Concert and Contest Woodwind Music

The circumstances in which these poetic Soiree Pieces (thus their original title) came into being are quite surprising. In 1949, Dresden was seized by violent political turmoil that

Carl Nielsen's Fantasy Pieces for oboe and piano were composed in 1889/90. Having just gained a position as a violinist in the Royal Danish Orchestra, Nielsen had already experienced success with

The composer and violin virtuoso Johann Stamitz not only established the world-famous Mannheim school in the 18th century but is known among clarinetists above all for presumably being the first to present

From among Reinecke's abundant oeuvre, a very few works have from the beginning maintained their position in the concert repertoire. First and foremost among these is the Flute Sonata op. 167 with the

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was highly successful in his lifetime, but many of his more than 100 works are forgotten today. His duo sonatas for string or wind instruments, however, continue to enjoy great

The Romance for a melodic instrument and piano was a very popular genre in French salon music of the nineteenth century. Saint-Saens also wrote several such pieces for violin, cello, and horn. His only