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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Neil BlackChapter 2: Maurice BourgueChapter 3: Nicholas DanielChapter 4: Pedro DiazChapter 5: Diane DohertyChapter 6: Elaine DouvasChapter 7: John FerrilloChapter 8: László HadadyChapter 9: Carolyn HoveChapter 10: Nathan HughesChapter 11: Gordon HuntChapter 12: Thomas IndermühleChapter 13: Eugene IzotovChapter 14: Sarah JeffreyChapter 15: Richard KillmerChapter 16: Nancy Ambrose KingChapter 17: Alex KleinChapter 18: Humbert LucarelliChapter 19: Frank RosenweinChapter 20: Grover SchiltzChapter 21: Allan VogelChapter 22: David WalterChapter 23: Robert WaltersChapter 24: David WeissChapter 25: Randall WolfgangChapter 26: Omar Zoboli
