Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Oboe Concerto in A minor

This concerto was written in 1944, for the oboist Leon Goossens and was first performed in Liverpool that year, the scheduled London premier having been cancelled due to German bombing. This performance is by Robin Canter, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd. Referring to the closing bars of the third movement, the Vaughan Williams scholar, Dr Michael Kennedy, said of this work: "Very little of VW's music is nostalgic, but here he seems to be yearning for some lost and precious thing. Characteristically, he has put what are some of his most intimate longings into a work which has generally been overlooked. For a few bars the veil is torn aside." Most listeners will be able to identify the bars Dr Kennedy is referring to.

[@jerrytolley4473]

It is that piece of England that is no more, that place just around the corner, yet out of reach. Occasionally when visiting those small country towns you can sometimes feel it’s echo in quiet corners. It’s place of less urgency of peace and true goodwill.

[@chrisarchard2009]

Well said mate, quite accurate really 😊

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Further to my comment below of 4 years ago, and after writing to the Director of BBC Proms, this concerto was included in the 2022 Prom program. A victory for the little guy.

[@sleepylagoon1310]

I have yet to hear a Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS piece that I did not love. He takes my soul to a beautiful place of contentment! I want to 'jump into' the piece and absorb every nuance, aaah!

[@LizbethPlenty]

Well said. This is me too. Reminds me of the peaceful parts of this world, it does exist. All the best

[@EHagen10]

Ditto! Of course, I feel the same way 'bout Aaron Copland.

[@markdeal7458]

I can totally understand but give the opening of his 4th Symphony a try and you'll have to add an exception to the rule. It is ANYTHING but, as you say, "a beautiful place of contentment".

[@andreistoriei2050]

@@markdeal7458 It's still good music, of course, just wildly different

[@jplaut08]

My Beloved and I would lie together, holding hands and listening to this beautiful music with our eyes closed…the best way to enjoy music with someone you love. He introduced me to all of this composer’s music…it brings back so many beautiful memories…

[@530mick]

I haven't listened to this in a while, and it's so nice to come back with fresh ears and hear little nuances that I didn't remember from before...I got so very homesick listening tonight... next year I will come home for a visit! Thanks Colin!!

[@RayDickson-fs9wj]

It's impossible to resist its sheer beauty. It truly is a gorgeous piece.

[@jamestaylor6493]

Wihtout doubt the most underrated composer.

[@juanitaduncan5522]

So lovely when I heard this rendition on the radio this morning at our local classical station. I had to park and listen to the rest of it. Almost late for work. :)

[@TheMarcHicks]

As an oboist myself, I can honestly say I absolutely love this piece.....though it is a *nightmare* to learn how to play!!!

[@RalphDratman]

+Marcus Hicks When I first heard a recording of this piece, my thought was that surely only that particular oboist and that particular conductor could possibly make it sound as it did. The music seemed utterly unique and personal.

[@justanotherpiccplayer3511]

I love this piece so much and have always wanted to play it, so I've been playing the oboe for about a month now and can play most of the first movement! :D

[@bluejupiter100]

@Ralph Dratman: It was written, I think, with Leon Goossens in mind, whose virtuosic ability RWV was well acquainted with. So, yeah, you're absolutely right. Good observation!

[@bluejupiter100]

That finale is gorgeous. I hope you are able to perform it one day. One of my favorite RVW works.

[@TheMarcHicks]

The finale is by far the hardest. I believe its in 3/4 time, but 1 beat to the bar.

[@mohammedakram4529]

This piece of music is for restoring the soul. I imagine a peaceful landscape with stone cottages , streams, grass so green, the breeze and scent. Tarka the otter , Far from the Madding crowd. Thank you Mr Williams.

[@kathyreiners6833]

I love his music

[@jantyszka1036]

The view across Morecambe Bay to the Lake District fells at sunset...

[@jackarcher7495]

I was in attendance a year or so ago for a performance of the Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto by the Cleveland Orchestra, with Sir Andrew Davis conducting and the CO's Principal Oboe, Frank Rosenwein, soloist. While I thought I was pretty familiar with RVW's music, I didn't know this piece at all, and fell in love with it that night. I bought a recording of it within days, and have played it often. A thank you to the Cleveland Orchestra for introducing it to me, and to Maestro Davis, Mr. Rosenwein, and the players for making it unforgettable.

[@pamberry6354]

Thank you Colin, for reminding me that out of the fear and misery of war and plague...art erupts.

[@MegaJanuary2011]

Oboe is a magical instrument that fills the heart with beauty !

[@bluejupiter100]

No argument here!

[@MichaelWilliams-ow9ue]

Tamer Elmessiry unfortunately it only fills the heart with beauty after the 10th year of practice or so :(

[@fsterling1367]

I would emote that you are correct, were it not for my belief that music, a poem, a passionate reflection on "how things were" expressed in whatever medium one encounters, recollections stored deep the core of one's investments is revivified through such renditions.

[@esterhudson5104]

Michael Williams 😆

[@984francis]

It's also a harsh mistress. Not many can cope.

[@molossergirl2]

My favourite composer of all time! He encompasses everything that is related to this Sceptred Isle. He transcends time and space with his ethereal pieces of pure genius and evokes such feelings of nostalgia for a time that once was and will never be again. “This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,--This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.” William Shakespeare

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

What an absolutely superb comment!! Probably one of the very best I've ever read on You Tube. The Shakespeare epitomizes it. FANTASTIC!

[@jd-bl3gf]

Thank you!

[@vintagebrew1057]

Everything in a nutshell👏👏👏

[@HuggyMackay]

The music shall return to us. We are in a horrible pandemic, but it will not last for ever.

[@grahamwevans9383]

Your sentiments are shared by so many of us! This Devine, beautiful music just reeks feelings of love and nostalgia.

[@williamdonahue6617]

RVW composed some of the most beautifully serene music ever written. It always takes me to a peaceful place.

[@NamaDejigas]

I hope that every human soul loves the land of their birth as I surely do. R V W is my favourte British composer.

[@treck87]

Magical, dreamy score of music by a master.

[@JuanMoreOnce]

Just a general thank you, Colin. A large playlist of RVW seems to be the cure for what ails me this evening.

[@271250cl]

Good to hear than Juan!

[@kathyreiners6833]

This music is for all beauty in life

[@heterosectional]

This sure beats rap crap and whatever else is on the "shit parade" nowadays. HAW! Thanks you Colin. And thank KZbin.

[@alexkije]

Like his Sea Songs.

[@jackarcher7495]

RVW left me cold when I was young, but now I can't get enough of him. Music you mature into, perhaps?

[@alancat2705]

R.V.W. is an absolute master of English music .I love all of his music , but this has a special place !...it's where I can drift off and recall my early childhood again !

[@steveblack3010]

The last few minutes are, honest to God, the best minutes of music ever penned!

[@Hclambake]

Agreed - totally beautiful - from 15:50 on, the music is phenomenal. Beyond beautiful.

[@Nonpeon]

Gustav Mahler's ADAGIETTO Symphony 5 ain't too shabby either...

[@steveblack3010]

@@Nonpeon well, we could on and on I suppose!

[@Nonpeon]

@@steveblack3010 Agreed. Similar to this piece and Lark Rising is Grieg's DEATH OF ASE. I tend to like pieces that hearken me back to ancient Rome, or when nature seemed bountiful. Also Debussy SIRENES...

[@steveegallo3384]

@@Nonpeon -- Yah...m'Mannnn! And also, Pescetti's Emotional Colossus of Mascagni "Ratcliff's Dream" at kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Dap4JojdV-abM

[@tomkent4656]

Surely Nostalgia is in the ear of the beholder, so to speak.

[@bretthess6376]

Outstanding music and photography.

[@ana8gonzalez]

Words really can´t explain my love for this piece

[@pianomanhere]

I love this piece.. One of the most pleasant, lyrical, oboe concertos of all time.

[@danielhowe7362]

I absolutely adore all pieces of music by RVW but this wonderful creation holds a special place in my soul! The sense of urgency is vibrant but when the Oboe is still, the serenity is bewitching and special!

[@kathyreiners6833]

I love this music

[@stephensanford7399]

Absolutely my favorite piece of music, period. Such emotion in my soul when listening to this grand piece of mastery! May it be played for a thousand years to new listeners who will be deeply appreciative of such timeless work from a master composer!

[@duanemoses9571]

Beautiful, bright and lovely. Thank you for posting this beautiful piece of music.

[@susannahscheller2015]

Thank you very much for posting this online, it has quickly become one of my favorite orchestral pieces in the history of music.

[@tobiashume6040]

Très belle musique, belles photos, ça donne envie d'aller en Angleterre

[@winstonsmith9533]

There's nothin ng like the early 20th Century British composers! Knocks my socks off!

[@brianthompson2089]

This upload is sonically and visually stunning! I am discovering the genius of RVW.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Vaughan Williams‘ music is out of this world. It's like my soul is being sucked away

[@histoman4]

Those snow scenes evoked memories of when I lived in Sussex after a few days over Christmas of heavy snowfall. We were situated high up, and the view over east Sussex was what you showed. Beautiful.

[@tigerarmyrule]

Beautiful timeless England in music.

[@micheleo49]

c'est extraordinairement beau et parfait

[@robertmarsh3588]

Lovely piece of music. By an amazing coincidence I was at Scotney Castle today which features in the video.

[@romanokhan5276]

Se non fosse per gli archi, direi che questo è oramai jazz.

[@salgoudsamoht]

thank you very much for honouring the wonderful musical legacy of el Maestro Ralph Vaughan Williams with your excellent videos. it is a genuine pleasure to hear and see such ennobled efforts as produced by yourself, and the musicians who continue to champion one of the most brilliant musical minds of the 20th century. muchas gracias y saludo desde Tokio.

[@steveegallo3384]

@salgoudsamoht -- ......exactamente....y desde Acapulco tambien!

[@ToastedCigar]

Vaughan Williams is one of my favorite composers, if not the favorite. I listened to this piece all the time, when I was walking by the nearby lake last summer. It really fit the mood very well.

[@steveegallo3384]

Fellow -- But was it an actual English lake? Greetings from San Agustinillo!

[@kokonssp]

what a gentle oboe sound! and it seems that the orchestra and the oboe are whispering.

[@liegesaboya33]

I ve been hearing this song for months. So beautiful ❤️ Thanks a lot Robert Glasper

[@evanofelipe]

Thanks Colin, I love this and really appreciate your skills compiling and presenting this piece that incidentally was first performed a year before I was born.

[@DieFlabbergast]

A wonderful montage of photos and paintings!

[@sonicsnap1173]

So lovely! This is my favourite Vaughan Williams work. Thanks for the upload and for the beautiful pictures which work perfectly with the music!

[@bettewoodland1157]

Thank you for this Colin. Vaughn Williams music perfectly encompasses the beauty of England and the beauty of England makes the heart ache.

[@fredlindsey8266]

It's an extremely beautiful piece of oboe music, very relaxing to listen to.

[@donaldbarrett4454]

After a lifetime of being surrounded by American film composers, VW has a special place in my heart. I can't think of anyone to whose music I'd rather listen.

[@JohnSmith-gi5ok]

I am not musical, was not brought up with classical music, and never listened to it. I decided I had to introduce myself to it, and this was the first CD I randomly purchased (never heard of VW either). I thank god I did, as it instilled, not just an appreciation, but awe. I now have quite a wide ranging collection. I often think that had my young self not got this first but got the second CD I randomly chose, I would never have pursued it any further. The second CD was Webern - which baffled and bored me. I still cannot 'get' that to this day

[@malcolmosman6111]

Webern was a very brave choice - even for classical music enthusiasts!

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

John Smith - I came at classical music as an adult too - although I do remember being played Fingal's Cave (by Mendelssohn I think - Hebridean Suite ?) by my headmaster at primary school and listening to Peter and the Wolf too. But it was a crappy hit single in the 1980's - Hooked on Classics - which really lit my enthusiasm. I bought every track on the single and have never looked back. If you like VW do you also like George Butterworth and Malcolm Arnold? You might try Lennox Berkeley - his Sonatina for treble recorder is wonderful although it is often played on flute it was written for recorder. Jill Kemp has recorded it and also Dan Laurin (two superlative recorder players)

[@mtrainier68]

I learned about the joys of classical music while driving to a mountain rescue operation with a friend. He had a cassette copy of "The Planets'. I was hooked for life. When I learned of the vast works of RVW I was in Heaven.

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Dear John, Wow, what a new world you could be opening up. VW is a fantastic start but there is literally an ocean of music out there. The Webern was a mistake at this stage though. Please, please listen to Gustav Holst's Planets Suite. That's what started me off many years ago and I never looked back. I wish you years and years of enjoyment. P.S. I now have over 15,000 pieces of classical music in my library, from medieval to current day.

[@dennisvoss1183]

Thank you! Our symphony orchestra stages this piece tonight, and your post allowed me to hear it a few times so that I could appreciate the performance properly.

[@brianthompson2089]

This is a magical experience! Thank you for uploading.

[@MikeDial]

Thanks to this channel, I've bought two box sets by Vaughan Williams, one with all his symphonies, one with all this movie music, and two separate CD's of his music. Unfortunately, I don't have this piece yet, so thanks for posting this.

[@Nonpeon]

I have REDISCOVERED this magical piece after not previously understanding who'd composed it. Oh happy day!!! Just so happens to be a lovely evening near dusk scene here in Rome, a city whose parks' monuments seem to capture the timeless theme, the subtext of this piece. Now back to my script...SIGH

[@Paul49Giloi]

Truly beautiful and relaxing. Thank you, Colin, for posting so many wonderful musical contributions to YT.

[@remixuereb]

Nous sommes au coeur de la musique elle même avec Vaughan Williams. Et ce hautbois palpite et raisonne au plus haut point dans notre écoute admirative. C'est comme un chant de l'âme qui se déverse depuis le coeur et qui nous parle directement.

[@kenmannes2612]

Thank you for posting this muti- faceted gem, play so beautifully by the orchestra and the marvelously talent oboeist. Wonderfully interpreted by the conductor!

[@pietervanschalkwyk442]

I love this so much and play it almost every day. It quenches the thirst for calm reflection in the madness of modern life, taking me to that other place where my soul is able to revitalize.

[@mohammedakram4529]

I agree with you.

[@SoundPeaceLover]

I had to replay the first few minutes over again. The beauty is a spectacle. 0:49 just, fantastic.

[@taylorinmon9323]

I just started oboe last month and dang, is it a lot of work. But I do not plan on stopping, and listening to magical pieces like this affirms that more and more. Maybe this is a wierd observation, but doesn't this concerto just breathe? It sounds like its alive.

[@271250cl]

Yes, it's very beautiful, isn't it? An oboe-player friend of mine says it's very difficult, though, so you'll have to practice hard. Do you know Richard Strauss's concerto? I'm sure you do but in case you haven't heard it , do give it a try.

[@AlexSmith-kr5jd]

I've been playing for 11 years now, and while it is the hardest thing I've ever done, you'll never regret it when you have moments when your oboe speaks through you. Whenever I listen to this piece, I picture the oboe as a bird, just flying through a countryside

[@adamalty7503]

Taylor Inmon that's champion news!

[@Hanklerfishies]

It sounds like pastoral England to me. It's a breathtaking piece and I wish you the best of luck!

[@jacobsalomon5820]

The R. Strauss oboe concerto was written for an American army captain who was an an amateur oboist. So it should not be that difficult, as far as Strauss goes. (Though he does tend to go far in that direction :-) Total aside: This was as a return favor to the captain for not allowing his soldiers to trash Mr. Strauss's home as they raided the city. (I think that was Berlin.) I don't recall where I saw this tidbit; the jacket of the CD I have gives a different story, not entirely contradicting the above.

[@chriscoates5427]

The country scenes sit so well with this lovely work by RVW. One of many he wrote. I always recall country England when listening to his music

[@neilshepherd487]

When you consider what Shostokovich was composing in wartime Russia (symphonies 7 & 8), the Vaughan Williams 5th Symphony and this Oboe Concerto is even more amazing.

[@pauloarantes4270]

schönes Konzert und sehr schön gespielt

[@WilcoG]

Your photos are gorgeous. I've had this piece on CD for years. I love it!

[@brucewalter606]

How can I thank you, Colin? Your choice of pictures is as exquisite as the music, which seems to me nostalgic in far more places than the closing bars of the third movement.

[@271250cl]

Glad you enjoyed it, Bruce and thanks for taking the time to respond..

[@markwaterman6350]

Glorious RVV!!!!

[@dhirajshah4933]

I enjoy this piece during summer evening. It's just a blissful experience.

[@michaelgreen9094]

Thank you so much for replying, Colin - no reason to be abashed : I was redecorating and thought I'd add some lovely English landscape to my walls to remind me of the ( far too short ) time I spent there on leave when I was stationed in the former West Germany in the earl 80's. There is nowhere my beautiful! I appreciate greatly what you do!

[@271250cl]

Many thanks, Michael.

[@HuggyMackay]

As I expected. So English and charming.

[@mizofan]

lovely, big thank you- fine images too and of several places I know :)

[@sgu00dir]

New to RVW, only know the hits so to speak. Interesting to find the same musical motifs and themes in the rest of his music. Love it

[@josephryan9230]

Great work, as always, Colin!! I think RVW would be pleased with the images you've chosen to reflect the physical and cultural environment that his music is drawn from. I particularly appreciate pictures of the built environment, the English architecture and small towns/villages from over the centuries, that simply doesn't exist here in America.

[@271250cl]

Thanks Joseph. It's great know that people like like yourself enjoy what I do.

[@badeneunson561]

Transcendent...right up there with Lark and Tallis and Pilgrim, Act 1

[@billwagstaff9986]

Thank God on this planet we have always had wonderfull creative people who could write music to take us away from all the stresses and problem's that surround us all ways. I can forget about Trump brexit and all the world's conflict's however selfish this may seem Thank God for Music.

[@lenteach]

I couldn't agree more with your statement. but not all music lends itself to escape from human existence. especially modern music,which I find to be very stressful and unpleasant. Mozart is,in my opinion,the height of the sublime in music.Mozart's own life was full of joy and exhuberance.He epitomizes man's search for perfection and harmony while the music of Stravinsky seems to do the opposite.The Rite of Spring is not aimed at man's better self.It connects to the many conflicts that exist in our troubled souls.So,if you are selective about "music" and choose carefully,you can relieve the storm and stress of human daily conflict and find some solace in your waking hours.Just watch out when you fall asleep and your unconscious and repressed thoughts and feelings comes to the surface.

[@bluejupiter100]

There's lots of 20th century music that is, IMO, sublime and serene, See certain works by Barber Copland David Diamond, Piston, etc. And also more recent composers like Arvo Part and Henryk Gorecki. John Adams' "Simple Tones in Common Time" is a gorgeous contemplative piece and so is "Old and Lost Rivers" by Tobias Picker. If you want a gorgeous piece by Stravinsky that a bit more genteel than Le Sacre, try Pulcinella. Or find your own. I love Mozart, too, but there's lots more there. Peace.

[@veroniquegiraud624]

How did you find this peaceful place? Must be a Russian bot seeks out any reference to Great One and prints in BIG CAPS stale BS.

[@k.hendrickson8735]

Bill, I'm an old Boomer and have been weened on rock and R&B. Believe me, there are treasures among the massive quantities of rubbish in R&R. I've found them. They of course do not pretend to be in the arena of classical; but treasures just the same. Now, the comment about Trump. Really? Why? Trump is not the cause of your problems. The continuous assault by mainstream media who HATE him with a toxic passion for being an 'outsider' is the real problem. They're repressive hate mongers. Mr. T is a problem solver, plain and simple. He earnestly loves the US. Ask yourself: If you had billions of dollars, a trophy wife, lovely hard-working children, and a dream life, would you quit that to take on the hardest job in America, to be hated and reviled by every news outlet, and ill-mannered liberals? I certainly wouldn't. The elite leftists who control Wash. DC do NOT want problems solved! They want to continue being rich Lords of America to a mass population of ignorant serfs. Things are not what the media suggests. I hope you read the book 'Ship of Fools' by Tucker Carlson. He lifts the skirt of nasty little American elitists in a most informing way.

[@slothostpUL]

@@k.hendrickson8735 Bill, he said nothing about Trump in his posting. We, of course, know that our "president" is a self-proclaimed, proud lying, racist sexual pervert. But these attributes should not take away from the fact that this is a beautiful piece of music, devoid of any thought of politics.

[@alexclipston8120]

I was in a war zone and I can only say listening to Vw has always calmed me the lark ascending was one of the first pieces I had heard if I am ever sad or missing a loved one I listen to Vw and my troubles feel far away

[@gerardbegni2806]

A very nice concrto in a general pasoral mood, with a technically complex but musically clear solo part, and a wise wrting of the orchestral part.

[@Ron239]

"Very little of VW's music is nostalgic"? Is he kidding, ALL of VW's music is heavily, heavily nostalgic.

[@swanner95]

Just makes me wish his generation, as well as those that followed, had spent their time trying to write music as English in spirit as this as opposed to fight two world wars.

[@en0by]

A major component of RVW's artistic project was the evocation of collective memory and shared experience. This objective is inherently nostalgic.

[@markchapman6800]

Much of RVW's music is like that, but not all. The war-like 4th and 6th Symphonies, and the alien landscape of the Symphonia Antarctica aren't exactly nostalgic for the most part.

[@davebarclay4429]

@@markchapman6800 I agree. SOME of RVW's music is nostalgic but the eerie 3rd "Pastoral" Symphony, the fearsome 4th and the glacial, blood-chilling 6th are about as un-nostalgic as you can get.

[@carlosgomes2783]

The Piano Concerto 'nostalgic'? Don't think so. And the "Song of Thanksgiving" written at the end of WW2 is as much a warning not to let it happen again as it is a message of thanks for deliverance. VW's work is far too diverse for generalisations.

[@-RM-]

My favorite piece from my favorite composer.

[@EduNauta95]

Most of the piece is iterative and demode, but the final 3 minutes are the stuff of legend, a historical musical peak!

[@stevennewton1342]

One of my favourite RVW pieces, the first meovement is sublime

[@stevennewton1342]

Steven Newton *movement

[@billwagstaff9986]

Beautiful I love this it's become one of my favourites thank you as always Colin.

[@JamesVaughan]

Lovely performance.

[@WaftyHippyLass]

Thanks for posting this - it's lovely.

[@letturaadaltavoce]

Thanks for all music and photos

[@nightpuppett1]

lovely, thank you sir.

[@MichaelVanderosen]

Such a lovely piece ! ...tonight first time listened...and posted on my FB page and shared with the Ralph Vaughan Williams Public group... thanks Colin!

[@271250cl]

+Michael Vanderosen Glad you like it, Michael. The last mvt especially is something special, I think.

[@MichaelVanderosen]

+Colin Yes indeed!

[@RalphDratman]

+Michael A Vanderosen Years ago I heard this piece on the radio and was immediately captivated by it. Even now it seems like a secret island in music to me, a Narnia or a Neverland, only known to a few souls who chanced to reach its shores.

[@MichaelVanderosen]

+Ralph Dratman Hi Ralph... I agree... I'm sure we'll both continue our magical relationship with this enchanting piece! :-))

[@JamesVaughan]

+Michael A Vanderosen Vaughan Williams, not Vaughn-Williams.

[@kenmannes2612]

Truly magnificent and stimulating so.....Thank you so much for posting, Colin. A great post.

[@julianheath2718]

One of my all-time favourite RVW pieces - great accompanying images too. Thanks, Colin.

[@271250cl]

Glad you enjoyed it, Julian.

[@unclemikedavis4210]

The oboe is the clown of the orchestra and as such puts so much depth of sound to make it the most beautiful instrument of it's kind for telling a story.As a double reed instrument it's one of the hardest to grasp.Those that dew make it a wonderful sound like no other.The oboe is truly the heavenly flute.

[@RalphDratman]

+uncle mike davis I don't understand what you mean by "the clown of the orchestra."

[@271250cl]

+Ralph Dratman I'm sure Mike can speak for himself but I suspect he's referring to the oboe's comic possibilities - the duck-like sound it can make when it wants to. Vaughan Williams doesn't exploit that quality in this concerto, I think.

[@paulybarr]

+uncle mike davis It is traditionally the bassoon, not the oboe, that has been given a comedic role- Stravinsky's Petroushka and the main theme of Dukas''The Sorcerer's Apprentice come immediately to mind.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

+Paul Barrett I believe they're quite often used together to produce the quacking sound, actually

[@RalphDratman]

Paul Barrett Also Peter and the Wolf

[@zekemorgancomposer2010]

Such an overlooked work but one of my favorites.

[@FriendofRamblinJack]

Heaven............... thank you, Colin

[@kvattkin]

I've always loved Ralph Vaughan Williams music there's just something about his music

[@carlclayton2190]

Beautiful- I keep revisiting the first part 😬 it’s amazing

[@billwagstaff9986]

As usual the music and pictures of English landscapes compliment each other superbly. Thank you Colin

[@271250cl]

You're very welcome Bill.

[@jowox]

Just what i needed after a hectic working day. Perfect scenery to go along. Thanks for the effort.

[@guillermolopetegui8137]

A great performance! Thanks a lot Colin!

[@danieltapia401]

i searching this piece for along time, i found it, thanks

[@wam44]

Great music & Great visuals. Thank you

[@AEscohotado]

Always precious, Colin. Thank you very much

[@bertcarter6176]

This is a beautiful piece indeed.

[@lejayarielle3877]

So moving musical composition and handsome landscapes. Gratefully yours. Respects +Colin

[@GregWaters]

A beautiful piece and great contribution to the oboe and orchestra literature.

[@gavingaming123]

The images match the music so well. His music captures the countryside and a yearning for another time. Thanks for sharing. GD

[@lacsapoboe]

j'aime ce concerto;merci pour ce partage