Listened to Benjamin Britten's "Six Metamorphoses after Ovid" today ("John Mack, Oboe", Crystal Records CD323). For me, there is something about the sound of this old tool that causes the world stand to still and the ears to listen. Amazing instrument!
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Topic - There's nothing like a good piece of oboe music. - genungo 17:41:55 03/13/11 (32)
- Darn Right - Mike Porper 14:03:34 03/16/11 (1)
- Sadly... - genungo 16:48:10 03/16/11 (0)
- If you like the instrument ..... - Amphissa 16:14:42 03/15/11 (0)
- Yusef Lateef, anyone? (nt) - rditmars 12:50:51 03/15/11 (0)
- Handel trio sonatas for 2 oboes & continuo - hesson11 16:04:47 03/14/11 (1)
- Oh yes... - genungo 18:12:05 03/14/11 (0)
- RE: There's nothing like a good piece of oboe music. - musetap 18:17:50 03/13/11 (22)
- Albioni, Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach on concertos, but - Frihed89 14:58:50 03/14/11 (0)
- RE: There's nothing like a good piece of oboe music. - Todd Krieger 18:49:50 03/13/11 (0)
- An ancient heritage... - genungo 18:25:46 03/13/11 (19)
- Picking up from CB, an original hautbois sounds sufficiently different. - Timbo in Oz 23:18:29 03/13/11 (2)
- On a related subject... - C.B. 06:41:55 03/14/11 (0)
- Timbo is spot on, as usual. (nt) - C.B. 06:26:15 03/14/11 (0)
- Well, not exactly... - C.B. 19:58:03 03/13/11 (15)
- Of course, not exactly... - genungo 18:26:32 03/14/11 (1)
- Thanks for starting a good thread.... - C.B. 06:10:16 03/15/11 (0)
- And the beat goes on - rbolaw 16:17:03 03/14/11 (0)
- RE: Well, not exactly... - Brian Cheney 10:53:53 03/14/11 (6)
- Correct about his reedmaking.... - C.B. 17:16:08 03/14/11 (5)
- RE: Correct about his reedmaking.... - Todd Krieger 23:27:14 03/15/11 (4)
- Curious statment... - C.B. 06:33:24 03/16/11 (3)
- Ray Still - genungo 06:15:19 03/14/11 (4)
- RE: Ray Still - Todd Krieger 17:27:30 03/14/11 (2)
- RE: Ray Still - C.B. 06:29:11 03/14/11 (0)
- RE: There's nothing like a good piece of oboe music. - Todd Krieger 17:51:46 03/13/11 (2)
- More John Mack - pbarach 15:43:52 03/14/11 (0)
- John Mack - genungo 18:20:26 03/13/11 (0)