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Bach Etudes - Book 1 (English)

for oboe

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J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

The pursuit of a controlled, expressive, reliable oboe playing is similar to the appreciation we have for the interpretation of works by Johann Sebastian Bach. The search for beauty intertwines with the demand for technical reliability while at the same time giving each note its proper weight within a well organized phrase. In these 20 Etudes, Alex Klein leads the modern oboist into an exploration of Bach works, some of them arranged for the first time for this instrument, leading to high performance standards easily applied and expanded to other repertory, styles and eras.

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Preface and commentary

The Preface contains several pages of musical examples, plus opinion on style, articulation and standards. Words with regards to the oboe's evolution since the baroque period, Bach's own arrangements and the importance of his music to modern oboe players utilizing the entirety of their instruments' capabilities.

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All Etudes arranged from
unaccompanied Bach works

Arranged to keys favoring the oboe
and its complete range

Gavotte en Rondeau, after BWV1006
Allemande, after BWV1010
Bourée, after BWV1009
Corrente, after BWV1004
Sarabande Double, after BWV1002

Courante, after BWV1007
Allemanda, after BWV1004 (D minor)
Largo, after BWV1005

Bourée, after BWV1010
Gigue, after BWV1007
Menuet and Trio, after BWV1007
Andante, after BWV1003

Double, after BWV1002

Gigue, after BWV1006

Allemanda, after BWV1004 (F minor)

Allemande, after BWV1008

Allemande, after BWV1007

Courante, after BWV1010

Prelude, after BWV1008

Prelude, after BWV1010

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