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'The devil is in the detail and much of the detail was spot on here. No, the performance was not quite perfect, but it was pretty stunning and full of lovely moments. Conductor Nicholas Collon not only kept a close eye on detail but ensured that the larger paragraphs were well constructed so that the work seemed natural and inevitable.' Classical Music blog - Robert Hugill.

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Tamas Balla - Haverhill competition winner 2007

'Tamas Balla played superbly in the Strauss. His breath control was phenomenal, giving him a wonderful evenness and mellifluousness of tone. It was a performance which led you to wonder why on earth the oboe did not feature more often in Romantic concertos. He was ably supported by the reduced size orchestra with the various wind instruments, notably the cor anglais, providing some lovely solo moments in dialogue with the soloist.' Classical Music blog - Robert Hugill.

Orchestrations

Shostakovich

3[1.2.pic] 3 3 3[1.2.cbn] - 4 3 3 1 - banda [brass 2x2 3 3 0] - tmp+4 - str

perc: tri, sd, cym, bd

Strauss

2 1 [Eh] 2 2 - 2 0 0 0 - str

Stravinsky

5[1.2.3/pic2.pic1.afl] 5[1.2.3.4/Eh2.Eh1] 5[1.2/bcl2.3.Ebcl.bcl1] 5[1.2.3.4/cbn2.cbn1] - 8[7-8/Wag tb] 5[tp4/btp] 3 2 - 2tmp+4 - str

perc: bd, tamtam, tri, tambn, guiro, cym, crot (g#'''', a#'''')

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