Talisker
Where Sea Meets Skye
C611 Cover
Oboe Trio: 2 Oboes and Cor Anglais
Elizabeth Aitken
Catalogue number: C611
ISMN: 979-0-57081-611-8
Former catalogue number: PP551
Previous Publisher(s): Phylloscopus Publications
Price: £9.95
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Talisker is a four minute evocation of a small beach on the West coast of Skye, Scottish Highlands.

“A figure appears on Talisker Bay Beach and gazes around. Instinctively he hears the melody of the sea. For a few moments he watches the waves – slow and deliberate ones, little ‘pushy’ ones, and a ‘giant’ that rumbles up the sand, threatening his toes. Then comes a wave which seems to dribble on for ever, at which point it starts raining. Making his way slowly off the beach he takes a last look round and turns his back on Talisker – which in response calls after him, spelling out its name in Morse code.”

This evocative tone poem was written for the oboe ensemble called “The Coos”.

Sarah Hamilton as recorded Talisker. Here’s a short excerpt: