Christopher Ball: Horn & Oboe Concertos

Tim Thorpe (horn), Roger Armstrong (flute), Paul Arden-Taylor (oboe) & Leslie Craven (clarinet), Paul Arden-Taylor (oboe), Roger Armstrong (alto flute) & Paul Arden-Taylor (cor anglais), Jonathan Burgess (flute), Roger Armstrong (flute) & Paul Arden-Taylor (oboe)

Emerald Concert Orchestra, Christopher Ball

Ball’s miniatures and British folksong arrangements undoubtedly work best, toothsome morsels…The performances are consistently shapely. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, if you like this sort of thing, then this is the sort of thing you’ll like.

Ball, C: A Summer Day
Ball, C: Celtic Moods
Ball, C: Horn Concerto
Ball, C: In the Yorkshire Dales
Ball, C: Invocations of Pan for solo flute
Ball, C: Oboe Concerto
Ball, C: On a Beautiful Day