1st movement of Vivaldi’s Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461. Performed by Hans Peter Westermann with Giorgio Fava conducting the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca.

bachsweets:

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
Sonata No.2 in G Minor ZWV181: IV. Allegro


Heinz Holliger, oboe
Maurice Bourgue, oboe
Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
Jonathan Rubin, lute
Klaus Stoll, double bass
Christiane Jaccottet, harpsichord

facepalmmozart:

Oboe [ca. 1700, Netherlands, possibly by W. Beukers]

leadingtone:

Saint-Saëns - “Le lever da la lune” (“Moonrise”)
No. 1 from Mélodies sans paroles for oboe and piano 
Bart Schneemann, oboe
Paolo Giacometti, piano

(photo by Arve Johnsen)

leadingtone:

Penderecki - Capriccio for oboe and strings (1964)

3rd movement of Vivaldi’s Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461. Performed by Hans Peter Westermann with Giorgio Fava conducting the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca.

2nd movement of Vivaldi’s Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461. Performed by Hans Peter Westermann with Giorgio Fava conducting the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca.

1st movement of Vivaldi’s Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461. Performed by Hans Peter Westermann with Giorgio Fava conducting the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca.

1st movement of Vivaldi’s Oboe and Bassoon Concerto in G Major, RV. 541.

Hans Peter Westermann, oboe

Sergio Azzolino, bassoon

with Giorgio Fava conducting the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca.

No, oboes sound like ducks, bassoons sound like grandfathers!

But don’t worry, the bassoon (and oboe) is loved by many. Hopefully your classmates will see the light some day.

mysteriousmusic:

Bill Douglas—Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano: 1. Bebop Cantabile

Peter Cooper, oboe; Yoshi Ishikawa, bassoon’ Bill Douglas, piano

 This work was commissioned by the International Double Reed Society for its 36^th Annual Conference.  The trio received its world premiere performance at the conference in 2007.

(via bandnerdsgonewild)