Author: wrowand
Date: 2006-07-07 16:14
I suspect that each of them sounds better in person than on the recordings. In most cases, of the oboists I've heard both "up close" in recital, with the orchestra, and on recordings, I thought the recordings didn't do them justice as far as tone was concerned.
Back to the original question though, I think it's very difficult to describe a sound with words -- but I'll bite...
1) John de Lancie - His sound is light and clear, but with lots of depth and a little fuzziness (sizzle?) on top.
2) John Mack - Darker than de Lancie, but not at all dull and lots of depth as well.
For both of these men I think you can hear Tabuteau's influence in the sound. But still they sound very different.
It's interesting to compare the sounds of their students as well. For example, I think it's easy to hear de Lancie's sound in Richard Woodhams, Marilyn Zupnik and Kathy Greenbank. And Mack's sound in Jon Dlouhy and Elaine Douvas.
Of the non-american oboists, my favorite sound is Gordon Hunt. For me, he has a clarity that is unmatched.
I think they all sound wonderful.
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