Full Description
What do the world's most prominent oboists have to say about their musical ideas, performance techniques, and teaching strategies? Michele L. Fiala and Martin Schuring, themselves skilled oboists, undertook the project of asking twenty-six of them about their musicianship and pedagogy. The results are collected in Great Oboists on Music and Musicianship, which provides a unique window into how these virtuosi of wind instruments think about their craft.
Each chapter paints an engaging portrait of a leading oboist that allows them to share--in their own words--their insights on the performance techniques, learning strategies, and career moves that propelled them to their current stature. The captivating prose chapters that Fiala and Schuring composed from the interviews allow each artist's personality to shine through as they convey their hard-won wisdom on topics such as musical interpretation, the relationship between vocal and instrumental music, being a good ensemble player, and warm-up routines. The diverse array of musicians portrayed in this book includes orchestral and solo performers from across North America, Europe, and Australia. Their practical advice will resonate not just with oboists but also with players and teachers of other instruments as they pursue their own musical journeys.
Contents
Chapter 1: Neil Black
Chapter 2: Maurice Bourgue
Chapter 3: Nicholas Daniel
Chapter 4: Pedro Diaz
Chapter 5: Diane Doherty
Chapter 6: Elaine Douvas
Chapter 7: John Ferrillo
Chapter 8: László Hadady
Chapter 9: Carolyn Hove
Chapter 10: Nathan Hughes
Chapter 11: Gordon Hunt
Chapter 12: Thomas Indermühle
Chapter 13: Eugene Izotov
Chapter 14: Sarah Jeffrey
Chapter 15: Richard Killmer
Chapter 16: Nancy Ambrose King
Chapter 17: Alex Klein
Chapter 18: Humbert Lucarelli
Chapter 19: Frank Rosenwein
Chapter 20: Grover Schiltz
Chapter 21: Allan Vogel
Chapter 22: David Walter
Chapter 23: Robert Walters
Chapter 24: David Weiss
Chapter 25: Randall Wolfgang
Chapter 26: Omar Zoboli
