Carlo Yvon (29 April 1798 in

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– 23 December 1854 in Milan) was an Italian composer, virtuoso

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and English horn player, and

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. He studied at the

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in his native city and later was a teacher at that school. For many years he served as principal oboist at La Scala. Several of his symphonic and chamber works feature the oboe, many of which are still performed today.Biography of Carlo Yvon at www.dohr.de
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Selected works

* ''Allegro e variazioni'' for oboe and orchestra * ''Canto notturno'' for soprano and piano * ''Capriccio per tre oboi'' (Capriccio for 3 Oboes) (composed between 1835 and 1850) * ''2 Duetti'' for 2 oboes :# G major :# E major * Sonata in F minor for English horn (or viola, or clarinet) and piano (published 1831) * ''6 Studi'' (6 Etudes) for oboe and piano * ''12 Studi'' (12 Etudes) for oboe

Discography

*
Carlo Yvon: Opera integrale per Oboe
' (Carlo Yvon: Complete Works for Oboe); ; Alessandro Cappella (piano);

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TC.792401 (2004) * ''Music for Oboe, Oboe d'amore, Cor anglais & Piano'' – Sonata for English horn and piano; Albrecht Mayer (English horn), Markus Becker (piano);

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(1999) * ''Thomas Stacy: Principal English Horn'' – Sonata for English horn and piano; Thomas Stacy (English horn), Paul Schwartz (piano); Cala Records CACD0511 (2006)

References

External links

*
Carlo Yvon: biography at Tactus Records

1798 births 1854 deaths Italian composers Italian male composers Italian classical oboists Male oboists Milan Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Milan Conservatory Musicians from Milan Cor anglais players 19th-century Italian musicians 19th-century English musicians 19th-century Italian male musicians {{woodwind-musician-stub