Browse: Albrecht Mayer (oboe)

You'll rarely hear such personality in a Baroqueconcerto soloist as the extraordinary Emmanuel Pahud exhibits here. Berlin Baroque Soloists acclimatise effortlessly to an 18th-century palette,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Mayer switches between oboe, oboe d'amore and cor anglais for this portrait of four members of the Bach dynasty, and his virtuosity on all three is breathtaking: the finale of JS's Keyboard Concerto... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, August 2023 More…

Mayer makes light work of three soprano showpieces...the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is elegant in support…Mayer’s breathing technique is, of course, phenomenal, and he’s able to shape... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Cast as a ‘Morning’ and ‘Evening Pastorale’ separated by a ‘Scherzando’, [the Oboe Concerto is] a kind of gentle day-in-a-rural-life and is beautifully played by soloist Albrecht Mayer. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The interpretation [of the Strauss] is challenging, studied rather than effortlessly flowing. I respect it, and the inner orchestral details are magical, but would Strauss want so many changes... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

…Mayer's… sweet, rounded tone, wide range of dynamics and impeccable articulation are a constant delight… — BBC Music Magazine, January 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…