Oboe Brothers - Time Magazine
Saturday May 10 2008
David Weber directed me to THIS… article. Very telling of their own style.
oboerista
May 11, 2008
Interesting article! I can’t believe I had never seen it before. I find it curious that the Gomberg brothers thought (allegedly) that they sounded alike - I always found Harold’s tone twice the size, twice as rich, and twice as pleasing(IMHO). I had the pleasure to hear & meet both men. both were quite cordial to a young fan.
David
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May 10, 2008
Great article! Harold Gomberg’s recording of the Mozart Quartet for Oboe/Strings remains one of my all time favorites. When I was growing up, that was my reference sound. He played on huge, apparently very hard reeds (more so than Ralph, who I read somewhere considered it unhealthy). If you listen to Eugene Izotov’s amazing stylistic artistry on the Sound in Motion CD, you can hear the Tabuteau/Ralph Gomberg tradition lives on.
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