Nielsen: Fantasy Pieces, op. 2 for oboe and piano

Code: JP1037
ISMN: 979-0-3019-0282-0

Carl Nielsen, born to a poor house painter, came to be one of Denmark's greatest composers, taking his inspiration from the folksongs, dances, legends and landscapes of his homeland. An early work, the Fantasy Pieces for oboe and piano, opus 2, was completed in 1890 and received the first public performance in 1891. Nielsen described the pieces saying: "The first slow piece gives the oboe the opportunity to sing out its notes quite as beautifully as this instrument can. The second is more humorous, roguish, with an undertone of Nordic nature and forest rustlings in the moonlight." Approximate duration: 5:45.