Title: | Quintet for oboe & string quartet |
Otros títulos: | Seven Inventions & Postlude for oboe & cello Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, viola & cello Quinteto para oboe y cuarteto de cuerdas |
Intérprete/ Colaborador: | Kalevi Aho; Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble |
Código CDU: | Aho.01 |
Forma Musical: | Quintetos |
Abstract: | Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet (1973) Alongside the bassoon, the oboe has been the woodwind instrument for which I have felt a special interest. This interest was aroused partly by chance in 1973, when the Jyväskylä Summer Music Festival commissioned me to write a quintet for oboe and string quartet for Jouko Teikari (solo oboist of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra) and the Finlandia Quartet (Olavi Pälli, Jussi Pesonen, Esa Kamu, Heikki Rautasalo) to be perfomed at a Jyväskylä summer concert on 2nd July 1974. Before starting work I familiarized myself – under the tutelage of Teikari – with the oboe’s capabilities, at the same time becoming aware that this sonically intense, eloquent instrument had previously been used in a surprisingly restricted way in both chamber and orchestral contests. In my quintet I also wished to expand the instrument´s expressive range, especially in the direction of great virtuosity. Nevertheless, the work contains an abundance of grateful-to-play, ... |