As a Chicago native, I was fortunate enough to have grown up during Alex Klein’s time as principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It was an incredible source of inspiration for me. He took the oboe world by storm not only with his beautiful sound, but sense of adventurous programming. My first exposure to Luciano Berio’s “Sequenza VII” was during a recital performance Klein gave in the late 1990s, and it was performed from memory in total darkness, as if this amazing piece wasn’t difficult enough!
that utilize the “low-A” and/or highest range:
*All works transcribed and available from David Plylar
*For oboe, horn and piano (with optional regular oboe part where low-A is used)
*All works to be premiered by Out of Context in Los Angeles in 2010
Brahms - "Poco Allegretto" - Symphony No. 3, 3rd Movement
Chopin - “Étude Op. 25, No. 5” in E Minor - Wrong Note Etude
Saint-Saëns/Liszt – “Dance Macabre”