Pianophilia

klavierelch wrote:Thanks for these, Fred.
Most probably the instrument was originally named "cor anglé" which was then developed into "cor anglais".

According to my sources, the name Cor Anglais is lost in the mists of time, the instrument itself is apparently related to the German Pommer and some say the original name was Cor Inglese a name given to it by the Italians who reckoned that the soft and melancholy sound bore a very great resemblance to the sound of the English Milords voice on "The Grand Tour" and if you happen to know any "Hooray Henrys" then I can well believe it!
regards
Brian

Soviet Works for Oboe and Piano - Volume 1 (1976)

Anisim Vassilyevich ASLAMAS - Ancestral Songs - Poem
Marta GOLUB - Pieces (3); 1. Naigrush (Folk Song), 2. Etude-Naigrush (Folk Song), 3. Etude-Scherzo
Nina Andreyevna KARNITSKAYA - Lyrical Poem
Grachik MELIKYAN (MELIKIAN) - Sonata; 1. Conversation, 2. Graces, 3. Impulse (Rush?)
Antanas REKASHIUS - Pieces (2); 1. Pesenka (Ditty), 2. Dance
Vladimir FEDOROV - Variations (Theme and 6 Variations)

My contribution (russian taste)
Oleg Eiges (1905 - 1992)

A.Tansman
(publ. 1967)

Suite Concertante for oboe and chamber orch.
Oboe part and piano red.

Soviet Works for Oboe and Piano - Volume 2 (1978)

Tatiana Georgiyevna SMIRNOVA - Sonata 'Naigrushi (Folk Tunes)', op. 10/2 (1969)
Isaac Iosifovich MIKHNOVSKY - Introduction and Vivace
Chari NURIMOV (NURUMOV) - Ghazels (3) (1975)

Work for Solo Oboe (with Oboe Part)
Edison DENISOV - Solo for oboe (1975)

According to the liner notes of one of those "Russian Futurism" CDs (an album that is most certainly not futurist!), Georg Kirkor is described as a composer 'heavily influenced by 'modern' compositional techniques of the West' in addition to influences from the indigenous peoples of the USSR. His sonata for cello and piano can be heard at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-khY_KghB_w

He also wrote a piano concerto at some point. I'm most curious to see his two string quartets and his string quintet based on Tajik motives.

Georg Vassilyevich KIRKOR
Oboe Concerto, op. 32 (1969) (piano reduction)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?pbar29d7iv9ox80

Does anybody in Germany have access to this volume, which is listed in Worldcat as a German-based library entry. This is a further volume from the series of Soviet works posted above and includes works by Aleksandr Pirumov, Durdy Nuryev,, Kaly Moldobasanov, and Vladimir Rotaru, amongst others:

https://www.worldcat.org/title/pesy-dlj ... ef_results

Chary NURYMOV (Turkmenistan)
Sonatina, for oboe and piano (1964)

Some other works for double-reeds and piano:

Mikhail Rafailovich RAUKHVERGER
Pieces (3), for oboe and piano; 1. Vocalise (from opera 'Jamilya'), 2. Aidai variations (from ballet 'The Morning Star'), 3. Cholpon one (?, from ballet 'The Morning Star') Georgy DMITRIEV
Pastorale and Toccata, for oboe and piano Aro Levonovich STEPANYAN (STEPANIAN)
Pieces (4), for cor anglais and piano; 1. Entrance, 2. Thinking, 3. Delicate Dance, 4. Elegy

Here's another Zhak piece:

Abram Semyonovich ZHAK (JACQUES)
Concertino, for oboe and string orchestra (1961) (piano red.)