Viola Wilmsen

Viola Wilmsen, Kimiko Imani – Gál, Martinu, Haas, Janácek & Slavicky: Oboe & Piano (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:14:10 minutes | 653 MB | Genre: Classical
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What types of musical character do we associate with the oboe? We imagine long, lyrical phrases, mournful, fragile melodies, agile musicianship, and a folk-like character. During my time as principal oboist in the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, it felt as if I died “a thousand deaths” every evening until the main character on stage had finally breathed his/her last sigh and the sobbing oboe had sung its plaintive melody to the end. On the other hand, have you ever heard an oboe sonority that is fierce, conquering or threatening? The 20th century produced a number for works for oboe and piano in which the woodwind instrument adopts an almost “furious” character. In this program we would like to demonstrate the oboe’s variety of tone colour and great versatility.

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