William Blezard

'Soliloquy' started life as a piece for solo left hand and reflects the persistent disquiet of a troubled mind. Its melody seems to suggest a contrasting voice, distant from the accompanying pattern. The character and range of the beautifully expressive oboe d'amore (oboe) seemed to me to capture this mood perfectly.

'Quirky Waltz' is a light-hearted antidote to chase away any lingering intensity. The mood is deliberately flippant with a return to wistfulness at the close.

This work was written for Jennifer Paull and completed in this final version in 1994.

William Blezard
1997

Also by William Blezard

 Scherzo Furioso   AI SI 017

The Two Contrasted Pieces are recorded by Jennifer Paull on The Oboe d'amore Collection Volume II [AI SC VII]