Lukas Foss: "Oboe Concerto"
Oboe Concerto
Moderato
Andante (on a Sicilian Folksong)
Moderato, Allegro
Lukas Foss
Born: August 15, 1922, Berlin, Germany
Died: February 1, 2009, New York, New York
Instrumentation: Chamber Orchestra
Composed: 1948
Arranged: WIlliam E. Rhoads, 1952
Duration: 20 minutes
Lukas Foss’ Oboe Concerto was composed in 1948 for solo oboe and chamber orchestra. Much like its contemporary, the Richard Strauss Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra, the winds of the chamber orchestra function much as soloists themselves. A student of Hindemith’s while at Yale University, Foss is known for his Neo-Classical style, and this concerto is no exception. The gorgeous second movement is based on a Sicilian folk song, featuring the theme first in an opening clarinet solo, and later in the, oboe in a rhapsodic, cadenza-like ending.
- Nancy Ambrose King
Lucas Foss, Concerto for Oboe, arr. William E. Rhoads
Temple University Wind Symphony, Emily Threinen, conductor
Meghan Woodard, oboe
Lucas Foss, Concerto for Oboe, I. Moderato - Allegro
Prague Chamber Orchestra, Kypros Markou, conductor
Nancy Ambrose King, oboe
Lucas Foss, Concerto for Oboe, II. Andante (On a Sicilian Folk Song)
Prague Chamber Orchestra, Kypros Markou, conductor
Nancy Ambrose King, oboe
Lucas Foss, Concerto for Oboe, III. Moderato - Allegro
Prague Chamber Orchestra, Kypros Markou, conductor
Nancy Ambrose King, oboe