Oboe quintet
An oboe quintet is a chamber music group of five individuals led by an oboist, or music written for this ensemble.
Usually an oboe quintet consists of an oboe and string quartet. Pieces for five oboes or five members of the oboe family are uncommon (only two are listed below): double reed quintets are not only rare but almost always include a bassoon.
Of the 105 listed quintets, 35 were composed between 1770 and 1825, none in the next 65 years, 3 between 1880 and 1920, 27 between 1920 and 1980, and 40 since.
The most performed and recorded oboe quintets are probably those by Arnold Bax and Arthur Bliss, who both dedicated their pieces to the British oboist Léon Goossens.
Music for oboe and string quartet
These pieces are for oboe, two violins, viola, and cello unless otherwise indicated.
| Composer | Title | Year[note 1] | Length (min.) | Publisher | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Adam-Ferrero | Homenaje a García Lorca for ob & str qt | 2005 | 8' | NCA | |
| Kalevi Aho | Quintet for oboe & strings [1] | 1973 | 29' | BIS; Finlandia | |
| Richard Arnell | Oboe Quintet | 1944 | 24' | ||
| Jan Bach | Quintet for ob & str | 1958 | 18' | Meadow Music | |
| Sérgio Azevedo | Oboe Quintet | 2004 | AVA | ||
| Robert Baksa | Quintet for Oboe and Strings [2] | 1972 | 18' | Carl Fischer; Presser | Capstone |
| Virko Baley | Orpheus Singing | 1994 | 11' | Cambria; Musicians Showcase | |
| Christian Frederik Barth | Divertissement in G major for ob & str qt | 1820 | MusicaStorica | ||
| Arnold Bax | Oboe Quintet[3][4] | 1922 | 17' | Boosey & Hawkes | Recorded by 9+ labels |
| Howard Blake | Oboe Quintet, Op. 131 | 1971 | 13' | Highbridge Music | |
| Arthur Bliss | Quintet for ob & str, Op. 44, F. 21 [5] | 1927 | 20' | OUP; Masters Music | Recorded by 8+ labels |
| Luigi Boccherini | 6 Oboe Quintets, Op. 45, G. 431-6 [6][note 2] | 1797 | 9 to 11' | Sikorski; Peters | Capriccio; MHS |
| William Bolcom | Serenata Notturna | 2005 | 21' | Presser | |
| Rutland Boughton | Two Pieces for ob & str [note 3] | 1937 | 8' | Hyperion | |
| Frits Celis | Quintetto, Op. 57 [7][note 4] | 1995 | 21' | Phaedra | |
| Friedrich Cerha | Quintet for ob & str qt [8] | 2007 | 17' | ||
| Brian Cherney | In the Stillness of the Summer Wind [9] | 1987 | 16' | ||
| James Clarke | Oboe Quintet [10] | 1992 | 8' | Metier; Composers’ Art | |
| John Cooney | Taking Liberties [note 5] | 1990 | 12' | BMIC | |
| John Corigliano | Aria for ob & str qt [note 6] | 1985 | 6' | G. Schirmer | Albany |
| Lewis Cornwell | Retrospection | 1981 | 6' | AMC | |
| Donald Crocket | Celestial Mechanics [note 7] | 1990 | 17' | CRI | |
| Gordon Crosse | Oboe Quintet | 1988 | 15' | ||
| Bernhard Henrik Crusell | Divertimento in C major, Op. 9 | 1822 | 10' | Sikorski; Peters; Amadeus | Hyperion, Naxos |
| Estércio Marques Cunha | Quinteto para oboé e quarteto de cordas | 1999 | Manuscrito | ||
| Caspar Diethelm | Bucolicon, Op. 202 [note 8] | 1982 | |||
| Antal Dorati | Notturno and Capriccio | 1926 | 13' | Dux; MD&G Records | |
| Georg Druschetzky | Oboe Quintet in C major [11] | 1808 | 13' | Ambroisie | |
| Dorothy Dushkin | Quintet for Amanda | 1956 | New Valley | ||
| Gerald Finzi | Interlude for ob & str qt, Op. 21 [12] | 1936 | 11' | Boosey & Hawkes | Boston; Carlton; Chandos Conifer; Hyperion |
| Christopher Fox | Oboe Quintet [13] | 1995 | 15' | BMIC | Metier |
| Joseph-François Garnier | Quintette concerto en ut majeur | 1790 | 7' | Koch Schwann | |
| Dorothy Gow | Oboe Quintet in 1 movement [14] | 1936 | 14' | Oboe Classics | |
| Stephen Gryc | Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Béla Bartók [note 9] | 1992 | 11' | Opus One | |
| Daron Hagen | Oboe Quintet [15] | 2000 | 17' | Burning Sled | |
| Matthew Hindson | Rush : for ob & str qt | 2001 | 9' | Faber | |
| Gustav Holst | Air and Variations for ob & str qt Three pieces for ob & str qt Op. 2 |
1896 | 3' 13' |
Chandos | |
| John-Paul Christopher Jackson | Passacaglia for ob & str qt | 1993 | 6' | ||
| Gordon Jacob | Concerto for ob & str qt [16][note 10] | 1933 | 23' | Stainer & Bell | |
| Bernhard Kaun | Quintet for ob & str | 1940 | Leeds | ||
| Charles Koechlin | 6 Pieces, Op. 179 [note 11] | 1942 | Eschig | ||
| Rodolphe Kreutzer | Grand Quintet in C major [17] | 1800 | 15' | Boosey & Hawkes | Hyperion; Koch |
| Franz Krommer | Oboe Quintet P VII:12 in C major Oboe Quintet P VII:13 in E flat major |
1790 | 24' 27' |
Naxos | |
| Rolands Kronlaks | Conversion | 2000 | 7' | ||
| Henri Lazarof | Quintet for ob & str qt | 1997 | 15' | Presser | |
| John Anthony Lennon | Myth of Aeolia | 2008 | 10' | ACA | |
| Elisabeth Lutyens | The Fall of the Leafe | 1966 | Olivan | ||
| Andrew Paul MacDonald | Pythikos nomos, Op. 39[note 12] | 1996 | 23' | Centrediscs | |
| Elizabeth Maconchy | Oboe Quintet [18][note 13] | 1932 | 12' | Chester Music | Oboe Classics; Dutton Vocalion |
| David Matthews | The Flaying of Marsyas, Op. 42 | 1987 | 19' | Faber | Metronome |
| Robert McBride | Quintet for ob & str | 1948 | 5' | G. Schirmer; ACA | |
| Darius Milhaud | Les Rêves de Jacob, Op. 294 [19][20][note 14] | 1948 | 17' | Heugel | CPO |
| Richard Mills | Songs without Words | 1998 | AMC | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Lucarelli | Oboe Quintet in C minor, K. 406 [note 15] | 1789 | 24' | IMC | Naxos; Capriccio; Caro Mitis; Amon Ra |
| Gottfried Müller | Quintet for ob & str qt | 1950 | 19' | Küffner & Drechsler | Cavalli |
| Vazgen Muradian | Concerto for ob & str qt, Op. 25 [21] | 1962 | 25' | Crystal | |
| Josef Mysliveček | 6 Quintets for ob & str qt [note 16] | 1770 | [note 17] | ||
| Sigismund Neukomm | Quintet for ob & str qt, Op. 8 in B-flat[note 18] | 1809 | 26' | Amadeus | Pan Classics |
| Páll Pálsson | September Sonnet | 1991 | 9' | Icelandic Music | |
| Gabriel Pierné | Piece in G minor for ob & str qt, Op. 5 [note 19] | 1883 | 3' | Masters Music | |
| Ignace Joseph Pleyel | 3 Quintets, B.280-282 | 1788 | J.A.Offenbach | ||
| Quincy Porter | Oboe Quintet (Elegiac) [note 20] | 1966 | 19' | Highgate Press | CRI (CRL235) |
| David L. Post | Aria for ob & str qt | 1994 | 6' | F.E. Warren | |
| Roger Redgate | Quintet for Oboe and Strings [22] | 2003 | 6' | Metier | |
| Anton Reicha | Oboe Quintet in F major, Op. 107 | 1825 | 26' | Musica Rara | Hyperion; MDG; Pan |
| Tim Risher | Words and Deeds | 1993 | |||
| Aulis Sallinen | Echoes from a Play, Op. 66 | 1990 | 15' | Novello | |
| Gerhard Samuel | Two Moods for ob & str qt | 1997 | LKM | ||
| Peter Seabourne | Soaring [note 21] | 2007 | 17' | ||
| John Shaffer Smith | Quintet for ob & str qt | 1951 | Carl Fischer | ||
| Margaret Sutherland | Serenade | 1953 | AMC | ||
| Toru Takemitsu | Entre-temps for ob & str qt | 1986 | 12' | Schott | Telarc |
| Joan Tower | Island Prelude | 1989 | 10' | G. Schirmer | Naxos |
| Antonín Tučapský | Oboe Quintet | 1997 | |||
| Mark-Anthony Turnage | Cantilena | 2001 | 11' | Onyx Classics | |
| Robert Ward | Quintet for ob & str qt | 2005 | 19' | Albany | |
| Donald Wheelock | Ten bagatelles | 1972 | 9' | King's Crown | Albany |
| John Woolrich | Oboe Quintet | 1998 | 20' | Faber | |
| Anton Wranitzky | 3 Quintets in C, G minor, F [note 14] | 1800 | |||
| Paul Wranitzky | 6 Quintets for ob & str, Op. 1 | 1789 | André [2] |
Other settings
| Composer | Title | Year | Length (min.) | Publisher | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos van Amelsvoort | Quintetto I[note 22] | 1994 | 10' | Donemus | |
| Rob du Bois | Chansons pour appâter les chéiroptères [note 23] | 1975 | 8' | Donemus | |
| Théodore Dubois | Oboe Quintet in F major [note 24]) | 1905 | 28' | Silvertrust | ATMA Classique |
| Anton Eberl | Quintuor Brillant in C, Op. 48[note 24][note 25] | 1790 | 23' | CPO | |
| David Froom | Quintet for Oboe, Strings and Piano | 1991 | 17' | Arabesque | |
| Peter Golub | Quintet for Oboe, String Trio and Piano | 2010 | |||
| Franz Anton Hoffmeister | 6 Notturnos (Quintets) [23][note 26] | 1780 | 14' to 22' | Tudor Records | |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Quintet in G minor, Op. 39[note 27] | 1923 | 20' | Delos; Capriccio; Cambria | |
| Johann Samuel Schroeter | Quintet 1 in C [note 28] | 1780 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Years in italics are estimates, which may be off by more than a decade.
- ^ #1-5 in G, F, D, A, and E-flat major, and # 6 in D minor.
- ^ Entitled 'Somerset Pastoral' and 'The Passing of the Faery'
- ^ The oboist also plays the English horn
- ^ Winner of the RPS Composition Prize 1991. Revised in 1999
- ^ Composer's own adaptation from the 4th movement of his 1975 Oboe concerto
- ^ Commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
- ^ Alternatively for oboe, horn, violin, viola and cello
- ^ Later arranged for oboe and string orchestra
- ^ In 1935 arranged for oboe and string orchestra as his "Oboe concerto No 1
- ^ Transcribed by the oboist Lajos Lencses. Originally 14 pieces for oboe and piano
- ^ The oboist also plays the English horn and oboe d'amore
- ^ Receive the Daily Telegraph chamber music prize in 1933
- ^ a b For oboe, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
- ^ For oboe, violin, two violas, and cello. This is a transcription (a.o. by the oboist Humbert Lucarelli) of Mozart's String Quintet No. 2, which was the composer's own arrangement of his earlier Serenade No. 12 for Winds
- ^ In B-flat, D, F, C, Ar, and E-flat major.
- ^ There is one undated manuscript in the Biblioteca Comunale in Treviso
- ^ Written to be played by either oboe or clarinet.
- ^ Composer's arrangement; originally for oboe and piano
- ^ Porter's last major work; written for the oboist Robert Bloom
- ^ Originally for oboe and piano, in 2003 transcribed for oboe and piano quintet; piano dropped in 2007
- ^ For 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, English horn, and heckelphone
- ^ For oboe, 2 oboe d'amores, and 2 English horns
- ^ a b For oboe, violin, viola, cello, and piano.
- ^ Published posthumously in 1808, but thought to be an early work [1]
- ^ For oboe, violin, two violas, and horn or bassoon.
- ^ For oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass
- ^ For oboe, violin, viola, cello, and clavichord
References
- ^ Aho Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Baksa Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Bax Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Bax oboe quintet program notes
- ^ Bliss Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Boccherini Oboe Quintets at allmusic.com
- ^ Celis Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Cerha Oboe Quintet at Doblinger Music Publishing
- ^ In the stillness of the summer wind at the Canadian Music Center
- ^ Clarke Oboe Quintet at James Clarke website
- ^ Druschetzky Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Finzi Oboe Quintet at the Petrucci Music Library
- ^ Fox Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Gow Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Hagen Oboe Quintet at Daron Hagen website
- ^ Jacob oboe quinte at Gordon Jacob website
- ^ Kreutzer Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Maconchy Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Milhaud Oboe Quintet at the Chicago Chamber Musicians website.
- ^ Milhaud Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Muradian Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Redgate Oboe Quintet at allmusic.com
- ^ Hoffmeister oboe quintets at allmusic.com.
Sources
- Oboe Quintets at all music.com
- Oboe Quintets at the Petrucci Music Library