Works for Oboe Thomas Hecker

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Sonata in C minor No. 2 for Oboe and Basso continuo, RV 53
• 1 I. Adagio 02:03
• 2 II. Allegro 02:10
• 3 III. Andante 04:06
• 4 IV. Allegro 02:31
• Luciano Berio (1925–2003): Sequenza VII for Oboe (1969) to Heinz Holliger
• 5 Sequenza VII 08:07
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Sonata in E minor for Oboe and Basso continuo, TWV 41:e6
• 6 I. Largo 02:15
• 7 II. Allegro 01:44
• 8 III. Grave 01:30
• 9 IV. Vivace 01:41
• Isang Yun (1917–1995): East West Miniature II for Oboe and Cello (1994)
• 10 East West Miniature II 04:55
• François Couperin (1668–1733): Quatorzième Concert (from Nouveaux Concerts)
• 11 I. Gravement 01:43
• 12 II. Allemande: Vivement 02:07
• 13 III. Sarabande: Grave 03:22
• 14 IV. Fuguete 02:09
• Henri Tomasi (1901–1971): Le Tombeau de Mireille for Oboe (Galoubet) and Tambourine
• 15 Introduction et Variations 04:16
• 16 Romance 01:43
• 17 Farandole 01:00
• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759): Sonata for Oboe and Basso continuo in F major, HWV 363a
• 18 I. Adagio 01:33
• 19 II. Allegro 01:51
• 20 III. Adagio 01:57
• 21 IV. Bouree angloise 00:49
• 22 V. Menuetto 01:08
• Andrew Pryce Jackman (1946–2003): Circus for unaccompanied oboe
• 23 I. Parade - II. Ringmaster 1 00:56
• 24 III. Trapeze - IV. Ringmaster 2 02:25
• 25 V. Elephants 01:58
• 26 VI. Clowns and Acrobats - VII. Ringmaster 3 03:34
• 27 VIII. Bareback Riders - attacca - 01:37
• 28 IX. Final Parade 01:15
• Total Runtime 01:06:25

Info for Works for Oboe

The debut CD is always something very special for a young musician. The oboist Thomas Hecker, winner of the German Music Competition in 2008 and now solo oboist of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, ensures that his first GENUIN CD is also something extraordinary for the listener. Masterfully he juggles repertoire, skillfully combining the baroque and modern together, as well as the serious and the amusing. His clever program compilation is exceeded only by the brilliant, warm-hearted performance of the young musicians. From Couperin to Berio, from Handel to Yun – glowing chamber music!

Thomas Hecker, Oboe
Aleke Alpermann, Cello
Michael von Schönermark, Bassoon
Raphael Alpermann, Harpsichord
Mischa Meyer, Cello
Michael Metzler, Percussion

Thomas Hecker
Born in Zwickau in 1985, oboist Thomas Hecker studied with Klaus Becker at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover. He was a prize-winner at the International Instrumental Competition in Markneukirchen and won the 2008 German Music Competition Prize. He was also selected to perform in the nationwide series of Young Artists’ Concerts (Bundesauswahl Konzerte Junger Künstler) and awarded Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben’s Carl-Heinz Illies Scholarship. Thomas Hecker regularly appears at renowned festivals, among them the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Festival Mitte Europa and the Chamber Music Connects the World in Kronberg. His artistry is documented in recordings with German broadcasters SWR, NDR and Deutschlandradio. He has performed as a soloist with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn and the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz. He has also performed with the Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha and the Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen. In 2013 Thomas Hecker made his debut in the Berliner Philharmonie with the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Christian Zacharias, and also appeared in concert with the DSO under Tugan Sokhiev. He has also performed as a member of the Gürzenich Orchester Köln. In 2009 he was temporarily engaged as solo oboist with the Leizpig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and he has also performed as a member of the Bamberg Symphony, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannnover and the Staatskapelle Dresden. In 2009 he was named solo oboist of the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

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