Divertissement, op. 58 - OB/PN

Divertissement, op. 58
for oboe and piano
by Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda (Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda) (1801-1866) -  Bohemian/Czech composer, conductor and violinist

Kalliwoda was first and foremost a highly gifted violin virtuoso, but he also wrote several memorable works for oboe at a period in music history during which composers had almost completely abandoned the oboe as a solo instrument. Originally written for oboe and orchestra, the Divertissement has until now remained unpublished and was assumed lost. But owing to a recent discovery of a complete set of parts for the piece, oboe repertoire is now enriched by the presentation of Kalliwoda's significant work of the early Romantic period.

Edited by Hansjorg Schnellenberger and Piotr Trubinov.