Author: Bobo
Date: 2007-01-14 17:53
Lucyw,
good point on the choice of oboe and orchestral demands..there is a great article by Robert Howe on the evolution of the loree oboe in the latest IDRS Double Reed...John Mack started using the Royal in the '90s because of a perceived need to bring a darker, more focused tone to his orchestral playing to match the evolving demands of the orchestra. To quote,
"As American orchestras became louder and darker in overall sound during the '80s, Mack and other players demanded oboes to match. He found that the more massive, larger holed Royal oboe allowed him more projection and a more secure low register...Thus in the 1990s, Mack and his colleagues adroitly exploited the Royal's characteristics to meet the demands of playing in large orchestras, even as musical fashions called simultaneously for bigger and darker woodwind sounds. Players and instruments thus affected each other as they have for centuries."
Liang Wang uses a Royal, and I believe so does Izotov (based on a photo on his website where the metal ring on the bell is conspicuously absent). I bet there aren't any European oboists using Royals, but it would be interesting to find out that some are. I think Howarth's top of the line is a heavy oboe like the Royal. I wonder if Izotov used the Royal on his solo album. Does anyone know what Klein uses?
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