Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata, Op.166

Includes accompaniments for:

1. Andantino

2. Pastorale

3. Molto Allegro

3. Molto Allegro (practice)

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These high-quality piano accompaniment tracks help make practising more effective and enjoyable! They are recorded by a professional accompanist and can help you keep in tune and in time, as you play along to the piano part for this work.

Saint-Saëns' oboe sonata was one of the last pieces he composed in 1921, the year of his death. The work was Saint-Saëns' effort to expand the somewhat neglected repertoire for the oboe, and to demonstrate its versatility. The movements are not in a standard order for a sonata, instead they increase in tempo as the sonata progresses, save for a pair of ad libitum sections in the second movement. Today the sonata holds an important place in the repertoire of many oboists.

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3 click-beats set pulse at beginning

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Spread piano chords at beginning and end of movement - pauses between each chord to allow time for oboe solos.

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2 click beats at beginning to set pulse

This practice version slows down the quicker sections of the 'performance' track above, by around 15-20%. It is included for free with that version if selected.