
The Piper of Dreams: Music by Christopher Ball
The Adderbury Ensemble with Paul Arden-Taylor (oboe & recorder)
Paul Arden-Taylor, Christopher Ball
Catalogue number: DRD 104
Price: £10.00
Tuneful, entertaining works by the English composer Christopher Ball, who also conducts the Adderbury Ensemble on this premiere recording. Includes the Recorder Concerto ("The Piper of Dreams"), Oboe Concerto, Scenes from a Comedy for wind quintet, and Pagan Piper and Pan Overheard for unaccompanied recorder.
"Beautiful ... engaging ... hauntingly mellifluous ... a composer of rare brilliance ... some of the most delightful music in the modern woodwind repertoire" (Recorder Magazine)
"This is a charming disc to relax with, full of the sheer enjoyment of the music" (Double Reed News)
"Unremittingly pleasant ... Paul Arden-Taylor plays these technically-challenging works with authority and obvious affection" (American Record Guide)
"I enjoyed the whole 67 minutes greatly" (David Mellor, Classic FM)
"Perfect music for a relaxing summer day" (Humphrey Carpenter, BBC Radio 3)
"Sheer joy throughout ... superbly crafted ... beautifully lyrical ... highly attractive and entertaining ... rarely indeed have I heard such seemingly effortless and immaculate recorder playing" (Hubert Culot, Musicweb)
"Not only is his music tonal, well-crafted and melodic, it is unmistakably English and has an individual voice; the concertos are a delight, full of jaunty, confident ideas and whimsical turns of phrase" (Jeremy Nicholas, Classic FM Magazine, awarded runner-up Record of the Month, July 2000)
- Recorder Concerto ("The Piper of Dreams") (Christopher Ball)
- Recorder Concerto: I
- Recorder Concerto: II
- Recorder Concerto: III Listen
- Scenes from a Comedy (for wind quintet) (Christopher Ball)
- Scenes from a Comedy: I
- Scenes from a Comedy: II
- Scenes from a Comedy: III
- Scenes from a Comedy: IV
- Scenes from a Comedy: V
- Scenes from a Comedy: VI
- Oboe Concerto (Christopher Ball)
- Oboe Concerto: I
- Oboe Concerto: II
- Oboe Concerto: III
- Pagan Piper (Christopher Ball)
- Pan Overheard (Christopher Ball)