Oboe Concerto No. 3 (Handel)
Introduction The beginning of the concerto.The '''Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor''' (HWV 287) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo, possibly in 1704-1705, when he was still in Hamburg. It was first published in Leipzig in 1863 (from unknown sources) in which it was described as a work from 1703.No other source for the work is known. Other catalogues of Handel's music have referred to the work as HG xxi, 100; and HHA iv/12,3.A typical performance of the work takes around ten minutes.
Movements The work consists of four movements:
See also * Handel's concertos
References Note: the Grove 2001 edition incorrectly marks this concerto as HWV 303.