, whose name is well known to all aspiring oboists. The recordings were made between 1978 and 1988 and include music by Telemann, Zelenka and other Baroque composers, as well as oboe music from the Romantic period. Dombrecht teams up with Wieland Kuijken, Robert Kohnen, Jos van Immerseel and other specialists in early music. Paul Dombrecht performs the oboe on period instruments as well as the modern oboe. A highly sought-after soloist throughout Europe, he frequently plays with other renowned Baroque musicians and orchestras. Alongside his deep knowledge of early music, he is also a virtuoso of the modern oboe, performing the instrument’s entire repertoire, including works from the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to being an oboist, Paul Dombrecht is a conductor and artistic director of the baroque orchestra (and choir) Il Fondamento, which he founded in 1989, of the wind ensemble Octophoros and of the Paul Dombrecht Consort. As musical director of these ensembles, he advocates an intuitive and honest musical approach. As a conductor, he performs works ranging from chamber music to large-scale productions and opera.