Six Metamorphoses After Ovid Op.49, Oboe

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Seis metamorfosis, según Ovidio, opus 49. Para oboe solo.

The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grades 7 & 8)The edition is part of the ABRSM Summer syllabus 2006 (grade 8) British composer Benjamin Britten's Six Metamorphoses After Ovid is a piece of program music written for solo Oboe in 1951. The piece was inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses and each of the titular six metamorphoses is based on a character from Roman mythology and includes an inscription summarizing their story. The music for each metamorphosis reflects its character, atmosphere or plot - for example the fifth metamorphosis, Narcissus (‘who fell in love with his own image and became a flower'), is marked lento piacevole, and is meant to convey the act of staring at a reflection in a pool. By virtue of the musicbeing written for a solo instrument Britten allows the performer to be highly expressive, so that the characteristics of each God can be fully represented through the performance. With a performance time of ca. 13 minutes, this virtuoso solo piece will quickly become a staple in any intermediate to advanced Oboe player's repertoire.

CONTENIDO:

1. Pan
2. Phaeton
3. Niobe
4. Bacchus
5. Narcissus
6. Arethusa