 The Oboe BBoard
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Author: Thomas.
Date: 2006-11-23 03:05
This is from the CD of Bart Schneemann's recording of the Lebrun concerti:
"There weren't a whole lot of brilliant pieces written for the oboe in the second half of the 18th century. As a matter of fact, the oboe's stock was going through a minor recession: because of all the changes in the demands of colour and expression made at that time, the oboe was at a disadvantage. Concert halls were becoming larger, and orchestras were expected to put out more decibels: 4 first violins became 6, 6 first violins became 8. Eight first violins became 10, and let's not even talk about the second violins, violas, and basses! But in the back row of the orchestra there was still one lonely oboe, one flute, and one bassoon all who had to stand up against that big army of strings: and so there was a lot of experimentation with the bore of the wind instruments in order to achieve a higher tuning and a larger volume. You can guess the results: not many brilliant solo oboists around. And a lack of virtuoso oboists meant, in turn, that nothing much in the way of high-quality oboe concerti was being written: in a period where individualism and thus virtuosity is becoming more important, composers depend on the availability of such virtuosi."
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