The first historical CD box set from LAWO Classics.

With this special priced 9-CD box set, LAWO Classics wishes to celebrate Brynjar Hoff’s 70 years as a musician. Hoff is a legend in Norwegian musical life. For years he was one of the country’s most active classical artists as a television and concert performer in Norway and abroad. He was also one of the few Norwegian musicians to both perform as soloist and record with the English Chamber Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Brynjar Hoff is known for his beautiful tone and musicality, and in this collected release he reveals something of his repertoire, which covers almost everything from baroque to contemporary music. He is said to have introduced the oboe to Norwegians with his many radio and TV concerts. This release features old recordings with which we wish to show Brynjar Hoff’s development as a musician. We at LAWO Classics have put a lot of work into this CD box set and hope that many music lovers will find delight in it in the years to come. Unanimously acclaimed by critics, this 9-CD set is a tribute to his artistry.

“A musician with brilliant technique and a colorful sound. His expression and phrasing prove a profound musical understanding” - Mariss Jansons, Chief Conductor

“His wonderful tone and espressivo qualities allied to his phenomenal technique mark him as a musician of the highest order” - Bryden Thomson, conductor

“If there is a more flawless oboist than Brynjar Hoff, I should like to know his name. I can think of no other performer who can cap his range of expression and fluency.” - Music and Musicians, London

“Brynjar Hoff is in my opinion one of the world’s most accomplished and interesting oboe players. His repertoire is extraordinarily wide and include adventurous forays into contemporary music, while his style of playing is both aristocratic and extremely expressive.” - Richard Baker, OBE, RD - BBC

Contents:

CD 1: Oboe Concertos Vol.1
- Brynjar Hoff • English Chamber Orchestra • Ian Watson

CD 2: Oboe Concertos Vol.2
- Brynjar Hoff • English Chamber Orchestra • Ian Watson

CD 3: The Art of Brynjar Hoff
- Brynjar Hoff • Kaare Ørnung • Members of the Hindar Quartet

CD 4: Gabriel’s Oboe
- Brynjar Hoff • Kåre Nordstoga

CD 5: A Little Light Music
- Brynjar Hoff • Carsten Klouman

CD 6: Norwegian Works for Oboe and Orchestra
- Brynjar Hoff • London Philharmonic Orchestra • Per Dreier

CD 7: Manuel de Falla – Seven Popular Spanish Songs
- Brynjar Hoff • Wolfgang Plagge

CD 8: Brynjar Hoff plays Grieg, Bach, Gershwin and Encores
- Brynjar Hoff • Robert Levin • Einar Steen-Nøkleberg • Arnhild Vik

CD 9: Oboe Sonatas – Live Recitals and Studio Recordings 1975–1987
- Brynjar Hoff • Einar Steen-Nøkleberg • Kaare Ørnung • Anne Eline Riisnæs • Robert Levin • Wolfgang Plagge