Saudades Jobinescas

Nigel Shore’s Brazilian suite for chamber orchestra based on Bossa Novas and Sambas by Tom Jobim. 1. Surfboard2. Insensatez3. Só danço samba 1(afl,picc).1.1.1 – 1.0.0.0 – 2perc – pf –...

Méditation from the opera “Thaïs“

In his beautiful Méditation, Massenet makes use of a chorus to enhance the orchestral colour. This transcription, available in the original (*) or reduced (°) scoring, incorporates the vocal lines into the orchestra to create a homogenous texture. *2.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn...

Concerto on themes from the opera “La Favorita“

The Sicilian oboist and composer Antonio Pasculli, known as the Paganini of the oboe, wrote many virtuoso concertos and paraphrases for oboe and piano. This concerto on themes from La Favorita is perhaps his most well-known. The present orchestration is for oboe and...

Vocalise

In all its many versions, Rachmaninov’s most famous song is a popular concert piece. It is particularly well-suited to the soulful quality of the oboe. solo ob –...

Annen Polka

Previous editions of this Polka are at best virtually illegible, with varying repeats and different versions of the coda. This is a working edition of the original instrumentation. 1+picc.2.2.2 – 2.2.2.0 – timp.3perc –...

Les Patineurs

The Skaters’ Waltz, inspired by the skaters’ rink at the Bois de Boulogne, in a version for chamber orchestra with reduced brass. 1+picc.2.2.2 – 2.2.2.0 – timp.3perc –...