Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo, op. 49

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Relationships

composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1951)
dedicated to:Joy Boughton
premiered at:Aldeburgh Festival 1951: [concert] (1951-06-14)
publisher:Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 49) (order: 55)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002361711 [info]
Wikidata:Q1502642 [info]
parts:1. Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo, op. 49: I. Pan - Senza misura
2. Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo, op. 49: II. Phaeton - Vivace ritmico
3. Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo, op. 49: III. Niobe - Andante
4. Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo, op. 49: IV. Bacchus - Allegro paesante
5. Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo, op. 49: V. Narcissus - Lento piacevole
6. Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe Solo, op. 49: VI. Arethusa - Largamente

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1986-07-27Six Metamorphoses After Ovid Op. 49 for Solo Oboe: Pan Who Played Upon the Reed Pipe That Was Syrinx, His Beloved / Phaeton Who Rode Upon the Chariot of the Sun for One Day and Was Hurled Into the River Padus by a Thunderbolt / Niobe Who, Lamenting the Death of Her Fourteen Children, Was Turned Into a Mountain / Bacchus at Whose Feast Is Heard the Noise of Gaggling Women's Tattling Tongues and Shouting Out of Boys / Narcissus Who Fell in Love With His Own Image and Became a Flower / Arethusa Who, Flying From the Love of Alpheus the River God Was Turned Into a FountainGregor Zubicky14:38
1991-07Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, op. 49Heinz Holliger14:29