Juozas Rimas Jr: >After the addition of the new pieces, > > http://www.mp3.com/JuozasRimas > >the site of a Lithuanian oboist Juozas Rimas, now boasts a truly unique >repertoire: Mozart, Pergolesi, Sibelius, Albinoni, Debussy, Telemann, >Martin (Swiss, contemporary), Martinaitis (Lithuanian, contemporary) and >De Falla. Most of the pieces are neither dedicated for the oboe, nor >played on it by anyone else. You're welcome to visit the site and freely >listen to the recordings online or download the mp3s. Thank you! May I too encourage you to visit the site and listen if you have not already done so? Even short mp3 extracts convey the warm strength and vital originality of this extraordinary oboist, and his rich sound is made perhaps even more apparent in that we are used to hearing some of the music he plays on quite different instruments .... the Mozart, for instance, is surprisingly a passage from K172 ... If you don't know Martinaitis, Juozas Rimas provides a brief but excellent introduction to him The warm, vital energy of Juozas Rimas had already impressed me when I heard his interpretation of Balakauskas's Concerto for oboe, harpsichord and strings. I hope that this well-balanced piece with its strong melodic lines and occasional shimmerings will one day be issued on CD. Perhaps Juosaz Rimas Jr has the necessary information? Juozas Rimas gives a strong, sensitive interpretation of Julius Juzeliunas's Litanies for oboe solo on a CD entitled Lithuanian New Music Year / Lietuviu Naujiosios Muzikos Metai which can be obtained from the Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre. Ref.: LMIPC CD 004 http://www.mic.lt E-mail: [log in to unmask] Five other Lithuanian composers including Balakauskas and Kutavicius make up the "New Music Year" and the musical 'adventure' is most rewarding. Regards, Christine Labroche