Something familiar, but perhaps with a twist. Many of us are used to playing some of these arrangements with creative instrumentations, and usually on modern instruments.
I always love listening something I have performed or am going to perform, performed in its most original format. Oboe players have an interesting challenge of presenting our repertoire which is rooted deeply in the baroque and classical style periods. Though I do not play a period instrument (I have tried, and it was pretty hairy ;)) I think there is something extremely valuable in applying baroque performance practice to a modern performance on a modern oboe.
Plus... its just lovely to listen to a great baroque group like this. Everything suddenly seems so much less complex, and the "air" of the movement really comes through- that is to say, it gives the audience a strong feeling or impression. Just beautiful.
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