Metamorphoses

Album by Benjamin Britten & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Heinz Holliger

Metamorphoses is a solo oboe composition by English composer Benjamin Britten, composed in 1951. The work comprises six short character pieces inspired by Ovidian myths, showcasing Britten's economy of material, vivid tonal colour and expressive writing for a single wind instrument, and it represents a distinctive example of his mid-career exploration of concise, programme-influenced instrumental miniatures.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, op. 49
    14:29
  2. 2.
    Temporal Variations
    14:26
  3. 3.
    Phantasy 1932
    3:14
  4. 4.
    Two Insect Pieces: The Grasshopper
    3:26
  5. 5.
    Two Insect Pieces: The Wasp
    1:53
  6. 6.
    Quartet in F, KV 370: 1. Allegro
    9:13
  7. 7.
    Quartet in F, KV 370: 2. Adagio
    3:22
  8. 8.
    Quartet in F, KV 370: 3. Rondeau. Allegro
    4:26

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