Australian oboist Celia Craig has now released two albums with her record label, Artaria, named for the ensemble she established in 2013. The South Australian label’s self-titled debut came out in 2018 and is now followed by a sequel – Artaria 2.

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The first release saw Craig joined by members of the Artaria ensemble, violinists Elizabeth Layton and Anne Horton, violist Caroline Henbest and cellist Michael Dahlenberg. It’s a beautiful disc of music by Bax, Vaughan Williams, Finzi and Britten. Craig brings a keen, penetrating sound to Arnold Bax’s Oboe Quintet, the strings rising to meet it with a vibrant, folky grit in the opening movement, while the cavorting finale is a delight. There are some exquisite moments in Gerald Finzi’s Interlude for oboe and strings, while a...