One important work, the Strauss Concerto, was helpful with my choice of accompanying instruments; just a wind octet plus strings."
[1] The work is scored for solo oboe and a small orchestra comprising two flutes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, and strings.
Rebecca Franks of The Times wrote, "The solo line strolls in as if it had just turned a corner to join us; it later simply disappears like a bird flying high up into the sky.
The work finishes as unassumingly as it starts: three oboe calls followed by three string chords that fade into the distance.
She nevertheless added, "But the nostalgia runs away with itself: between echoes of early Vaughan Williams and Richard Strauss, there's precious little space left for Weir's own voice.