Carl Nielsen: Fantasy Pieces Op.2: Oboe: Instrumental Work

paperbound-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 successwith his String Suite Op. 1 both as a composer and as a conductor. Several sketches and autographs bear witness to his intensive work on these contrasting pieces for Oboe which were to appear in 1890 as his Opus 2.The twomovements Romance and Humoreske are dedicated to the oboist Olivo Krause who played in the royal orchestra. His beautiful tone and virtuosic technique probably played no small part in the fact that these miniatures by the?young talented composer? took the public and critics by storm at their first performance in March 1891.

Juvenilia Et Addenda - The Carl Nielsen Edition Vol. IV/1 Carl Nielsen was a Danish musician conductor and violinist widely recognized as his country's greatest composer. Nielsen is especially noted for his six symphonies his Wind Quintet and his concertos for Violin Flute and Clarinet. In Denmark his opera ‘Maskarade’ and many of his songs have become an integral part of the national heritage. Contents: Chamber MusicPolka for Violin; Duet for Violins; Romance for Violin and Piano in G Major; Romance for Violin and Piano in D Major; Sonata for Violin andPiano; Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for Violin Cello and Piano; Quartet for Two Violins Viola and Cello in D Minor; Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 9); Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 10); Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 11); Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in G Minor; Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Sharp Minor; Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in B Flat Major; Trauermarsch for Two Violins Viola and Cello'Piano PiecesTwo Character Pieces; Norwegian Folk Dance; Andante; Piano Piece; Peasant Dance; Allegretto; Add. 22; Minuet; Add. 24; Andantino; Add. 26; A Little Piano Piece'CantataCantata for The Commemoration Of P.S. KrøyerArrangementsPrelude to 'Snefrid' for Piano; 'Snefrid' for Recitation and Piano Quintet; 'Elves' Dance' From 'Sir Oluf He Rides -'; 'Dance of the Handmaidens' from 'Hagbarth and Signe' for Piano; 'Canto Serioso' for Cello and Piano; Dances from 'Aladdin' for Piano; Excerpts from 'The Mother' for Piano; 'A Fair And Lovely Land' for Brass; Cantata for The Centenary of The Polytechnic College for Reciter Male Choir Strings and Piano; Counterpoint Exercises; Two Part Fugue (Add. 38); Two Part Fugue (Add. 39);

Romantic Pieces from Scandinavia for Flute and Piano-LUX NORDICA que l´on pourrait traduire par aurore boréale est un recueil qui porte bien son nom. En effet de nombreux compositeurs scandinaves ont écrits une quantité considérable de pièces où prédominent l´élégance des motifs le plaisir del´interprétation et de l´écoute la mise en valeur du timbre.Sommaire: Romance Op. 26 (Svedsen Johan) Intermezzo (Grieg Edvard) Novellette from Aquarellen (Water Colors) Op. 19 N° 9 (Gade Niels) Old Melody - 'Alte Weise' Op. 89 N° 2 (Sinding Christian) Humoresque from Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 N° 2(Nielsen Carl August) Romance in E minor Op. 30 (Sinding Christian) Last Spring from Elegiac Melodies Op. 34 N° 2 (Grieg Edvard).