The title really ought to come in quotation marks, for of the five works that Alexei Ogrintchouk plays on his first solo recording for BIS, only one, the Adagio from the Sinfonia of the Easter ...
In 1945, a corporal in the U.S. army (and oboist) visited Richard Strauss at his home and asked him if he had ever considered writing an oboe concerto. The old man declined. Six months later - aged 81 ...
Throughout November, we're focusing on woodwind and brass instruments. From fabulous flutists to top-notch tuba players, we'll introduce you to some of the leading performers on the scene.
Gonzalo X. Ruiz — well known to Bay Area audiences through his long-standing involvement with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — is among the country’s great Baroque oboists, and this lovely and ...
This is the first Vaughan Williams symphony in Mark Elder's English music series with the Hallé, and it's interesting that he should choose the one work among the nine that was both its composer's ...
Mozart's Oboe Concerto in C K314, performed on an instrument full of helium, because of course. Yesterday clarinettist Emil Jonason introduced something very, er, interesting: Mozart's Clarinet ...
From principal oboist Mary Lynch’s reedy mastery to the politely timed coughing of its die-hard patrons (a mini-explosion between movements), the Seattle Symphony holds an eternal soft spot in my ...
The oboe is one of classical music’s quirkiest instruments. And an oboe trio? — Now, that’s even quirkier. “People always thought we were a little crazy, but having fun has always been our main goal,” ...
In 1945, a corporal in the U.S. army (and oboist) visited Richard Strauss at his home and asked him if he had ever considered writing an oboe concerto. The old man declined. Six months later - aged 81 ...
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