Originally written for oboe and strings in four movements: Introduzione, Allegro, Siciliana and Allegro Giusto. A standard work in the oboe repertoire.
Edited by master oboist Jared Hauser, this tour de force for oboe should be a standard in any advanced player's library.
My intention in writing Impressions was to present to both the audience and the performers short and simple character pieces, each leaving very contrasting mental images of people, places, or
Commissioned in memory of renowned oboist/pedagogue John Mack, the title hints at how influential teachers shape their students' internal dialogues. Cast in two movements, the first (Ricercare doloroso)
Arranged for 2 oboes and english horn by Heinz Holliger (2020) based on the original piano pieces Op. 31 No. 1 and 2 by Rudolph Ganz (1931).
After decades as a renowned oboe virtuoso, Katherine Needleman was improvising at the piano during the quarantine summer of 2020 when her ideas congealed in a powerful way. Within a week she completed a