Various - Stephen Dodgson: Chamber Music, Volume Three: Works for Oboe

This third album in the well-received Toccata Classics survey of the chamber music of London-born Stephen Dodgson (1924�2013) focuses on his works for oboe. The works here show a master-craftsman at work: Dodgson fuses a Baroque sense of clarity, a modern English elegance that has echoes of Britten and Tippett and a hint of eastern European mystery. His writing for oboe has a strong sense of narrative, touching a range of moods, from deep emotion to tongue-in-cheek fun. A further album of music for wind instruments is in preparation.