Even a rotten reed deserves clean teeth.
And you can quote me on that.
Principal bassoon Deborah Kramer’s solo in the fourth movement was a consummate statement of existential anguish; you will not hear it better played in any orchestra.
Richard Scheinin’s review is so true. Debbie was incredible. No. Question.
Working on oboe reeds. oh the humanity
Below is Shostakovich, playing the end of the piano concerto SSV is doing this week with Jon Kimura Parker:
Here is Bernstein talking about Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony:
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Part 7:
(Of course I’m on my way out the door, so I don’t even have time to check these out … but I began the first one and I’m now listening to the last. I’ll have to get to the remainder later … UCSC calls!)
… oh, and do note the Viennese oboes!
