Jeffrey Beyer

The three woodwind sonatas of Camille Saint-Saëns for oboe, clarinet and bassoon were composed in the final years of his life. In his mid-80s and knowing that he did not have much time left to live, h...

The Weihnacht-Sonatine ('Christmas Sonatina') of Carl Reinecke is a charming piece in three distinct sections, perfect for use during the Advent and Christmas season. Originally composed for violin an...

Without a great body of repertoire by the most famous composers, it is neat to know that this Romance is the only piece that Edward Elgar composed for a solo wind instrument with orchestra. Composed i...

Six vocal works arranged for alto flute and piano by Jeffrey Beyer, including: Ave Maria (Johann Sebastian Bach/Charles Gounod), A Chloris (Reynaldo Hahn), Apres un reve (Gabriel Faure), Pie Jesu (Gab...

Franz Strauss (1822-1905), the father of the composer Richard Strauss, played horn in the Bavarian Court Opera orchestra for more than 40 years and composed a number of repertoire pieces for the horn....

Franz von Vecsey (1893—1935) was a Hungarian violinist and composer, quite well-known throughout Europe despite his rather short life. Most notably, the Violin Concerto of Jean Sibelius was dedicated...

These six arias from Gioacchino Rossini's beloved opera 'The Barber of Seville' were first arranged for two bassoons in the 1820's by French bassoonist François-René Gebauer. During this time, Gebauer...

Georg Philipp Telemann's (1681-1767) Gulliver Suite, was composed only two years after the first publication of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels in 1726. In the suite, Telemann embraces Swift's sat...

Twelve Duets, K. 487, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arranged for C Flute and Alto Flute by Jeffrey Beyer. The Twelve Duets were originally composed for Horn by Mozart in 1786 in Vienna, Austria. Believe...

The second of his three ballets, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky finished the score for 'The Sleeping Beauty' in 1889 and it was premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre on Janua...

Laudamus Te from 'Gloria' by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged for Flute (or Alto Flute), Clarinet (Bb or A), and Piano, by Jeffrey Beyer. A unique arrangement that is particularly suitable for performances a...