Kevin Sutton wrote:

>This evening I heard for the first time that there is a lost oboe concerto
>by Beethoven.  I have read tons of bios and articles on LvB but have
>never heard of this piece.  Anyone have any information?

 From a Beethoven list:

The oboe concerto has been getting a lot of press recently ...
here is an example:

<http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily/5325650.htm>http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily/5325650.htm

You might want to try the following:

<http://www.unheardbeethoven.org/search/search.pl?piece=h12awh4.mid>http://www.unheardbeethoven.org/search/search.pl?piece=h12awh4.mid

<http://idrs.colorado.edu/Publications/DR/DR5.2/beethoven.html>http://idrs.colorado.edu/Publications/DR/DR5.2/beethoven.html

I might add that ASV has recorded this concerto in 2002 with the oboist
Francoix Leleu and L'Orchestre de Bretagne under the baton of Stefan
Sanderling.  It should be released this year.

Bill Blank
http://kernunnos.com (Celtic studies and numismatics)