Oboes, ill winds that no-one – except the masters – blows good. That's demonstrated this Wednesday from 8-11am Central Time on 101.5 in Winnipeg, http://www.umfm.com/listenonline in the stream.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:30am

1. Side A from Gagaku: The Imperial Court Music of Japan

Kyoto Imperial Court Music Orchestra

Lyrichord, LYRCD 7126

20:36

(That would be Side A of the original LP release. You've got your sho [mouth organ], hichiriki [double-reed], fue [flute], biwa [lute], koto [zither], kakko [small drum], taiko [large drum], and shoko [bell] which together form the orchestra of the Japanese Imperial Court. The music is neither sweet nor soothing: Its strident melodies (cf. oboe) and microtonal inflections have a hard-edged elegance and suggest an ancient ritual frozen in time.)

2. The Music of Lorestân, Iran (rec. 1993)

Shahmirza Morâdi - sornâ [double-reed], Rezâ Morâdi - dohol [double-headed drum]

Nimbus Records, NI 5397

77:74

(Lorestân is a province of south-west Iran, which until the late 20th century was populated largely by nomadic peoples. "In societies with an oral tradition, like that of Lorestân, historical and even geographical tales are passed on through poetry, storytelling and also through songs and sung poems. The history of Lorestân is especially recounted and concentrated in the music of its people." The subjects are, not surprisingly, love and war. This week it's love's turn.)

Set #2 - 9:30am - 11:00am

3. Tale Ognenovski: Concert for Clarinet No.1

Tale Ognenovski - clarinet, reed pipe, small bagpipe & zourla [double-reed]; Stevan Ognenovski - drum

29:21

("The most beautiful and the most difficult Clarinet Concerto of all time." All parents believe their children are the prettiest.)

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622 (1791)

Arranged by Tale Ognenovski

Tale Ognenovski - clarinets, Stevan Ognenovski - drum

38:21

(What would Mozart do? Why, transcribe his masterpiece for two clarinets and drum, that's what.)

Tracks 3-4 (rec. 2005)

Tale Ognenovski: Mozart & Ognenovski Clarinet Concertos

Independent Records, IR37223

Where to buy CDs featured on today's show:

Kyoto Imperial Court Music Orchestra - CD Universe

Shahmirza Morâdi - CD Universe

Tale Ognenovski - CDBaby