Oboen Bibliothek

Pierre Danican-Philidor was a member of the highly respected Danican family of French musicians. He played the oboe, flute and viol and was a member of several orchestras. In the years 1717 and 1718 h...

Throughout his career the Austrian composer and musicologist Hans Gál (1890-1987) wrote a number of operas, orchestral works, concertos and vocal pieces, and during the latter part of his life he conc...

Heinz Holliger, more than any other oboist, has been a unique driving force in the development of 20th-century oboe playing. This early sonata for oboe is nevertheless more than just a tour de force a...

Solo for Oboe was composed as a compulsory piece for this year's ARD music competition. The virtuoso aspect does not dominate the music, however, as the cantabile potential of the instrument is brough...

The Hungarian composer István Szelényi (1904-1972) studied composition with Zoltán Kodály and later taught at the Conservatoire of Budapest. He wrote primarily chamber and piano music. His hitherto un...

Even though the Frankfurt composer Kurt Hessenberg (1908-1994) made a lasting impression, especially by his sacred choral music - his motet 'O Herr, mache mich zum Werkzeug deines Friedens' forms part...

In his new composition for oboe and harpsichord, Enjott Schneider deals with the 'circulus vitiosus', the vicious circle. The 'circulus' describes a fast whirling circular motion in rondo form which i...

In his new composition for oboe and harpsichord, Enjott Schneider deals with the 'circulus vitiosus', the vicious circle. The 'circulus' describes a fast whirling circular motion in rondo form which i...

Hummel's Vocalise is available in different editions (each with piano accompaniment) and, following 19th-century tradition, is conducive to breath phrasing, confidence in intonation and the methodolog...

Although I never had any 'official' lessons with him, Heinz Holliger has become and will always remain a lifelong teacher to me. And we have developed a friendship that started 10 years ago, in Davos,...

In his oboe cycle Anno Schreier composes a time travel of different Medea receptions. The six laments refer to each other in a kind of series of variations, and in doing so they also absorb influences...

Both the Concertino and the Notturno are formally still strongly influenced by the characteristics of the Baroque suite. The melodic line and the harmonic structure, however, already point stylistical...

Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians.Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporar...

'My oboe concerto was created in 2009 and consists of the three parts Elegy, Duets and Finale con Epilogue which are played without a break. In the solo part, I wanted to express all tonal and technic...

Piano reduction with solo part

The bestselling novel 'Sinuhe the Egyptian' by the Finnish writer Mika Waltari was the source of inspiration for the Finnish pianist, composer and conductor Olli Mustonen. In this piece which closely...

The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grade 6)

For his 80th birthday Heinz Holliger presents the oboe world with five precious miniatures. Con slancio, which is lyrical and melodic for the most part, takes the performer to the most virtuoso playin...