Madam Laschanzky is a mystery, and so is her Oboe Concerto in B Flat Major. Her nationality, dates (late 18th century?), and first name are only a guess at this point. I found the parts (there was no score despite my looking very hard) for this concerto in several places on the internet, though the hard copies are in a library in Germany. They were handwritten, potentially in Madam Laschanzky's hand, or someone else's--it is really anyone's guess. Since the parts were full of all types of errors and inconsistencies, I have done my best to correct them in a compelling way. The parts sold here required quite a bit of restoration, "filling in the blanks" and "letting go of the Urtext," if you will--lovingly done, if not intelligently and authentically so.

This piece, an oboe concerto by a Baroque woman composer, is fully under the control of an early high school oboist, someone who could play the Marcello Concerto. I would grade it a 4 or 5 based upon the scale the Maryland Music Educators Association has put forth with other repertoire for their Solo and Ensemble Festivals.

This three-movement work runs between eight and ten minutes in length. The piano reduction and oboe solo part can be heard in a performance by the restorer/editor/arranger here.

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At the request of clarinetists, I have a set of parts identical to the oboe version, but with the solo instrument as Clarinet in B Flat. Editions for English horn and Oboe d’Amore involve altered string parts in the key of G major. Rehearsal tracks in G Major are not yet available, but forthcoming, so you will have to select “no” in order to purchase those for now.