kjt

This is an excellent topic, Ed.

I guess for me, the pieces I consider self-defining are not actually the ones I've performed the most (or even necessarily the best). They are the ones that I can't help but keep revisiting in my own time alone, even if I don't have a performance pending, as they reflect my inner desires and needs in music. These are the pieces too for me that have provided the most personal, emotional impact at performance time--the pieces where I get so involved in the music that I forget there is an audience. Here are my biggest hitters so far:

Hvoslef: Tromba Solo
Friedman: Solus
Henderson: Variation Movements
Turrin: Two Portraits
Ewazen: Trio
Chaynes: Concerto
Desenclos: Incantation, Threne et Danse
Fischer: Concerto in C (for oboe)
Hummel: Introduction, Theme and Variations (for oboe)

-keith