This study focuses on the oboe and examines the programming and performance concepts of two concert programs, analyzing how works from different historical periods and styles showcase the oboe’s expressive capabilities. The first concert features works from the Baroque to the twentieth century, including Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Oboe Concerto in B-flat Major, Kalliwoda’s Morceau de salon for Oboe and Piano, Poulenc Sonata for Oboe and Piano, and Hummel’s Introduction, Theme and Variations for Oboe and Piano, highlighting melodic fluidity, lyrical expression, and technical versatility through solo and chamber music formats.

The second concert spans the Baroque to the mid-twentieth century, presenting Bach’s Oboe Concerto in D minor, Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major, Albinoni’s Concerto for 2 Oboes and Piano in D Major, Saint-Saëns’ Oboe Sonata in D Major, and Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto in A minor. These selections demonstrate the oboe’s timbral range, soloistic charm, and potential for chamber music interaction. Both programs balance historical depth, stylistic diversity, and emotional layers, guiding the audience to appreciate the oboe’s tonal beauty and artistic value across different eras.

The First Recital Program

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Oboe Concerto in B-flat Major, Wq. 164

I. Allergretto

II. Largo e mesto

III. Allegro moderato

Jan Křtitel Václav Kalliwoda: Morceau de salon for Oboe and Piano, Op. 228

Intermission

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe and Piano

I. Elégie：Paisiblement modéré

II. Elégie：Paisiblement modéré

III. Déploration：Très calme

Johann Nepomuk Hummel：Introduction, Theme and Variations for Oboe and Piano Op. 102

Adagio - Theme - Variations - Tempo di Valse - Alternativo

The Second Recital Program

Johann Sebastian Bach: Oboe Concerto in D minor, BWV 1059R

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Presto

Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major, Op. 70

Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck (Adagio)

Rasch und feurig (Allegro von brio)

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni: Concerto for 2 Oboes and Piano in D Major,

Op. 9, No. 12

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Allegro

Intermission

Charles Camille Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166

I. Andantino

II. Ad libitum - Allegretto - Ad libitum

III. Molto allegro

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto in A minor

I. Rondo Pastorsle-Allegro moderato

II. Minuet amd Musette-Allegro moderato

III. Finale [Scherzo] -Presto