Concerto For Two Oboes In C Major Op. 7 #11

J. C. Pepusch's Concerto F Major Op.8/I for 2 Treble Recorders 2 Flutes (Oboes Violins) and Basso Continuo (2 Tr-Rec 2 Fl (Ob Vn) & bc).

In a letter dating from 1777 Mozart reported to his father from Mannheim that Johann Baptist Wendling principal Flautist of the famous Mannheim Orchestra had been approached by a wealthy Dutch businessman by the name of De Jean who was prepared to pay 200 gulden for three easy flute concertos and four flute quartets for his own use. Mozart accepted the commission. By the day before the Dutchman left Mozart had delivered only three of the quartets andtwo concertos for which he had been paid 964 gulden. The composer who was himself being pressed by his father to continue his own journey to Paris with his mother was full of excuses writing back to Salzburg on 14 February 'It is not surprising I have been unable to finish them for I never have a single hour's quiet here...Moreover you know I become quite powerless when I am obliged to write for an instrument I can't stand.' There is more than a hint of disingenuousness in Mozart's words for this was the height of the period during which he was being distracted from his work by his new-found love for the Mannheim singer Aloysia Weber. (He ultimatelymarried her sister Constanze.) If Mozart's dislike of the Flute was as great as he claimed there are few signs in the Flute Concerto No.1 in G major particularly in the expressive central Adagio ma non troppo. The outermovements are an Allegro maestoso and a concluding Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto. The work is scored for two oboes (replaced by flutes in the Adagio) two horns and strings. This Great Performers' Edition is edited byJames Galway.

The Easy to Play series has been so stupendouly successful and we are delighted to present another book in the series!Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor was the only concerto the composercompleted. It is one of his most popular works and among the most popular of all Piano concerti. The second Adagio movement is a lyrical movement in D-flat major which leads directly into the third last movement. The enduringpopularity of Grieg's Piano Concerto has ensured its use in a wide variety of contexts and made it a favourite of audiences everywhere.The concerto was originally scored for 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2Clarinets in A and B flat 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in E and E flat 2 Trumpets in C and B flat 2 Trombones Tuba Timpani and Strings but is now available in easy-to-play (Grade 3-4) solo Piano arrangement!

OBOE CONCERTO EDITION : STUDY SCORE INSTRUMENTATION : 2 OBOES AND ORCHESTRA CATALOGUE OF WORKS : HWV 315 NUMBER OF PAGES : 28 SERIES : EULENBURG MINIATURE SCORES

OBOE CONCERTO EDITION : STUDY SCORE INSTRUMENTATION : 2 OBOES, BASSOON, STRINGS AND BASSO CONTINUO CATALOGUE OF WORKS : HWV 313 NUMBER OF PAGES : 38 ARRANGER : SADIE, STANLEY SERIES : EULENBURG MINIATURE SCORES

EDITION : STUDY SCORE INSTRUMENTATION : ORGAN, 2 OBOES, BASSOON AND STRINGS CATALOGUE OF WORKS : HWV 307 DATE OF COMPOSITION: 1743 DURATION : 14' NUMBER OF PAGES : 36 ARRANGER : WILLIAMS, PETER SERIES : EULENBURG MINIATURE SCORES

EDITION : STUDY SCORE INSTRUMENTATION : ORGAN, 2 OBOES, BASSOON AND STRINGS CATALOGUE OF WORKS : HWV 311 DATE OF COMPOSITION: 1749 DURATION : 9' NUMBER OF PAGES : 32 ARRANGER : WILLIAMS, PETER SERIES : EULENBURG MINIATURE SCORES