Author: Nissen
Date: 2004-06-30 07:45
Lothar Koch is definately one of the greatest players ever, the sound always quite full and intense. Pick any CD with BPO from 1960-1990 and you can relatively easy determine whether Koch is sitting first or not.
I must say though, (shame on me, I have been a fan for years, but it must be said) that the tone and dynamics are often quite stiff, sometimes it even sounds like he is starting to drift a little bit out of tune, trying to manage with his supposedly extremely heavy reeds. I have this from my teachers studying with Koch in the 70's.
Today these students manage a much more flexible playing style, the tone even darker and fuller, but you hear the influence from Koch in the intensity of their playing.
|
|
The Oboe BBoard
.jpg){kind=small}
