Nielsen, Carl

Beschreibung

FM 485                                            Partitur & Stimme

Nielsen, Carl
Selected Solos
arr. by Robert Rainford for Oboe & Piano

- Folketone (from Five Piano Pieces Op. 3)
- Dukke-Marsh (from Six Little Pieces Op. 11)
- Prelude No. 1 (from Smaa Praeludier Op. 51)
- Alfedans (from Five Piano Pieces Op. 3)
- En lille langsom Vals (from Six Little Pieces Op. 11)
- Aebleblomst (from Six Songs Op. 10)

Carl Nielsen is now widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer; he was also a skilled conductor and violinist. He was brought up on the island of Funen by his parents, who were both skilled amateur musicians, and he soon demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. While his early music was inspired by late Romantic composers like Brahms and Grieg, he soon started to develop his own style, first experimenting with progressive tonality, and later diverging even more radically from the standards of composition still common at the time. As a result, it was some time before his works were fully appreciated, even in his home country. Nielsen has now firmly entered the international repertoire, and his music is ever more frequently performed, particularly in Europe and the United States, with interest growing in other countries too. Nielsen is especially admired for his wind music, including a wind quintet, and concertos for flute and clarinet. In his home country, this opera Maskarade and a large number of his songs have become part of the national heritage.
This volume is designed to give younger oboe players access to the music of this most intruiging composer, and was inspired by his Fantasy Pieces Op. 2. They are drawn from his piano pieces, and songs, and aim to give a flavour of the Fantasy Pieces with less of the technical difficulties.

Robert Rainford studied music at Durham University before embarking on a career as a freelance musician and Music teacher in the North West of England. Playing and teaching wind instruments, as well as piano and double bass, has given him an invaluable insight into the technical issues of the different wind instruments.
A member of the National Flute Orchestra, Preston Flute Group and Casual Sax Quartet, Robert is an active musician and his arrangements have been played world wide by a variety of different ensembles.