The Making of a Masterpiece
Is it Possible? - Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F major, k.370 by Professor Christopher Hogwood. Harnessing virtuosity to good taste and fireworks to fine craftsmanship is a permanent challenge for the composer. Purely technical show will have little lasting effect, and Mozart was especially scrupulous at linking what sounded effective with what was musically needed. We examine with Mea Wade the requirements of good oboe playing and some of that instrument's special qualities, and hear a performance of the quartet with players from the Royal Academy of Music. (from gresham.ac.uk)
| Is it Possible? - Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F major, k.370 |
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