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 Re: Did Brahms hate the oboe?
Author: jhoyla 
Date:   2010-08-10 16:13

What about the "Variations on the St. Anthony Chorale"? The theme is stated on the oboes, and then the oboe stars in many of the subsequent variations.

Also, don't be so dismissive about the Violin Concerto. Saraste famously refused to play the concerto, claiming that he would not stand with his Violin in hand, listening to the Oboe play the only decent tune in the whole work!

And the symphonies - wonderful, lyrical oboe parts, if a little difficult in places (1st. symphony, 2nd. movt. comes to mind ...). The Alegretto in the 2nd symphony, again with Oboe introducing the theme .. etc.

http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1_(Brahms,_Johannes)

No, I think Brahms was an oboe fan.

J.



Post Edited (2010-08-10 16:26)

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