bautbois
Nov 14, 2007

Note what appears to be an oboe up on the mantle over his shoulder on the left side!
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bautbois
Nov 14, 2007

cooper, i’ve discovered a very inexpensive set of 2 cd’s of vivaldi’s oboe concertos by Stefan Schilli on Naxos that is a huge bargain, you can listen to it on amazon…i highly recommend it - flawless, beautiful playing, a bit less exciting than the Klein high energy treatment but more polished, IMHO.  I got lucky and found the Holliger for resale on Amazon and also bought the Nick Daniel Italian Concertos album which is truly excellent; initially, i wasn’t that impressed with Daniel’s Vivaldi, it’s a bit staid, but he got me at the very end of the third movement with his trumpet-like high register harmonic flourishes on the ritornello!  And the Albinoni’s a keeper.

Suvayd
Nov 18, 2007

Hey, Cooper, is this really THE Alex Klein?? Why on earth would he be doing this? Probably not many people know his name outside of the music world: is he supposed to be an ‘ordinary’ client?

I heard some years ago that he had retired from the Chicago Orch. because of hand nerve problems but that he wanted to play again. Any idea if he has improved? That hand story broke my heart because he was my favourite living oboist and I had always hoped to hear him play someday.

bautbois
Nov 25, 2007

I was at my car dealer earlier today getting some work, and they have an HD widescreen in the waiting room.  So on comes the Alex Klein commercial, so I got up, walked toward the screen and stared at the “oboe” on the mantel…you know what? i think it’s a clarinet, but a short stubby one…definitely did not look like an oboe.