Carlo Yvon
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Carlo Yvon was an Italian composer
, virtuoso oboist
and english horn player, and music educator. He studied at the Milan Conservatory
in his native city and later was a teacher at that school. For many years he served as principal oboist at La Scala
. Several of his symphonic and chamber works feature the oboe, many of which are still performed today.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, virtuoso oboist
Oboist
An oboist is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the cor anglais, oboe d'amore, shawm and oboe musette....
and english horn player, and music educator. He studied at the Milan Conservatory
Milan Conservatory
The Milan Conservatory is a college of music which was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year with premises in the cloisters of the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Passione. There were initially 18 boarders,...
in his native city and later was a teacher at that school. For many years he served as principal oboist at La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
. Several of his symphonic and chamber works feature the oboe, many of which are still performed today.
Selected works
- Allegro e variazioni for oboe and orchestra
- Canto notturno for soprano and piano
- Capriccio per tre oboi (Capriccio for 3 Oboes) (composed between 1835 and 1850)
- 2 Duetti for 2 oboes
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- G major
- E major
- Sonata in F minor for English horn (or viola, or clarinet) and piano (published 1831)
- 6 Studi (6 Etudes) for oboe and piano
- 12 Studi (12 Etudes) for oboe
Discography
- Carlo Yvon: Opera integrale per Oboe (Carlo Yvon: Complete Works for Oboe); Alessandro Baccini (oboe and English horn); Alessandro Cappella (piano); Tactus Records TC.792401 (2004)
- Music for Oboe, Oboe d'amore, Cor anglais & Piano – Sonata for English horn and piano; Albrecht Mayer (English horn), Markus Becker (piano); Angel RecordsAngel RecordsAngel Records is a record label belonging to EMI. It was formed in 1953 and specialised in classical music, but included an occasional operetta or Broadway score...
(1999) - Thomas Stacy: Principal English Horn – Sonata for English horn and piano; Thomas Stacy (English horn), Paul Schwartz (piano); Cala Records CACD0511 (2006)