Author: oboeidaho
Date: 2007-12-05 11:57
Are you doing this just for your own gratification and fun, or do you hope to take auditions someday? This actually will make a difference in what you decide to play.
If you are just having fun, I would try something you have a CD of, especially if it is a slower tempo, so you can play along with John Mack or Ray Still (or whomever). I find it way more fun if you can hear the orchestra, and that is cheaper then getting those Music Minus one kinda CDs.
If you want to audition, John Ferrillo's book (as mentioned above) is terrific and has everything for first oboe auditions, although the most asked for 2nd duets (probably the Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn and Bartok Concerto for Orchestra) only have the first part. As he states in his book, Le Tombeau de Couperin and La Scala are on most auditions, but they are harder excerpts. I like to start my students playing them in high school, just so they are familiar with them, even at a slower tempo. A variation of Tombeau is available as a Ravel etude in the Vade Mecum, mine is on page 171. Be aware that it starts in a weird key, but if you start about 1/2 way through that's the real(ish) thing.
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