Peter Bree
Peter Bree initially worked for some years as a teacher of English at secondary schools in Amsterdam, before being appointed oboist with Dutch radio (NOS), where he played in the Metropole Orkest.
He later concentrated mostly on concert and chamber music, making many radio and CD recordings: compositions dedicated to him of, among others, Edmund Rubbra, Abel Ehrlich, Jan Koetsier and Ruud Bos, and the complete oboe sonatas of François Devienne that he edited and published together with Dr Bernard Rose (Magdalen College, Oxford) [1].
He also gave recitals in Amsterdam (Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw) and France (Institut Néerlandais, Paris, 1979; Festival de Palluau-sur-Indre).
Dr Bree suffered a stroke in mid-2017, and after the sudden and unexpected death of his best friend and companion Jur Zandbergen on Christmas Eve 2017 he more or less retired from public and musical life.
[4] – with conservatoire chamber orchestra and flautist Leo Samama (Fasch Oboe & Flute Concerto), 1975 (D&S 6810.765) – with soprano Christine Harvey (Bach), 1975 (Mirasound SGLP 6121) – with Chr.
Zangvereniging Jubilate Deo, Woudenberg (Handel, Mendelssohn), 1978 (STH Records MC 8227; re-issued on CD as SNT-CD 8158) – with Telemann Ensemble (Telemann), 1981 (CRCI 180542; re-issued on CD by Etcetera Records KTC 1083) – with organist Jaap Zwart Jr (Marais, Rheinberger, Handel, Koetsier, Pierné), 1981 (CRCI 180541) – with pianist Jan Slothouwer (Louis Andriessen), 1981 (Phonogram/BFO 6814.482) – with pianist Paul Komen (Rubbra, Britten, Grabert, Röntgen), 1981 (CRCI 180550; re-issued on CD by Etcetera Records KTC 1074) – with pianist Paul Komen (Andriessen, Jacob, Britten, Koetsier, Grovlez, Bos), 1982 (CRCI 180620) – with Wegenbouwkapel Nederland (Ted Huggens' Treble Concerto), 1983 (Mirasound 20.5080; re-issued on CD by Eurosound ES 46.950 CD) – with Roderick Shaw, fortepiano (Devienne Sonates), 1990/91 (co production Bayerische Rundfunk / Etcetera Records) (Etcetera Records KTC 1084 / KTC 1106, re-issued together as KTC 2506)[5]
