Application repertoire
Concertos and excerpts to be recorded for application to RSPO Orchestra Academy 2024/25.
Flute
Mozart Concerto in G major, mvt I up to bar 149 without cadenza, mvt II up to bar 37 without cadenza
Poulenc Flute Sonata, mvt II, on piccolo
Orchestral Excerpts
Ravel Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2, the big solo up to the d# trill
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, mvt IV, rehearsal number 63 (flute solo) until end of the mvt
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, the staccato solo (bar 338 until the end)
Oboe
Mozart Oboe Concerto, mvt I, bar 1–97 and mvt II, bar 1–50
Plus the cadenzas from both movements.
Orchestral Excerpts
Brahms Violin Concerto, mvt II, from beginning to bar 32
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, mvt I, from beginning to rehearsal number 5, no repeat
Clarinet
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, mvt I (exposition)
Orchestral Excerpts
Shostakovich Symphony No. 9, mvt III bars 1–50
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, the last solo (bars 474–492) in mvt I
Bassoon
Mozart Bassoon Concerto, mvt I, bar 32–71 and mvt II, bar 6–26
Orchestral Excerpts
Shostakovich Symphony No. 9, beginning of mvt IV until bar 27 of mvt V
Mozart The Marriage of Figaro, overture (version Orchestra Probespiel)
Horn
Mozart Horn Concerto No 4 KV 495, mvt I, until bar 132 and cadenza
or
Strauss Horn Concerto No 1, op. 11, mvt I
or
Neuling Bagatelle
Orchestral Excerpts
(All excerpts can be found on Hornprobespiel.de)
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, mvt III, bar 83–98, horn 4
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, mvt I, first excerpt, horn 2
Beethoven Symphony No. 7, mvt I, first and last excerpt, horn 2
or
Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, horn 1 beginning and horn 3 solo until high c
Violin
Mozart Violin Concerto No 3, 4 or 5, mvt I up until the recapitulation with cadenza
Orchestral Excerpts
Strauss Don Juan, bar 1–62 (beginning to 13 bars after C), violin 1
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, mvt II, beginning to two bars after rehearsal number 34 / E, vlolin 1
Viola
Stamitz Viola Concerto in D major, mvt I exposition with cadenza of your choice
or
Hoffmeister Viola Concerto in D major mvt I exposition with cadenza of your choice
Orchestral Excerpts
Rossini La gazza ladra, Overture, from bar 88 up to first beat of bar 151
Brahms Symphony No. 4, mvt IV, bars 40–80
Mahler Symphony No. 10, mvt I, bars 1–15, 69–80 and 104–111
Strauss Don Juan, bars 1–36 and 50–66
Cello
Haydn Concerto in D major, mvt I, bars 1–77 and cadenza
Orchestral Excerpts
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, mvt V, bars 292–317
Brahms Symphony No. 3, mvt III, poco allegretto bars 1–39
Double Bass
Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in D major (orchestral tuning), mvt I with your cadenza of choice
or
Vanhal Double Bass Concerto (orchestral tuning), mvt I with your cadenza of choice
Orchestral excerpts
Mussorgsky (Ravel's Orchestration) Pictures at an Exhibition, Samuel Goldberg and Schmuyle, beginning until bar 8
Mozart Symphony No. 39, mvt I, bars 40–97
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, mvt I, rehearsal number 22 up to four bars after 26
Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Scherzo, bars 14–127