Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2011-09-10 17:04
I think everyone will enjoy the following passage from "Oboe" by Leon Goosens and Edwin Roxburgh (one of the Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides):
During my honeymoon in Austria, the conductor Furtwangler asked my wife, "Is your husband still playing the oboe?" He was most surprised when he learnt that I was indeed. "Oh, most of my players give up when they're 35 to 40," he replied, "the strain is too much." This tells us a great deal about the strain exerted on most players earlier in this century [20th] who used hard reeds to establish a good tone. Generally, the French and English sound was more wooden than we hear today, and many oboists had shorter careers as a consequence of over-exertion while playing. [p. 52]
Post Edited (2011-09-10 17:05)
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