More than Mozart

Abstract

This paper is a brief look at three pieces in the modern oboe repertoire that are not necessarily classified as popular recital/concert pieces. The chosen pieces are J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings in C Minor, Maurice Ravel’s Sonatine pour piano arranged for oboe and piano by David Walter, and Antonio Pasculli’s Fantasia sull’opera ‘Poliuto’ di Donizetti. All three are played, but not typically have related pieces more commonly played: the Bach “double concerto” normally brings to mind the Concerto for Two Violins, the Ravel is originally for piano solo and the Pasculli has a sister piece more often played – Fantasia sull’opera ‘Favorita’ di Donizetti. The paper addresses brief histories, advantageous qualities the chosen pieces possess and challenges they present. The paper serves as a defense of the three “B-list” pieces. It accompanies a recording of a live recital of the three pieces.