Music Minus One Oboe-These oboe sonatas by Pepusch and Telemann are great Baroque pieces for any oboist and are perfect training ground for the instrumentalist looking to learn ensemble playing. Classic trio sonatas of their age they utilized a background of flute and basso continuo - a semi-improvised accompaniment commonly carried out by both a harpsichord and a viola da gamba the two instruments serving as a full bass line supporting the other instruments. The oboist is here afforded a wonderful opportunity to play this beautiful music in association with the wonderful Rameau Trio. Not too difficult these pieces are perfect for the intermediate oboist or for the beginner looking toward amoderate challenge. Listen to and study master oboist Virginia Brewer performing with the Trio then you take your place with this group for one of the most marvelous experiences in chamber music - the Baroque trio sonata. Includes a printed guide to period ornamentation complete with musical examples. Performed by Virginia Brewer oboe Accompaniment: The Rameau Trio: Jean Antrim flute Jocelyn Chaparro harpsichord Fortunato Arico viola da gamba

Music Minus One Oboe-The E-flat Beethoven quintet is a wonderful example of Beethoven at his best. Beautiful sonorities in one of the great classics of chamber music. The Andante is especially beautiful with an almost perfect integration of all the instruments.

Teleman â?¢ Handel â?¢ Vivaldi-Three Baroque oboe concert in three different styles all of which brilliantly display the oboe's capabilities as solo instrument in the Baroque form. Includes a high-quality preinted music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist; then a second version with the orchestral accompaniment minus the soloist. Peformed by Earl Schuster oboe Accompaniment: Classic Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Emanuel Vardi.

Virtuoso Douvas of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra continues the Oboe Classics series with these wonderful advanced-level solos on oboe. These cover the range from Baroque (Handel) to Twentieth Century Modernism (Hindemith) and includes two virtually unknown Romantic Era 'Solos de Concert' by Stanislas Verroust. A magnificent collection and a tremendous opportunity to advance to the highest levels of achievement. As a special bonus this album includes a separate book containing the rare piano accompaniments to the Verroust 'Solos de Concert.' Includes a complete solo part printed on high-quality ivory paper annotated with performance suggestions and a compact disc with completeversions (with soloist) followed by piano accompaniments to each piece minus the soloist. Also includes a bonus book of piano accompaniments to the Verroust Solos de Concert. Performed by by Elaine Douvas oboe Accompaniment: Erik Nielsen piano

Internationally renowned oboe soloist and orchestral musician John Winstead plays the demo tracks for this book/2-CD pack which includes 14 classical favorites: Larghetto from Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto in C Minor · Allegro from Telemann's Fantasia III · Allegro Guisto Grave and Allegro from Vivaldi's Concerto in F Major · Pan Phaeton Niobe Bacchus Narcissus and Arethusa from Britten's The Six Metamorphoses After Ovid · and Stehe Still Im Treibhaus and Träume from Wagner's Wesendonch Lieder Suite.