‘Back to Bach’ - Bach's oboes with Frances Norbury

‘Back to Bach’ reveals how the Oxford Bach Soloists have returned to the works of J. S. Bach during lockdown.
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In this third episode, Frances Norbury (oboe) explores the evocation of emotions through the medium of Bach’s obbligato writing.
Learn about Bach’s two principal oboists in Leipzig, Caspar Gleditsch and Gottfried Kornagel, and explore the practical issues facing oboists when playing with a singer. Discover the unique differences between the oboe, the oboe d’amore, and the oboe da caccia, and be enchanted by their special sounds and colours.
JS Bach
• 4:58 Oboe: Mass in F major, BWV 233 - Qui tollis peccata
• 9:18 Oboe d'amore: Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 - Aria. Was willst du dich, mein Geist, entsetzen (Tenor - opening)
• 12:53 Oboe d'amore: Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 - Aria. Was willst du dich, mein Geist, entsetzen (Tenor - final ritornello)
• 15:54 Oboe da caccia: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Cantata BWV 1 - Aria. Erfüllet, ihr himmlischen göttlichen Flammen (Soprano)

[@M5150]

Very interesting. Beautiful playing, Frances.

[@vanessamcnaught]

Fascinating and inspiring, thank you Frances.