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Paul Patterson: PHOENIX SONATA for oboe and piano
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This edition first published in 2011 by Josef Weinberger Limited 12 - 14 Mortimer Street London W1T 3JJ United Kingdom
Piano part edited by Alison Procter
ISMN 979-0-57005-679-8
Printed in England by Commercial Colour Press
The original Phoenix Concerto was commissioned by David Bowerman for Emily Pailthorpe. The world premiere was given by Emily Pailthorpe at the 2009 International Double Reed Society Conference in Birmingham. Emily subsequently recorded the Phoenix Concerto with the English Chamber Orchestra (conductor Ben Wallfisch) for Champs Hill Records (CHRCD023) www.champshillrecords.co.uk
I was fortunate enough to hear Emily Pailthorpe give the first performance of Paul Patterson's Phoenix Concerto. I felt that a re-working of the piece for oboe and piano would give the work even more performance possibilities, and would be a welcome addition to the oboe repertoire. I suggested he might consider shortening the piece to a length to suit very many situations. Paul seemed delighted with this idea and the Phoenix Sonata was born. Oboists now have the option to perform the Phoenix as a sonata or as a concerto. We're all thrilled – thank you, Paul!
Celia Nicklin
Duration: c. 15 minutes
