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With it's roots in ancient Greece and Rome, the oboe has evolved from the rustic medieval shawm and the French Baroque hautbois to become the modern instrument we know today. Italian composers provided the first works befitting of it's expressive nature, and ever since, great writers such as J.S. Bach, Handel and Mozart have been inspired by the instrument's unique, emotive qualities, using it as a medium for some of their most beautiful and delicate melodies. With an equal ability to shine in a chamber setting or to rise above an orchestra, and it's distinctive timbre, expressive character and versatility, the oboe continues to be an inspirational and joyful instrument.

1. Bach, Johann Sebastian - Classical Composer 2. Oboe Concerto in C Minor, ach, Johann Sebastian - Classical Composer 3. 1. Oboe Concerto in C Minor, I. Allegro Albinoni, Tomaso Giovanni - Classical Composer 4. Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9, No. 2 5. 2. I. Allegro e non presto 6. 3. II. Adagio 7. 4. III. Allegro 8. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 271k / K. 314 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Classical Composer 9. 5. Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 271k / K. 314: III. Allegro 10. Oboe Sonata, FP 185 Poulenc, Francis - Classical Composer 11. 6. Oboe Sonata, FP 185: I. ?l?gie: Paisiblement 12. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, Handel, George Frideric - Classical Composer 13. 7. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 287: IV. Allegro 14. 3 Romanzen, Op. 94 (version for oboe and piano) Schumann, Robert - Classical Composer 15. 8. 3 Romanzen, Op. 94: No. 3. Nicht schnell (version for oboe and piano) 16. Oboe Concerto in A Minor, RV 461 Vivaldi, Antonio - Classical Composer 17. 9. I. Allegro non molto 18. 10. II. Larghetto 19. 11. III. Allegro 20. Oboe Concerto in D Minor Marcello, Alessandro - Classical Composer 21. 12. I. Andante e spiccato 22. 13. II. Adagio 23. 14. III. Presto 24. Concerto No. 1 in C Major for Oboe and Orchestra Besozzi, Carlo - Classical Composer 25. 15. Oboe Concerto No. 1 in C Major: III. Allegretto 26. Oboe Concerto in C Major (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas) Benjamin, Arthur - Classical Composer 27. 16. Oboe Concerto in C Minor (after Cimarosa's Keyboard Sonatas): III. Siciliana 28. Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166 Saint-Saens, Camille - Classical Composer 29. 17. Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166: III. Molto allegro 30. Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Classical Composer 31. 18. Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370: II. Adagio 32. 19. The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumble-bee (arr. for oboe and piano) Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich - Classical Composer