Introducing Haydn’s Oboe 19 July 2019
Principal Oboe Daniel Bates tells us about the instrument that composer Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) would have been familiar with.
"I always feel that playing these instruments is like doing a tight-rope walk without any kind of safety net..."
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