Peter Graeme
Peter Graeme | |
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Born | Graeme Peter Crump 1921 |
Died | 2012 (aged 90–91) Shaftesbury, UK |
Occupation | Classical oboist |
Organizations |
Graeme Peter Crump (1921 – 1 March 2012), known professionally as Peter Graeme and as 'Timmy' Crump to friends and family,[1] was an English oboist and academic teacher. He was best known as the principal oboist of the Melos Ensemble.
Career
Peter Graeme studied the oboe with Léon Goossens.[2] Graeme was the oboist of the Melos Ensemble, founded in 1950, and participated with the group in the premiere of the War Requiem by Benjamin Britten, conducted by the composer at the Coventry Cathedral in 1962.
In 1954 he played
Graeme was a teacher at the Royal Northern College of Music, among his students is Robin Williams.[9]
Graeme died at home in Shaftesbury on 1 March 2012.[10]
Recordings with the Melos Ensemble
Graeme recorded chamber music with the Melos Ensemble, its principal players Richard Adeney and William Bennett (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Sarah Barrington (oboe), Neill Sanders (horn), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Emanuel Hurwitz and Ivor McMahon (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello), Osian Ellis (harp) and Lamar Crowson (piano).[11]
This included works for a large ensemble of both woodwinds and strings, for which the Melos Ensemble was founded.
- Beethoven: Wind Octet
- Schubert: Octet
- Janáček: Mládí
- Nikos Skalkottas: Octet
- Gordon Crosse: Concerto Da Camera
- Harrison Birtwistle: Tragoedia[12]
- Peter Maxwell Davies: Leopardi Fragments
Graeme also recorded chamber music for smaller formations, such as the oboe quintet of Arthur Bliss, dedicated to Léon Goossens.[2][11]
- Beethoven: Quintet for piano and winds, Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
- Nielsen: Wind Quintet
- Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
- Jean Françaix: Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon
- Arthur Bliss: Conversations for Flute, Oboe and String Trio, Quintet for Oboe and Strings[2]
References
- ^ "Funeral Notices".
- ^ a b c Bliss. Clarinet Quintet. Oboe Quintet. Melos Ensemble Gramophone
- ^ Warlock. The Curlew Gramophone
- ^ a b Cecil Aronowitz recordings.online.fr
- ^ Bach Cantatas BWV 102 & 151 Purcell Celebrate this Festival Peter Grahame Woolf, musicweb-international.com 2000
- ^ Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 / Britten, English Co arkivmusic.com
- ^ Gustav Holst (1874-1934) recordings.online.fr
- ^ Egon Joseph Wellesz Discography
- ^ Robin Williams Scottish Chamber Orchestra
- ^ "Peter Graeme Obituary". The Times. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ a b Melos Ensemble – Music among Friends EMI
- ^ Birtwistle review William Hedley, June 2009, quote: Still a new piece when recorded in 1965, it receives a stunning performance here from the Melos Ensemble under Lawrence Foster.