Instrumentation and Movements
The concerto is scored for oboe solo with an orchestra of 2 flutes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings.
The concerto consists of three interconnected movements and lasts around 25 minutes:
- Allegro moderato
- Andante
- Vivace - Allegro
Read more about this topic: Oboe Concerto (Strauss)
Famous quotes containing the word movements:
“All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people.”
—Adolf Hitler (1889–1945)